22d.—Arrived about twenty _Shawanese_ and _Mingos_. I read to them the message; at which they seemed well pleased. Then the two kings came to me, and spoke in the following manner: “Brother, we, the _Shawanese_ and _Mingos_, have heard your message; the messenger we sent to Fort _Duquesne_, is returned, and tells us, there are eight different nations there, who want to hear your message; we will conduct you there, and let both the _Indians_ and _French_ hear what our brothers, the English, have to say.” I protested against going to Fort _Duquesne_, but all in vain; for they insisted on my going, and said that I need not fear the _French_, for they would carry me in their bosoms, i. e. engage for my safety. 23d.—We set off for Fort _Duquesne_, and went no farther this night than Log’s town, where I met with four _Shawanese_, who lived in _Wyoming_ when I did. They received me very kindly, and called the prisoners to shake hands with me, as their countryman, and gave me leave to go into every house to see them, which was done in no other town besides. 24th.—They called to me, and desired that I would write to the general for them. The jealousy natural to the _Indians_ is not to be described; for though they wanted me to write for them, they were afraid I would, at the same time, give other information, and this perplexed them. We continued our journey to the fort; and arrived in sight, on this side the river, in the afternoon, and all the _Indian_ chiefs immediately came over; they called me into the middle, and king _Beaver_ presented me to them, and said, “Here is our _English_ brother, who has brought great news.” Two of them rose up and signified they were glad to see me. But an old deaf _Onondago Indian_ rose up and signified his displeasure. This _Indian_ is much disliked by the others; he had heard nothing yet, that had passed, he has lived here a great while, and constantly lives in the fort, and is mightily attached to the _French_; he spoke as follows, to the _Delawares_: “I do not know this _Swannock_;[36] it may be that you know him. I, the _Shawanese_, and our father[37] do not know him. I stand here (stamping his foot) as a man on his own ground;[38] therefore, I, the _Shawanese_ and my father do not like that a _Swannock_ come on our ground.” Then there was silence awhile, till the pipe went round;[39] after that was over, one of the _Delawares_ rose up, and spoke in opposition to him that spoke last, and delivered himself as follows: “That man speaks not as a man; he endeavours to frighten us, by saying this ground is his; he dreams; he and his father have certainly drunk too much liquor; they are drunk; pray let them go to sleep till they are sober. You do not know what your own nation does, at home; how much they have to say to the _Swannocks_. You are quite rotten. You stink.[40] You do nothing but smoke your pipe here. Go to sleep with your father, and when you are sober we will speak to you.”