We thanked them and wished them good success in their undertaking; and wished it might have the same effect upon all other nations, that may hereafter hear it, as it had on them. We went a little out of the house. In the mean time _Isaac Still_ demanded the letter, which the _French_ had falsely interpreted, that it might be read in public. Then they called us back, and I, _Frederick Post_, found it was my own letter, I had wrote to the general. I therefore stood up, and read it, which Isaac interpreted. The _Indians_ were well pleased, and took it as if it was written to them; thereupon they all said: “We always thought the _French_ report of the letter was a lie; they always deceived us:” Pointing at the _French_ captain; who, bowing down his head, turned quite pale, and could look no one in the face. All the _Indians_ began to mock and laugh at him; he could hold it no longer, and went out. Then the _Cayuga_ chief delivered a string, in the name of the _Six Nations_, with these words: “Cousins, hear what I have to say; I see you are sorry, and the tears stand in your eyes. I would open your ears, and clear your eyes from tears, so that you may see, and hear what your uncles, the _Six Nations_, have to say. We have established a friendship with your brethren, the _English_. We see that you are all over bloody, on your body; I clean the heart from the dust, and your eyes from the tears, and your bodies from the blood, that you may hear and see your brethren, the _English_, and appear clean before them, and that you may speak from the heart with them.” Delivered four strings. Then he shewed to them a string from the _Cherokees_, with these words: “Nephews, we let you know, that we are exceedingly glad that there is such a firm friendship established, on so good a foundation, with so many nations, that it will last for ever; and, as the _Six Nations_ have agreed with the _English_, so we wish that you may lay hold of the same friendship. We will remind you, that we were formerly good friends. Likewise we let you know, that the _Six Nations_ gave us a _tomahawk_, and, if any body offended us, we should strike him with it; likewise they gave me a knife, to take off the scalp. So we let you know, that we are desirous to hear very soon from you, what you determine. It may be we shall use the hatchet very soon, therefore I long to hear from you.” Then the council broke up. After a little while messengers arrived, and _Beaver_ came into our house, and gave us the pleasure to hear, that the _English_ had the field, and that the _French_ had demolished and burnt the place entirely, and went off; that the commander is gone with two hundred men to _Venango_, and the rest gone down the river in battoes, to the lower _Shawanese_ town, with an intention to build a fort there; they were seen yesterday passing by _Sawcung_.