'I shall take this Opportunity to relate to you a Piece of disagreeable News I received some Days ago in a Letter from _Le Tort_ the Indian Trader, at _Allegheny_, who says, _That in_ May _last some_ Indians _of the_ Taway _Nation, supposed by us to be_ Twightwees, _in their Return from War, called and stayed sometime with the_ Shawanese; _who being asked, and denying they had brought either Scalps or Prisoners, the_ Shawanese _suspecting them, had the Curiosity to search their Bags, and finding two Scalps in them, that by the Softness of the Hair did not feel like_ Indian _Scalps, they wash'd them clean, and found them to be the Scalps of some_ Christians. _On this Discovery, the_ Twightwees _were so much ashamed, that they stole away from their Town in the Night-time; and coming, as they afterwards understood, to a little Village belonging to the_ Shawanese, _they told our People that their Hearts were full of Grief; for, as they came along the Road, they found it all bloody; and having good Cause to believe it was made bloody with the Blood of some of the White Brethren, they had very sorrowfully swept the Road; and desired them to inform the Governor of_ Pensilvania _of their (the_ Twightwees) _Grief; and how they had swept the Road clean.' Le Tort_ adds, on Behalf of the _Shawanese, 'That they were much troubled and grieved at this unfortunate Accident; and prayed as they had no Concern in it, more than by being Instruments to discover it, their Brethren would not blame them, nor suffer a Misunderstanding to arise between them on this Account: They would sweep the Road clean, and wipe all the Blood away; and desired their Brethren would be satisfied with this, and not weep too much for a Misfortune that might not happen again as long as the Sun and Moon shone.'_ 'The Person who delivered me _Le Tort's_ Letter, brought this Bundle of Skins as a Present to me; but I told the Messenger, I would not meddle with it; he might leave it if he pleased: The Affair appear'd to me in a bad Light, and I would represent it to the _Six Nations_, who were expected in Town every Day. This is the Fact as I have it from _Le Tort_: I desire to be inform'd if you know any thing of this Matter; and if you do not, that you will make diligent Enquiry who committed the Murder, and who are the unhappy Sufferers, and assist us to obtain Satisfaction, if it shall appear to be any of our Fellow-Subjects that have been treated in this Manner.' _To inforce this Request, I present you with this String of_ Wampum. The _Onondago_ Chief, in Reply, said: '_BRETHREN_, 'We take this Information kind at your Hands; we will take this String of _Wampum_ home with us to our Lodgings, and there consult about the most regular and proper Steps to be taken by us to answer your Expectations; and when we have duly considered the Matter, we will return you an Answer.'