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After a short Pause we addressed ourselves to them again,
and spoke to the following Purport.
Brethren
You have heard your Brother the Governor's Answer to
your Message; you have also seen the Present which he sent
you as a Mark of his Friendship, and to welcome you to this
Province we are now to congratulate you in his Name on the
Success which you have lately had against his and your
Enemies, he was exceedingly pleased with the News and for
the Service you have already done he has ordered us to
give you these Goods (pointing to the large Parcel).
Brethren
Now you have found where the Enemy is to be met with,
we hope you will not suffer them to escape but on the Con-
trary that you will pursue and overtake them, and destroy
till none of them remain, to inspire you with such a Resolu-
tion your Brother the Governor sends you this String, gave
a String of black Wampum.
After a few Minutes Wahachey rose up and said, he heard
good Words, and then stepping up on one of the Seats that
were round the Table, he harangued his People a consid-
erable Time, repeating, as we were told by the Interpreter
the Substance of what we had said, and concluding with an
Exhortation to the young Men, to look on the English and
on the People of this Province in particular as their Friends
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and Brethren, to fight bravely for them against the Enemies
that had attacked them, and to entitle themselves to the
Present that had been promised as a Reward for their Val-
our, they then proceeded to divide the Goods, and we retired
having first desired the Commandant of the Fort to order
Sentries to the Door to prevent the Intrusion of any white
People.
An Account being brought to the Fort in the Evening that
several Moccoson Tracks had been discovered a few Miles
off on the South Side of Potowmack River, and the Indians
being informed thereof they sent to us early in the Morning
of the 22d Instant saying they were very impatient to pursue
the Enemy, that had as it was supposed made the above
mentioned Tracks, and that they hoped we would meet them
as soon as possible, and hear the Reply that they intended
to make to their Brother the Governor, we immediately com-
plied with their Request, and as soon as were seated the
Chief exprssed himself in the following Words.
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