The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-07 00:00:00

THE CHIEF 01.' THE CHIPPEWA NATION.

Sir Augustus D'Estc, the sou ofeheDuke'of Sussex, appeared'
at the Mansion-house, London, ou'Satuiday last, -accompanied
by the Chief of the Chippewa nation, for the purpose of obtain-
ing his lordship's testimony to the verification of a statement
drawn up with the view of being submitted to the secretary for
the colonies. The following is a copy of. the paper which was
handed to his lordship .
" STA CEMENT • TAKEN FROM THE MOUTH Of THE iIsiDIAN

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"I am the son of Mue'Coonce, the principal chief of the Chip-
pewa nation. My father was one of those chiefs who by treaty
ceded a vast tract-of country to the King of England. -I have
my father's copy of that treaty. I have succeeded to my father,
and lam wow the principal chief of the Chippewa nation. By
the white men I am-known as Muc Coonce, my father was so
called; my red brothers call me Ilesh-ton-a-quet, which in
English is the Serene, Cloudless Canopy of Heaven. •Five of
Inv early years were pasted under the instructions of ,Gabriel
Richard, a French catholic priest; I was baptized by him ; I.
then returned to my father's house; I remained with my father
for font winters; .1 had now become a warrior and !.joined those
of our father the"king of England; I travelled with the English
from Malden to Burlington, and I remained with them two
.ears, until peace was made between them and the Americans;
rfought with them at Port Niagara,-Black Rock, and. Buffaloe.'
',About seven moons ago, when the leaves were becoming
brown, and were 'falling, 1 was at home in my wigwam, when
ohe day Du Nord (the interpreter) came to me and told me
that a white man wished to speak to me; it was Bogue; 4ie told
me that at Detroit there was one who had been sent over by the
King of England who was desirous of seeing me, and • that I
Must bring with me six men and two women of any people, as
such was the wish of our father the-King of England.
‘-• I told him to return to me in a week, and that I would then
give him my answer. In the mean time I assembled many of
the chiefs of my tribe, and communicated to them the message
which • I hail received from our great father the•king. After due-
deliberation it was agi4ed that I should go. At the end of the
week Bogue returned to' my house; I told him. that I was ready
to accompany him. We proceeded to• Detroit. At Detroit, for
the first time, I saw Whitely; I-said to Whitely,' What do you
want with me?' Whitely replied, Has not.Bogue told you
what I want ?' -I said Fes;—has he told me right?' Whitely
to me that our grout father the King of England
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at his hair was grey, and that he wished to shake me
by the hand before he• died. -1 said to Whitely, ' The passage
to so distant a country will cost much money, and I have not
enough for it.' Whitely said, Don't think 'about money, your
who wishes to. see .you, has filled my
faoir"yi • ohas
a anti vaetnN me
we
great father the king,
money
orders
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pockets
tf'u.l3' r4uahfl'>ctoe to i
buy
tbio pay aeyis. Ist vxfelicrel 64the:s'
ornaments, that,you may
maka a gord appearance in the Indian fashion when Kesented
to -our father the •king.
'-' We left Detroit and went to Buffaloe; arrived there, I
claimed the fulfilment of the first part of the promise; Whitely
said to sac, "There-is a neighbou.ring town through which we
shall pass; I will there procure the clothes which have'laien.