Putnam patriot., 1912-03-22

Montreal. They were soon quite re-
 paid for the French and Algonquins
 ravaged the Mohawk and Onondaga territories under the leadership of Count Frontenac. This proved hard
 blow to the confederacy.
 About TIP they took in a sixth na- tion, the Tuscsroras. There were about 1900 of them admitted to the confeder- acy without their sachems. This band of Indians came from North Carolina,
 and though generally inferior to the lroquois, they were much bolder.
 In l7l3 the French became tired of the numerous worthless treaties and so gave up their claim. They collected their converts aud took them away to St. Regis, Two Mountains and other mission stations. During the French and Indian wars they took but little part, though other tribes around them were much aroused
 In the country of the Mohaw ks there dwelt an Englishman, Sir Wiz
 liam Johnson, man ot high birth and standing. He had lived among the Indians great deal. He could talk their language fiuently, so that he was able To carry on business mat ters with them very easily. He, in fact, oft times donned paint and feathers and joined them in their dances and games. He had much in- fiuence over them and played an i'm. portsnt part in their history. In 1763 some of them joined Pomtiac's con. spiraey and slaughtered many of the English settlers. Seeing the havoc of these massacres of his own race, John son secured treaty with the Iroouois that were connected with it and they abandoned Pontiac at once.
 At the coming of the Revolution Johnson, who really governed them. persuaded the majority of them to join the English. The Mohawks, Cayugas and Senecas favored the British. The onondagas remained neutral, while the Oneidas and Tuacaroras, infiueneeo by Samuel Kirkland, q missionnfv favored the Colonists. Nevertheless. during the war the British did not lead their savage allies very far out of their own territory.
 Although the Iroquois were vet strong, ssigns of disunion could be clearly noticed. Each nation was more or less suspicious of the other and the final collapse was not far dis. tant. On January Is, TIT the last eouneii-fire of the eonfederaey was made al Onondaga. The council itself broke up during an argument. Each nation would not acknowledge the su. pFemaey sof the other. The nations still held together but the tiny strand that bound them was gradually weak. ening.
 Al this time there arose among ,ha Mohawks bold and daring cb;af named by them, Thayendanega. His true nane was Joseph Brsnt. lie was halt English, had been given an exeel. lent ieducation in good schools. hpt in spite of his few civilized qualities there | remained in him the blood.thirstv yeaFning of the American Sayaye A, the head of a band of ferociops Mo hawks he swooped down over ina northeast region of New York. devas. tstng the fields and killing the heIn. less farmers and their families. His osnd overwhelmed several smalI |, parties of brave frontiersmen who ar tempted to check their advance 4, Cherry Valley they perpetrated one of 'he worst massacres in American bis tory The battle of onskany. Angns, D, IT, was a bloody and cruel strpo. sie In which the ssvages ambusbad . body oi militia men. NevertbaIess Ihe Americans retaliated in time fo,