men and warriors of that nation, Dec. 19, 1759. hand thofe very conditions made with you and your people; it was concluded, that if any Indian kills an Englishman, he should be deother head-livered up to be punished as the law N the 19th the Little Carpenthe men, arrived in the camp; as it was late when he came, he told the governor he would give his talk the next day he faid he had come with a good talk, and made no doubt but the chain which had begun to contract ruft would again be brightened: Accordingly, early on the 20th he gave his talk, which confifted of little more than general profeffions of friendship, and affurances of future good behaviour; but it was obferved he carefully avoided fo much as mentioning the murders committed by the Indians, and made not the leaft offer of giving fatisfaction: when he had finished, he offered to withdraw; but the governor defired him by the interpreter to remain, when his excellency fpoke to the following ef fect: "You told me yesterday you had a good talk to make, and expected fuch a one from me; you know it is the will of the Great King, that his people and your people thould live together in friendthip; and you, Attakullakulla, have faid they defire not to break the chain thereof it is a chain which our Great King holds at one end, and you at the other you know, in order to keep that chain from contracting ruft and to hinder its being broken, it was neceffary certain conditions fhould be made; you, Attakullakulla, well remember the time, for you were prefent at Westminster in the year 1730, when they were made. And as all the acts of the Great King are kept till time fhall be no more, so I now have in my requires. This was the ancient talk of our fathers and your fathers, and when the Great King took your nation under his protection, he ordered it fo for the future. This treaty has been fince renewed by feveral of the king's governors, from time to time, in this province. It was the mercy of the Great King that this way of reftitution should be established, to prevent a war which might deftroy your nation : whereas, at any time, by the dalivery of the guilty perfon the innocent might efcape, and your people be fuffered to live in friendship with ours. In the month of November 1758, fix deputies from your nation came to Charles-town, to make up all difference between our people and yours. They did then engage to obferve the words of the acts I now have here, and which you know are the fame made by the Great King. They received a large quantity of goods as full fatisfaction for any injuries they had received from the white people; and did folemnly promife to keep in ftri&t friendthip with all the Great King's fubjects. Notwithstanding which, a fhort time after they went from Sattiquo, under Moy Troy, and killed many of them, although no provocation had been given; thereupon I demanded fatisfaction according to the words of the Great King; but they have yet given me none; but as the Great King George loves mercy better than war, I was willing to wait; but while the white people lay quietly in their houses, they came, killed vid fcalped them, and laft of all put to death three men in the upper nation; they alfo fired at a meilenger from this fort who was fent to me, but the ball miffed him: they drove the white people who lived in their towns to furnish them with goods, into the forts: they knowing that their people have been guilty of all thefe things, and many more, made me expect you would not only come down with a good talk, as you are pleafed to call what you have delivered, but that you would offer fatisfaction for them. I am now come here with a great number of my warriors, to take the fatisfaction I have more than once demanded. Perhaps fome among your people may have looked upon the white' people's putting up with fuch injuries to arife from apprehenfion of your people; but you fhall now fee their patience, and their long fuffering was not for want of refolution: : you well know our ftrength in this province is three times fufficient to deftroy your nation. The white people in all the provinces of the land are brothers, and linked together, and we come not alone against you becaufe we have fuffered, but the Virginians and North Carolinians are preparing to come against you, unless fatisfaction be given me; and my brother the governor of Georgia alfo will prevent any ammunition from coming to neceffary for me to say any more until you make fatisfaction for killing the white people. You,Attakullakulla, bave been in England; the power of our great king you have feen, and have been a witnefs of the fplendour of his throne, and the multitude of his warriors; you also know it is five years and more that we have been at war with the French, who were. at that time numerous over all America; you know I disdain to tell you a falfehood; and now I will inform you what success his army has had. Some of the laft fhips that arrived at Charles-town brought me a great deal of good news; a fleet of his fhips of war have taken many of the fame belonging to the French, and a meffenger has arrived with an account that the great city of Quebec is reduced: as alío that the great king's warriors have taken all the forts on the great lakes, and up the river Ohio down to Fort du Quefne, and have beat down all things in their way, even as a hurricane would have done in its paffage. The Indians in thofe parts fearing his power, have made their peace with our great king; the