The Indians danced round the fire till midnight, for joy of their brethren, the _English_, coming. There went some scouting parties towards the army. Some of the captains told me, that _Shamokin Daniel_, who came with me in my former journey, had fairly sold me to the _French_; and the _French_ had been very much displeased that the _Indians_ had brought me away. 23d.—The _liar_ raised a story, as if the _English_ were divided into three bodies, to come on this side the river. They told us the _Cayugas_, that came with us, had said so. We told the _Cayugas_ of it; on which they called the other _Indians_ together; denied that they ever said so; and said, they were sent to this place from the _Five Nations_, to tell them to do their best endeavors to send the _French_ off from this country; and when that was done they would go and tell the general to go back over the mountains. I see the _Indians_ concern themselves very much about the affair of land; and are continually jealous, and afraid the _English_ will take their land. I told them to be still and content themselves, “for there are some chiefs of the _Five Nations_ with the army; they will settle the affair, as they are the chief owners of the land; and it will be well for you to come and speak with the general yourselves.” _Isaac Still_ asked the _French_ captain, whether it was true, that _Daniel_ had sold me to the _French_? He owned it, and said, I was theirs, they had bought me fairly; and, if the _Indians_ would give them leave, he would take me. 24th.—We hanged out the _English_ flag, in spite of the _French_; on which our prisoners folded their hands, in hopes that their redemption was nigh, looking up to God, which melted my heart in tears, and prayers to God, to hear their prayers, and change the times, and the situation, which our prisoners are in, and under which they groan. “O Lord, said they, when will our redemption come, that we shall be delivered, and return home?”—And if any accident happeneth, which the _Indians_ dislike, the prisoners all tremble with fear, saying, “Lord, what will become of us, and what will be the end of our lives?” So that they often wish themselves rather under the ground, than in this life. King Beaver came home, and called us to his house, and saluted us in a friendly manner; which we, in like manner, did to him. Afterwards I spoke by four strings of 350 wampum, and said, as followeth: