of the Dutch children I have baptized, and married several, and other parts of the service I have performed in tlie Dutcli tongue, and more of them would accept my ministry : but tliat Mr. De Bois, a minister of the Dutch congregation of New York, comes sometimes to Albany ; he is a hot man, and an enemy to our church, but a friend to his purse, for he has large contributionsfrom this place. As for myself I take no money, and have no kind of perquisite. I have used all moderation towards dissenters in this country. There is none but those of the Dutch church, and I found two only not baptized, tlie one born in West Jersey and bred a Quaker, him I have brought over to our churcli, and christened him the first day of tins year ; the other is an Old England man, but of a loose lite ; so soon as I can bring him off from his wicked courses, I design to baptize him. Since the death of Mr. Lydius, the Indians have no ministers ; there are about thirty communicants, and of the Dutch church, but so ignorant and scandalous, tliat they can scarce be reputed Christians. The sachems of the five nations, viz : of the Masque, Oneydas, Onnondages, Cayougas, and Senekas, at a meeting with our governor. Col. Hunter, at Albany the 10th August last, when his excellency in his speech to them asked them if they were of the same mind with those four Indians that had been over with Col, Schuyler in desiring missionaries to be sent and they answered they were, and desired to have forts built among them and a church, and tliat Mr. Freeman, present minister of the Dutch congregation at Flatbush, near New York, be one of those two missionaries which the queen promised to send them.