We ended this day with pleasure and great satisfaction on both sides: the _Cayuga_ chief said, he would speak further to them tomorrow. 26th.—We met together about ten o’clock. First, King _Beaver_ addressed himself to the _Cayuga_ chief, and said; “My uncles, as it is customary to answer one another, so I thank you, that you took so much notice of your cousins, and that you have wiped the tears from our eyes, and cleaned our bodies from the blood; when you spoke to me I saw myself all over bloody; and since you cleaned me I feel myself quite pleasant through my whole body, and I can see the sun shine clear over us.” Delivered four strings. He said further, “As you took so much pains, and came a great way through the bushes, I, by this string, clean you from the sweat, and clean the dust out of your throat, so that you may speak what you have to say from your brethren, the _English_, and our uncles, the _Six Nations_, to your cousins, I am ready to hear.” Then _Petiniontonka_, the _Cayuga_ chief, took the belt with eight diamonds,[102] and said; “Cousins, take notice of what I have to say; we let you know what agreement we have made with our brethren, the _English_. We had almost slipt and dropt the chain of friendship with our brethren, the _English_; now we let you know that we have renewed the peace and friendship with our brethren, the _English_; and we have made a new agreement with them. We see that you have dropt the peace and friendship with them. We desire you would lay hold of the covenant, we have made with our brethren, the _English_, and be strong. We likewise take the _tomahawk_ out of your hands, that you received from the white people; use it no longer; fling the _tomahawk_ away; it is the white people’s; let them use it among themselves; it is theirs, and they are of one colour; let them fight with one another, and do you be still and quiet in _Kushkushking_. Let our grandchildren, the _Shawanese_, likewise know of the covenant, we established with our friends, the English, and also let all other nations know it.” Then he explained to them the eight diamonds, on the belt, signifying the five united nations, and the three younger nations, which join them; these all united with the _English_. Then he proceeded thus: “Brethren,” (delivering a belt with eight diamonds, the second belt) “we hear that you did not sit right; and when I came I found you in a moving posture, ready to jump towards the sunset; so we will set you at ease, and quietly down, that you may sit well at _Kushkushking_; and we desire you to be strong; and if you will be strong, your women and children will see from day to day the light shining more over them; and our children and grand children will see that there will be an everlasting peace established. We desire you to be still; we do not know as yet, what to do; towards the spring you shall hear from your uncles what they conclude; in the mean time do you sit still by your fire at _Kushkushking_.”