30th.—In the morning the _Indians_ of the town visited us. About eleven o’clock about forty came together; when we read the message to them; Mr. _Croghn_, _Henry Montour_ and _Thomas King_ being present. They were all well pleased with the message. In the evening we came together with the chiefs, and explained the signification of the belts; which lasted till eleven o’clock at night. _December 1st._—After hunting a great while for our horses, without finding them, we were obliged to give an _Indian_ three hundred wampum for looking for them. We bought corn for four hundred and fifty wampum for our horses. The Indians met together to hear what Mr. Croghn had to say. _Thomas King_ spoke by a belt, and invited them to come to the general; upon which they all resolved to go. In the evening the captains and counsellors came together, I and _Isaac Still_ being present; they told us, that they had formerly agreed not to give any credit to any message, sent from the English by _Indians_; thinking, if the _English_ would have peace with them, they would come themselves; “So soon, therefore, as you came, it was as if the weather changed; and a great cloud passed away, and we could think again on our ancient friendship with our brethren, the _English_. We have thought since that time, more on the _English_ than ever before, although the _French_ have done all, in their power, to prejudice our young men against the _English_. Since you now come the second time, we think it is God’s work; he pities us, that we should not all die; and if we should not accept of the peace offered to us, we think God would forsake us.” In discourse, they spoke about preaching, and said, “They wished many times to hear the word of God; but they were always afraid the _English_ would take that opportunity to bring them into bondage.” They invited me to come and live amongst them; since I had taken so much pains in bringing a peace about between them and the _English_. I told them, “It might be, that when the peace was firmly established, I would come to proclaim the peace and love of God to them.” In the evening arrived a message, with a string of wampum, to a noted _Indian_, _Ketiuscund_, to come to _Wenango_, to meet the _Unami_ chief, _Quitahicung_ there; he said that a _French Mohock_ had killed a _Delaware_ Indian; and when he was asked why he did it? He said the _French_ bid him do it.