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To the Warriors of the ONEIDA Nation.
Brothers,
HE enemies of the United States and of
N your nation, have often threatened to
destroy you, and you have called upon
:; us for assistance. You have said that our
g arm was long and strong, and therefore
called upon us for that protection which
we ever wish to afford to our brethren, friends and
allies; and you have promised to join us in our ope
rations. The grand American Congress have thought
proper to fend a powerful army into this country, for
the purpose of totally destroying the enemies to your
peace, and have thought proper to entruf tme with
the command of the army, and the execution of their
orders. It is with no small degree of surprise that I
find only four of your warriors have joined me, tho'
I have far advanced into the enemy's country, and
those totally unacquainted with every part of the
country through which I have yet palled. I would
not wish to fufped your declarations of friendship to
the American States, nor am I under the least necessity
to alk your aid as warriors; but as your immediate
joining my force is the belt evidence you can give of
the sincerity of your profeffions, I Shall expert Shortly
to be joined by those of your people who are friendly
to the American cause, and particularly by such who
have a perfect knowledge of the country through
which lam to pass. Unless this is complied with, I
Shall be compelled to think, that the chief of your
warriors (if not really unfriendly to us) are very in
attentive to their own interest and Safety, as well as
indifferent with refpeft to the interests of the United
States. Should you by joining with me, giving me
the necessary information, and affording me every
assistance in your power, give evidence of that attach
ment to the American cause, which I ever have, and
now do believe you to possess, the army which I have
the honour to command, will be able totally to extir
pate our common enemy, and leave you in a perfect
Bate of tranquility, enable you to enjoy your poffef
lions, and carry on with the Americans a commerce
which will tend to the mutual advantage of both.—
The bearer of this letter, Oneigat, will inform you
particularly of my progress thus far. lam, brethren,
with the molt sincere attachment for your peace and
welfare, Your most obedient Servant,
JOHN SULLIVAN, M. G.
Brother chief warrior of the western army,
SOMETIME ago you sent me to Oneida with a mes
sage to the warriors of that tribe, and directed me
to give them an account of the battle you had with
Butler's party near Newtown. Brother, I have faith
fully executed your orders, as will appear from what
took place on my arrival at Oneida. A council was
immediately called, and your written speech publicly
delivered; the warriors expressed great joy both on
account of your success and the opportunity now given
them to teftify their friendship to the American cause.
Seventy of the Oneida warriors set out with me to
join your army, agreeable to your desire; thirty mope
were to have followed the next day ; near Onondaga
we met our brother Conowaga on his return from
your army, which he said he left at Konafadagea;
this brother informed us, that you said they were too
late, they Should have met you at Konafadagea; that
you had men enough and did not want them, unless
some good guides; the party then returned, though
with reluctance, one chief warrior then delivered the
following speech, to which I beg your attention:
Brother,
We have been informed by our brother of Cona
waga, that you was disposed to Shew clemency to the
Cayugas, and had desired him to direct them to re
pair to Oneida, Should he meet with any of that tribe
on bis way from your army. We are glad you mani
feft such a disposition, and are willing to make peace
with them. We will assist you, and the rather aswe
know there is a party of the Cayuga tribe, who have
ever wished to be at peace with their American bre
thren. We will endeavour to find them, as we are
Confident they are not fled to the enemy, but suppose
them to be Somewhere concealed in the country. We
therefore request, that you would not for the present
destroy their corn-fields, as we cannot furnifh them
with provisions, Should we be able to find them and
bring them to our town, having already so many of
the Onohdagas to support. Tegatteronwane, who is
at the head of the party, is disposed for peace,- and
has delivered up four prisoners on General Schuyler's
proposal of exchange; three more, who are sick, he
will give up as soon as they recovertheir health. He
had declared, that he never would set his face towards
Niagara ; but on the approach of the American army,
would take himfelf to the woods, where they might
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. 11.]
WEDNESDAY, November 3, 1779.
I cannot help expressing the high sense I have ofthe
zeal and soldierly conduct of our brother Blue Beek,
who bore my message to the Oneidas, and who, on
fevcral occasions, has proved himfeli the faithful friend
and the brave warrior. Nor can I forbear expressing,
in a particular manner, the grateful sense I have of
the zeal you, our brother warriors, have difeovered
in joining this army.
