The Cecil Whig., 1879-06-14

| SklllS anu DtlIS OF lItlkt Tor the SuSIUcnall
naughs that desired peace: that the boys
that We're taken and the men that wer,
killed ut the mill We're captured and killed
| by the SenecaS. He further said hat if he
had been taken hy the eSusluehanaugh> he
| Shuuld not have been pat to death 10y them
/ and hat all the joints OF his body were helt>
of pe:,ke that he had laid out for desire OF
peace and uuictncsS. On being questioned,
Of the strength Of the Suueli:tnnaughs, ht
said there We're seven troops of them, and
that the party he belonged to numbered two
hundred: and, when asked why so many oi
| them We're out Oh Il mission of peace, he an
Swered nothing, but that their fort did not
| desire any war with the Christians: that the
troops We're come out for revenge of the
death of his son and two Indians more that
| had been taken and burnt hy the SuSluc-
hannaughS. The first part of his story not
agreeing with the latter part, those who had
him in charge sent letter to the authori-
ties ut st. MaryS, stating that they We're
| unable to understand who what he was,
but that their HonorS would be convinced
that he and his party bore no good will to
the English. They stated that he was the
first Indian taken, and 10y Gods providence
without the shedding of Christian blood
They appear to have been much alarmed
and the next day, the 9TH Of June 1861.
held Il court at We house Of Mr.. Francis
Wright, as we learn from the following let
ter. which throws So much light upon the
history of these troublesome times, that we
publish it verbatim
FROM CLAYFALL, this 9TH of June, l6dl.
Mnn Pleas" l""r Lorrlship:
Since our first, Il court hath been held for
this county ut We house of Mr.. Francis
Wright, where We Indian being again had,
and i'll some measure re-cN:mlnetl, nothing
appearing to any purpose hut what we have
in our first given Your llonorS to under
stand. Yesterday, when We prisoner was
here. there was several SuSquehannaughS
to We number Of forty, and two of Civilitye'S
uncleS. who made show of much JOY at his
being taken, for they very we'll knew him.
and were sensible of his warlike exploits
and would persuaded lis to have b"rtf hiin,
but we certified them it was not our man
ner to torture our prisoners, but that hap
PLY he might he sent home to his country
both for their good and Others. But we can
not find yet what this prisoner did allege in
his own behalf Gas to matter of beaver and
peake which he has said they brought with
them to purchase peace) to be true, whether
had they any good intentions. We have
done our utmost endeavorS, according to
our abilities, for We obtaining full liscov-
erv and perfect relation, that your HonorS
might have more full intelligence Of what
did and was very likely TO happen. What
we have and do understand, herein is in
4 hat Iii,
should have thoughts for (to Sent) this pri-
oncr with present to his own country, in
hopes of purchasing thereby peace, which,
hv every one we think, is much required
and most earnestly desired. Jacob Claw
son hath voluntarily and of his own free
will declared to us his readiness to go upon
your conlnaisl and SHALL TO We utmost of
his ability Cor yc cuuntry'S sake), aid and
assist amy one that your LordShip shall
think tit to employ in Il matter of 50 great
consequence, and further that he is verify
persuaded that if such u thing We're to be
acted, Civilitye, in We behalf of all We Sr>-
uuchannaughS, would also go, and that
thereby peace might be procured. le SuS-
uuchannaugh>, we know, would willingly
embrace Il peace if obtained but are unwill-
ing Ghrough height of spiriD to sue for
il. We have credible information by Il gen-
tlcman from ManhattoeS, now here present,
who is thithrr will all expedition returning,
t lat many of the Cenacues will (through II
customary trade) from We last of June until
We middle uf july, he III yc fort ut ANaniS,
to whom, once desired, he would give this
relation, that he saw one of their country
men (nlming his name) that We English
had taken, attempting 10 do mischief, and
that he was well and fairly by We English
dealt withal not after ye manner and
cruelty that they showed to some of us
which they did formerly take and that
there great hopes that lie would, ill
some time, come amongst them again, for
by his kind usage hitherto he conceived no
less. If what we have done appears to your
LorlShip too much or too little, we have no
thing to plead but our ignorance, humbly
craving pardon.
Nnnr ord shin's in all due h.lience