Johnson sent to, 629; proceedings, at, 632; popular belief regarding the continuance of the council fire at, 634; a fort building at, 726; proceedings of Sir Wm. Johnson at.

727, 948; in 1792, 1106; lake, 1187.

Ontario, the county of, description of the lands in, 1111; population of, in 1791 and 1793, 1114, erected, 1129; rivers of, 113U; distance from divers points to, ib.; description of, in 1792, 1131; divided, 1135; estimated population of, in 1790, 1151; militia of, great mills in, in 1799, 1152; extent of Lake, 1178.

Order to Kings county to raise men for Albany, 71; for a draft of every tenth man, 73 ; issued by Leisler's commissioners, 191, 217; in council to enquire into certain complaints of the Delaware Indians, 789.

Original steamboat, the 1039.

Oswegatchie, the French draw half the Onondaga tribe to, 608; a great many Indians gone to, 632; the ey^ cuse of the Indians for going to, 638.

Oswego, remonstrance of the traders to, 561 ; rumor of an army coming to destroy, 621; a French army passes, 625; the English excuse for selling rum at, 640; Sir Wm. Johnson anticipates the loss of, 715; a road to be cut to, 729; consequence of the loss of, 733. ^

Otisco lake, 118W

Otter creek, scouts sent to 203.

Owasco Lake, 1187.

Ox cart, price of an, in western New- York, in 1799, 1151.

Dyer and terminer, a court of, ordered, 61, 62; suspended for Kings county, 307.

Oysterbay, rate lists of, 528.