I received the Order of this Honorable Board of the 26 th Sep"- last, made on Complaint of the Southold Indians, claiming Lands in that Township, wliereby I am commanded as his Majesty's Attorney General for this Province to commence Suit for the Recovery of the Lands of Right belonging to the said Indians, unless the parties in possession of, or interrested in the premises, did on or before the third Wednesday in October last fully satisfy and content the said Indians in respect to the said Lands, and the agreement thereupon be laid before this Board and approved of

As I have yet done but little in pursuance of that Order and as I doubt whether as a pubhc Officer any Thing is in my Power, to assist them, least I should appear wanting in the Respect due to this Board, I am induced to represent the Reasons why no Suit has been commenced by me in the Behalf of the Indians.

And first I am not possessed of sufficient materials to judge of the Validity of their Claim, and the properest method of proceeding to recover their Right if they have any, nor can I procure them from the Indians, who are so extremely ignorant that after many Endeavours for that Purpose I cannot make understand what I want, -- and I have nor can get no farther Instructions relating to their Title, than what the ' Order of this Board contains and a Copy of tlie Town Order mentioned in the Order of Council, on which I would beg Leave to make some Observations.