Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-31
SENECA INDIANS IN LONDON.


BtFFALo. Dec. To-. copy OF a ,etter from
the Seueca Indians IN England 10 their friends
IN ihiS vicinity. dated
Heed Quarters. 1A.qire hoyal English Opera,
Nrard, LOI,don, SasNSt 24fh, 1915.
10 the Chiefs oil the Seneca Nation residing
on the Buffalo Greek, and friends OF tue
wairioIsof that Nation now in England.
Fntheis, Csaatry3nea " Friends
Listen 20 lie voice OF your children. " hich
echoes in y6nr ears from beyond the great
waters. La the season of the Year when the
leave, last lei! from the trees, We inet with you in
Council, and agreed 40 tako upon ourselves the
NOn thtu reminded az us the exploits OF our
ancesiors, and the ,arU>hips they had endured /;
and advised Us to go forward, he suUng, aud
conduit ourselves like men.
Fdiae'S- ke' p your mi,dS casy-we heaik-
ened to your voice Your advice was sweet TO
our minds. and Sill sounds ia our ears. Ii has
pleased The Great Spirit 10 conduct us from
our sct,lt meuts on Tie Buffalo Creek, 10 this
great csy, in safety, good health and high spir-
rs, with but few exceptions, and those such
as are Incidental 10 persons when performing
long jourmies) for which We are very ihauk iui.
f0r Ike Great Spifi has never ohce lost sight
vi us, but has watched over us bOib by sea and
land. and conducted our steps IN saiety-e, Ell
as 1t were with that kind sohcitude for our
welfare, Us win winch you, OuI fathers, watch
over the tender years OF your lowly infant
children.
FatherS--NOu may siill remember that, when
we your ctiiuien, were Gtat called upon To
come TO this country. that there were some of
onrpeopie, who, Though their friendship for
us, opposed our under taking as they were
fearful tha; we should be sUid Tor slaves TO the
inhabitants Of this island and others, that W e
should be diS@raced by ing lint up like cats,
tor strangers TO stare AT. Eut fathers w boast
"a prouder station than such friends were will
ing 10 assign as. The Great Spirit has been
mindful OF luis red children in this foreign
country and instead Of being sold as slaves,
we have found kind friends, who have made us
happy, by inviting rs 10 their homes, and Civ
ing US every thur. that l. SoOd to cat and drink
besides many presents TO take home with us /:
Among which, is "a box OF excellent carpenters
tools, which will be useful 10 us i'll building
houses and instead of being confined 10 d
garrett like a cat, we ave as much at home and
every way as much at Liberty in London, in
every respect, as we could be, were we at our
settlements OH The Buffalo Creek, except the
pleasure of being with our families and par
ticular friends.
TO iiStento the voice OF Suuf Children. We have
now most OF us grown up 10 he men, II all pos.
seSS The strength and courage OF warriors for
which our nation haSso ions, 81 so Justly boast
ed. Listen 10 What we saw our EMPLOYERS
have written To MIR. Brigham (Ug-o-wa.nuh)
10 keep his mind, aud 10 have ms remain in this
country some time longer tkan what was first
agreed upoB. And being fearful that we
should nave reugh passage, it we undertook
to return this fall, and there being no prospect
OF better success in hunting in America next
wiuter, than there is in this country we,
your children, have again listened TO the voice
OF ug o-w a-nmh, and have agreed To continue
with iIlni III this country, until The buds of the
maple shall again begin 10 open, the leaves put
forth, and the trees look green. Al which
time, with the blessing of that spirit, which
presdes over our nation, we intend TO return
to our native wilds, and there with the compa-
niOns of our youth, again enjoy the pleasures of
the chace.
Fathers CountrymeaS Friends Farewell =
but remember III our absence the tender
branches of our rising families
HENUNG-GlCE, Duke Of che nun-dli.
NE GWiE-Er-TwAS SAW, EarI Il eka iii.
BY AUGUSTUS c. FOX, in behalf ol the pa,ly.