After which they desired his Excellency to take Care of them, as he had promised. His Excellency returned them Thanks for their so readily taking up the Hatchet; he said, that he would presently set the War-Kettle over the Fire, and provide them with every Thing necessary for the War. His Excellency gave them a handsome Present in publick for their Nations in general, and private Presents to their principal Sachems; one of which promised, that after his return Home, he would go round all the _Indian_ Settlements, to invite them into the War against the _French_, and their _Indians_; and that he did not doubt to be able to bring six hundred Men from the _Indian_ Settlements on the _Susquehannah_ River and its Branches, to march at any Time, and to any Place, his Excellency should appoint, in order to join the Forces intended against _Canada_; in the mean Time they would cause a Party of their Men to go out with his Men to scour the Woods, and clear them of the _French_ sculking _Indians_. About this Time, a Serjeant of Capt. _Livingston_'s Company was surprized and killed by a sculking Party of _French Indians_: In a few Minutes after the Account of this came to his Excellency, who happened to be dining at that Time in Capt. _Wrexall's_ Tent, fourteen of the _Susquehannah Indians_ were observed running past the Tent, in order to cross the River, and meet the _French Indians_; which his Excellency observing, and being apprehensive that they might meet with some of the Parties of the new Levies that were gone out for the same Purpose, and that they might be in Danger of being attacked through Mistake; he ask'd if any of the Guard which then attended, would voluntarily go along with the _Indians_? Two Men offered themselves, who went with one who understood the _Indian_ Language, in order to prevent Mistakes. Happy it was that this Precaution was taken; for Capt. _Fanning_ with a great Part of his Company, having gone out with the same Intention of intercepting the _French Indians_, he discovered this Party of our _Indians_, and taking them to be _French Indians_, he kept his Men under the Cover of some Bushes, with their Arms ready to fire, expecting the nearer Approach of the _Indians_; when one of the Christians who were with them, observing Capt. _Fanning_'s Men, called out, and came up to Capt. _Fanning_ when his Men were ready to fire. None of the Parties that went out were able to discover any of the Enemy.