1 he request made by the Oneida warriors, in favour
of the Cayugas, for the preservation of their crops, is
not only new, but very furpriling, and the more so,
as it is said to be in behalf of the friendly Cayugas. 1
can venture to assert, in behalf of the United States,
that there is not a Single instance in which the Cayuga
nation has manifested a friendship for the Americans.
Early in the controversy between Great-Britain and
those States, the Americans requested the Six Nations
not to intermeddle in the dispute, in which they all
at that time apparently acquiesced. Thus, while they
lured the Americans to Sleep, by those peaceful pro
fessions, they all (except the Oneidas, with whom I
include the friendly Tufcaroras and Onondagas who
have joined them) were making preparations to fall
on our frontiers, rendered defencelcfs by the fallacious
promiles of those unpardonable miscreants. I am sorry
to lay the Cayugas were far from being inactive in
this deception, or in the horrid cruelties which after
wards followed. The resentment ofthe grand Ame
rican Congrels being at length roused by this treach
erous and barbarous conduct, they railed a powerful
army, and honoured me with the command. They
likewise inftrufted the Great Warrior, the American
Chief, to direct me totally to extirpate all the un
friendly nations of the Indians, to subdue their coun
try, destroy their crops, and drive them to seek habi
tations, where they would be less troublesome to us
and our allies. While the great preparations were
making for this expedition, our friends and allies the
Oneidas followed that regular and friendly conduct,
which has distinguished them from the commence
ment of the war; but the Cayugas, on the contrary,
were furnishing their pretended friend Butler, with all
the warriors they could possibly spare, and while
there remained a possibility that Butler and his asso
ciates would prove fuqcefsful, they not only neglected
to make overtures of peace to us, but gave them every
assistance in their power. When they found our army
had proved victorious, that the enemy were flying
like timid women before it, and that we were spread
ing deSolation even to the extremity of their country,
then, and not before, did those Cayugas begin to
profefs their friendship for us, and perhaps solicit the
interest of the Oneidas to save their country. If their
friendship was Sincere, why did they not like the O
neidas declare it in season, and aft accordingly ? Bro
thers ! be not deceived, they were in great hopesthat
the forces of Britain, with their assistance, and that of
the other unfriendly nations, would be able to defeat
the American army; and had this event taken place,
you may be affined that the profeffions of friendship
which they now make, would not then have been ex
prefled, and that their language would have been that
ot insult and derilion. I cannot therefore pay any re
gard to their pretentions of neutrality, for had they
not been unfriendly as a nation, they would have dis
couraged and prevented their warriors from joining
our enemies, nor can I admit the excufc from those
who now solicit for peace, and fay, they have not
been personally engaged against us, your own reason
must suggest the contrary —Should a part of the Ame
ricans arm themselves, and attack the Oneidas, the
honour, the faith and the dignity of America would
compel us to declare them our enemies, and treat
them accordingly; it would be a poor excuse for us
to allcdge, that they afted without our approbation,
while we declined declaring them our enemies, cha
stising them as such, and banishing them our Society.
This, as well as every other evidence of a pacific dis
position, they have neglected to give. I muff there
fore confider them as enemies, mid chaflife them ac
cordingly; and Should our Oneida brethren counte
nance or conceal them, I shall deem it a departure
find him, if he did not make his way down to the
Oneidas. Brother, this is all we have to fay.
Brothers, Warriors of the Oneida Nation.
T Have heard your speech and attended to the message
you have delivered from our brethren the Warriors
of the Oneida Nation, and I not only am, but the
Americans at large are fully sensible of the friendship
and attachment of our Oneida brethren. Their regu
lar and uniform conduct, from the commencement of
the war, has fully evinced it, and had a Single doubt
remained in my mind, of their sincerity, your appear
ance and the movement of your warriors to join me,
(until turned back by a mistaken report) mult have
removed it.
