“I do now declare, before God, that the _English_ never did, nor never will, join with the French to destroy you. As far as I know, the _French_ are the beginners of this war. Brothers, about twelve years ago, you may remember, they had war with the English, and they both agreed to articles of peace. The _English_ gave up _Cape Breton_ in _Acadia_, but the _French_ never gave up the part of that country, which they had agreed to give up; and, in a very little time, made their _Children_ strike the _English_. This was the first cause of the war. Now, brothers; if any body strike you three times, one after another, you still sit still and consider: they strike you again, then, my brothers, you say, it is time, and you will rise up to defend yourselves. Now, my brothers, this is exactly the case between the _French_ and _English_. Consider farther, my brothers, what a great number of our poor back inhabitants have been killed since the _French_ came to the _Ohio_. The French are the cause of their death, and if they were not there, the _English_ would not trouble themselves to go there. They go no where to war, but where the French are. Those wicked people that set you at variance with the _English_, by telling you many wicked stories, are papists in French pay: besides, there are many among us, in the _French_ service, who appear like gentlemen, and buy Irish papist servants, and promise them great rewards to run away to you and strengthen you against the _English_, by making them appear as black as devils.” This day arrived here two hundred _French_ and _Indians_, on their way to fort _Duquesne_. They staid all night. In the middle of the night king _Beaver’s_ daughter died, on which a great many guns were fired in the town. 5th.—It made a general stop in my journey. The _French_ said to their Children, they should catch me privately, or get my scalp. The commander wanted to examine me, as he was going to _fort Duquesne_. When they told me of it, I said, as he was going to _fort Duquesne_, he might enquire about me there: I had nothing at all to say, or do with the _French_: they would tell them every particular they wanted to know in the fort. They all came into the house where I was, as if they would see a new creature. In the afternoon there came six _Indians_, and brought three German prisoners, and two scalps of the _Catabaws_. As _Daniel_ blamed the _English_, that they never paid him for his trouble, I asked him whether he was pleased with what I paid him. He said, no. I said, “Brother, you took as much as you pleased.” I asked you, whether you was satisfied; you said, yes. I told him, I was ashamed to hear him blame the country so. I told him, “You shall have for this journey whatever you desire, when I reach the inhabitants.” 6th.—_Pisquetumen_, _Tom Hickman_ and _Shingas_ told me,