Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-09
From the New York Times.

Oh tNaeHluBUOns
There was sold, on July 2lst, at the auction
rooms of Messrs., PUTTICK & SIMPSON in
London at the conclusion of the sale of the H.
brary of the late Mr.. e. a. CRowINsHIELD, of
Boston, most interesting and extensive col
lection of autographs, including several Of
Washington, Adams, Arnold Franklin Gates,
Putnam, and other great men OF the era of indie
pendence The gem of the collection, however,
vas an unpublished letter of Gen. Washington,
of even greater historical interest than the one
which was sold short time since, in the same
rooms, for ELS. 1t is addressed to Hon Il.
Dinwiddie, Gov. of Virginia. and is dated
Winchester Oct. IT, 1853. Washington was
at that time Captain in tho British service
his commission as Major being dated Oct. II,
1853, in the same year. The French had, at
that time, formed the design of uniting Canada
and Louisiana, and inclosing the British colo
MES in America, by means of drawing the In
dian tribes under their influence. Washing
ton deputed by Gov. Dinwidde to demonstrate
against the alleged encroachment and violation
OF treaty obligations The interesting letter
to which we have to cali attention, was written
before he received that mission, and evinces
the far.seeing policy of the future first Presi-
dent of the United States. The letter Is as
follows:
Honorable Sir; Last night by return of ex-
the inclosed from Mr.. Harris, at Susquehana,
| think no means should be neglected to pre-
wserve what few Indians still remain in our in
terest, for which reason | shall send Mr. Glst,
us soon as he arrives, which | expect will be
to day, to Harris Ferry, in hopes of engaging
and bringing with him the Belt of Wampum
and other Indians at that place and shall
further desire to send an Indian express to
Andrew Montour, to try if he can be brought
along with him. In however trifling light the
French attempting to ALLEVIATE the affections OF
our Southern Indians may at hrst sight appear,
l must look upon it as thing Of the utmost
consequence, that requires our greatest and
most immediate attention. have often won
dered at not hearing that this was attempted
before, and had it noted, among the memo
randa, to acquaint your honor of when should
come down. The French policy in treating
with Indians is so prevalent, that should not
be the least surprised were they to engage the
Cherokees, Cuttabas, &c, unless timely and
vigorous measure is taken to prevent it, A
pusianimous behavior would ill suit the
times, and trusting for traders and common in.
terpreters, (who will sell their integrity, may
prove the destruction of these affairs. / there
fore think that, if person of distinction, ac-
Quainted with tEeir language, is to be found,
the price should be come to at any rate il no
such can be had, man Of sense and charac
ter, to conduct the Indians to any council that
may be held or to superintend any other mat.
tiers, will be extremely necessary. 1t is im-
pertinent, l own, in me to offer my opinions
on these matters when better judges may di
rect, but my steady and hearty zeal in the
cause, and the great impositions have known
practiced by the traders, &c, upon these occa-
sions, would not suffer me to be quite silent
have heard from undoubted authority, that
some of the Cherokees that have been intro