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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 71
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hundred French with a Train of Artillery and a number of
Indians which the French can always command to attend their
Armies, especially if he is an Officer of Experience who is to
conduct the Expedition, may find work enough for the Forces
raised by the three Colonies tho' they were all dispersed in the
manner they are.
Teedyuscung & the Indians with him who call themselves
the confederated Ten Nations came well disposed for Peace
and I have concluded with him a definitive Treaty of Peace,
which was proclaimed at Easton and I think it was not pos-
sible for people to express more joy than these Indians did on
the occasion. You will see by the Proclamation which is pub-
lished in the Gazette that it is not a partial Peace with this
Province only, but with all His Majesties Subjects.
The minutes are not yet transcribed, but when my little
Arrear of Business occasiond by my absence is brought up,
they shall be copied and sent you, The Indian complaints
have been blown up by the Partisans and they have been weak
enough to appear openly at this Treaty as the Advisers of the
Indians & to persuade Teedyuscung, to commit the manage-
ment of the Indians Cause to the Assembly, having first put
him upon insisting on having a Clerk of his own, & when this
was no longer opposed by me, upon chosing the Master of
the Quaker Free School to take his minutes. The private
History of this very extraordinary Treaty, the last I hope tht I
shall ever be concerned in, woud afford good Entertainment
had I time to go into the particulars.
I received by Express the inclosed Copies of Letters, One
from General Webbs Aid de Camp & another from Captain
Christie, Adjutant & Deputy Quarter Master General, wch
were enclosed by Mr Kennedy President of the Council of
New York who in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor
transacts the publick Business. Their Contents are very
important. If the Enemy be as numerous as is there men-
tiond, it must arise from the Reinforcement by the Brest
Squadron. If they gain the Possession of Fort William Henry
General Webb will not, I am afraid, be able to stop their Pro-
gress. Surely the Colonies will now exert themselves and
lose no time to raise all the forces they can. I am
Sir
Your most obedient
humble Servant
William Denny
Please to forward the Intelligence
to Govr Dinwiddie.
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