THE
Brothers! this is all that I, as a warrior, can fay to
you, as warriors, ofthe Oneida nation. Should there
be any national request from our Oneida brethren, it
will be belt for their Chiefs to make it to the grand
American Congress, who will doubtless do every
thing they can consistently, to contribute to their
fafety and convenience. JOHN SULLIVAN, M. G.
tf FIEREAS inquisitions, in due foim of law, have
been taken, and to the court of common pleas,
in and for the county of Cumberland, in the State of
New-Jersey, returned against Andrew Donnaldfon,
Gabriel Glan and Jonathan Ballanger, for joining the
army of the King of Great-Britain: These are there
fore to inform the said Andrew Donnaldfon, Gabriel
Glan and Jonathan Ballanger, that they or some per
sons in their behalf refpedively, or some persons in
terested in the premises, appear at the next court of
common pleas, to be holden at Bridgetown, in said
county, on the last Tuesday in November next, in
order to tender a traverse according to law, other
wise judgment final will be entered against them re
fpettively, according to aft of assembly, in favour
of the State. ENOS SEELEY, ) Commif
°"\": 4w§ WILLIAM KELSAY, ) fioners.
r FO be fold by way of publick vendue, on Tuesday
1 the 30th day of November next, between the
hours of 12 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at the
court-boufe, in Bridgetown, a certain plantation or
piece of land, Situate in the township of Hopewell, in
the county of Cumberland, and State of New-Jersey,
bounding on lands of Nicholas Dowdney, Isaac Whea
ton, Andrew Jenkins, Forman Sheppard, &c. con
taining 34 acres of land, part whereof very good wood
land, the rest in good fence; seized and fold as the
late property of Daniel Jenkins, to and for the use of
said State, by ENOS SEELEY, ) Comrnif-
WILLTAM KELSAY,S fioners.
Cumberland county, State of New-Jersey, Oct. 22. fa
THE publick are requested to take notice, that the
fubferibers, two of the commissioners for for
feited estates, in and for the county of Cumberland,
in the State of New-Jersey, having compleated the
Sales of the estate of Peter Sowder, jun. late of Deer
field township, in said county: Therefore all persons
having any lawful claims or demands against said Peter
Sowder, jun. are hereby desired to appear at the
court-boufe in Bridgetown, in said county, with their
refpedive accounts properly Rated in writing, on
Monday the 29th day of November next, by 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, when and where two of
the judges of the court of common pleas for said
county, will receive the fame in order to examine and
adjust such accounts, by an order or orders on the
Treasurer of the State, as may appear to be right, or
as to justice, in their opinions, doth appertain.
Brothers! 1 am sorry to inform you that the mes
sage laid to be delivered to our Conawaga brother, is
without foundation, for I never spoke to him on the
fubjeft. Your fafety as our allies, and that of our
frontiers, requires that we should expel from the
country all your and our enemies, and I am bound to
perform this business. I can only advise, that those
Cayugas, who would wish to be thought friendly, may
come in with their families, and submit themselves to
the directions of Congress. This will save the effufion
of blood, prevent your being diftrefled for their fup
port,,and perhaps be the meansof their being incor
porated with your nation ; and in future be considered
with you as our brethren, friends and allies; but,
should they negleft this advice, they may be assured,
that the great Congress will take effectual measures to
prevent them, as they surely will the other nations,
from re-occupying any part of the country, which
this army has conquered.
from that line of condud which they have hitherto,
and will, I hope, in future continue to observe.
Neiv-Jerfey, A Tan inferior court of common pleas
Essex county. held for said county of Essex, on
the 21st day of September, were returned inquisitions
for joining the army of the king of Great-Britain,
and other treasonable practices found against Francis
Thomas, Edward Laight and Jane Drummond, of
which proclamation was made at said court, that if
they or any on their behalf, or any person interested,
would appear and traverse, a trial Ihould be awarded,
but no traverses offered: Therefore notice is hereby
given, that if neither they nor any in their behalf, nor
any interested, shall appear and traverse at the next
court to be holden for said county, the inquisitions
will then be taken to be true, and final judgment en
tered thereon, in favour of the State.
Joseph Hedden, jun.) r
Newark, Oft. 1. Samuel Hayse, r',™™ °
zws Thomas Candfield, ) honors.
ENOS SEELEY, ) Commif
oa. 22. f 4 w WILLIAM KELSAYJ fioners.
[Numb. 97.]