Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-10
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From the Genesec MESSENGER.
We are Informed by undoub,ed author.
NY, that colonel Close the British agent
In Canada, lately sent an elegant war beN
OF wamPum TO the chiefs of the Seneca
nation at Butialoe, on which was repre-.
senied figure emblema,ica, of the Bsi,
lsh nation presenting tomahawk 10 the
Indians, and other hyerogiyphics of war
accompanying this, we,e intimstion that
me British were about to engage in war
with the United States, and requested the
Indians to Join them. The Indians held
council at which they resolved not To
lake any active part in case of war.
oince writing the above, we have receiv-
ed the following communication from
Captain J. Parish, Indian interpreter, re.
siding IN this town, on the same subi.6.
As many persons, in considerations of
The threatening aspect of our relations
win Britain, and the intimate intercourse
which exists between several tribes of In~
dams on our borders and The British pro-
vlnces OF Upper aud Lower Canada, en-
'erta'n very serious approximations of hos
Titles, 1t may, perhaps, be acceptable 10
the public, and have a tendency 10 remove
such apprehensions, for me TO state the
transactions of council of Indians, held =,
buffdioe creek, on the lst day of March
last and on The LIST and I'd days of Apri,
inst.
In The early part Of March, deputa
ton oil Two chiefs from the seven tribes of
the Cahnawaga nation, residing in Lower
Canaaa, appeared al BufIaIoe, inviting The
SIX nations 10 meet with then, in council,
Tor the purpose of coming 10 final deci.
SION upon what part it was expedient for
them to take, in the war, which they had
been informed was shortly to be expected
between Britain and the United States.
Accordingly very respectable delegation
OF chiefs from the six nations assembled.
together with the Cahnawaga delegates,
at Dufaioe creek.
Erastns Granger, esq. Indian agent 70,
the Onhed States, and myself being APP
priced oflhe meeting of this council, end
having business to transact with the six
nations took the opportunity of this meet.
~.
Afer having completed orr business,
the chiefs voluntarily communicated 10 us
the proceedings of their council.
They said that the Cshnsvsga delegates
were duly authorised to meet the six ma.
tons in council fer the purpose above spe
cihed--that the unanimous decision of The
council was, that in the event Of war,
they would resoiutely remain neutral, and
use all their influence with The oihertrbcs
connected in any way with them, 10 in
duce them to remain neutral also. The
chiefs then exhibited to us 6e,t, which
they said had been presented to them by
col. Close, superintendent Of Indian affairs
for the British in Upper Canada. On
this belt vas wrought, with beads, an en-
blema,ic representation Of The British Dar
ton handing 10 the Indians tomakau <.
which i.iey understood to mean, that, if the
british did engage in war with the u
nited States, they requested the Indians
to aid them in i'--that the council, hover
yer, had unanimously determined TO re.
turn The belt and 10 inform col. Close, that
If bis nation would go To war with The u
nIted States, they must fight their own
battles and not look TO them for any assis-
tance-lor in such war, why should they
become partyl
They once had suffered themselves to
be persuaded into a war with The United
States without any sufficient reason, the
consequences of which they well remem~
bered TO have been The destruction of ma
ny OF their villages and the loss of many
OF their warr'ors--,hal since that war has
ceased, they had entered into various ad =
yantageous treaties with the United States,
and that the stipulalions of all these had
been faithfully observed
JASPER PARRISH, Interpreter.
April 8, 1903.
FROM THE BALTIMORE EVENING POST.