Delawares, Shawancfe, and all of them that live near Fort du Quefne, have defired to be in friendship with us; the Choctaws alfo beg to be received under his protection, by his beloved man Mr. Atkin, upon which a great number of traders are gone into their country with all forts of goods. If you won't believe what I fay, and imagine the French are able to fupply you with the neceffaries you ftand in need of, it is well but they are fiarving: Undone themfelves, they cannot furnish a blanket or gun to the Choctaws, much lefs lefs to you, that are fo far dif tant. These things I have mentioned, only to thew you the great king will not fuffer his people to be deftroyed without fatisfaction, and to let you know the people of this province are determined now to have it; what I fay to you is with a merciful intention; if I make war with you, you will fuffer for your rafhnefs; your men will be deftroyed, and your women and children be carried into captivity. What few neceffaries you may have now will foon be finished, and when gone you will get no more. But if you give me the fatisfaction I fhall afk, the trade will be opened again from this province and Virginia, and all things go right. I have. twice given you a lift of the murderers. I will now tell you it is 24 men of your nation I demand to be delivered me to be put to death, or difpofed of as I fhall think fit; your people have killed more than that number of us, or as many that number is the leaft I will accept of, and I give you till to-morrow morning to confider of it: I expect your anfwer then; you best know the Indians concerned; feveral gangs at different times have gone out; and I expect that the 24 Indians you will deliver up will be of those who committed the murders." Attakullakulla then took his leave, but not without pretending that all the difturbances had arifeu from eight of his people being confined in Virginia fome time ago, which he faid was done by order of Mr. Atkin. He returned early next day, and had a private conference with the governor, who gave leave to Tiftoe, and the old warrior of Eftatoe, two of thofe de tained in the fort, to go to their refpective towns. Next day two of the murderers were delivered up, one of them named the Slave Catcher, the villain who fcalped Mrs. Johnfon and her fon, and both were immediately put into irons. Every neceffary ftep was taken to obtain fatisfaction; a general review was directed in order to march against the town of Eftatoe, about twelve miles from this place; but on the 26th the Carpenter returned, when the following honourable treaty put an end to the further hoftile measures. Another of the murderers is taken and delivered up, fo that the number of the hoftages which are to be left at this fort, are now only 21. A white man, a trader, is taken up and in confinement; he with the murderers are to be brought to Charles-town, guarded by the regulars and provincials, fome of which are to be left to reinforce this garrifon. Article II. The articles of friendfhip and commerce, concluded by the lords commiffioners for trade and plantations with the deputies of the Cherokees, by his majesty's command, at Whitehall, the 7th of September, 1730, fhall be strictly obferved for the time to come. Article III. Whereas the Cherokee Indians have, at fundry times and places, fince the 19th of November, 1758, flain divers of his majefty's good fubjects of this province, and his excellency the governor having demanded that fatiffaction should be given for the fame according to the tenor of the faid articles of friendship and commerce aforementioned, in confequence whereof two Cherokee Indians, of the number of those who have been guilty of perpetrating the faid murders, have already been delivered up, to be put to death, or otherwife difpofed of, as his excellency the governor fhall direct, it is hereby tipulated and agreed, that 22 other Cherokee Indians, guilty, of the faid murders, fhall, as foon as poffible, after the conclufion of this prefent treaty, in like manner be delivered up to fuch perfons as his excellency the governor. or the commander in chief of this province for the time being, shall appoint to receive them, to be put to death, or otherwife difpofed of, as the faid governor and commander in chief fhall direct. Article IV. The Cherokee Indians, whofe names are herein aftermentioned, viz. Chenohe, Oufanatah, Tallichama, Tallitahe, Quarrafattahe, Connaforatah, Kataetoi, Otaffite of Watogo, Oufanoletah of Jore, Kataeletah of Cowetche, Chifquatalone, Skiagufta of Sticoe, Tannaefte, Wohatche, Wyeyah, Oucah, Chiftanah, Nicholehe, Tony, Totaiah-hoi, Shalillofke, Chiftie, fhall remain as hoftages for the due performance of the foregoing articles, in the cuftody of fuch perfons as his excellency the governor fhall pleafe to nominate for that purpose; and when any of the Cherokee Indians, guilty of the faid murders, fhall have been delivered up, as is expreffed in the faid articles, an equal number of the faid hoftages thall forthwith be fet at liberty. Article V. Immediately after the conclufion of this treaty, the licenfed traders from this government, and all perfons employed by them, fhall have leave from his excellency the governor to return to their respective places of abode in the Cherokee nation, and to carry on their trade with the Cherokee Indians, in the ufual manner according to law. Article VI. During the continuance of the prefent war between his moft facred majefty and the French king, if any Frenchman fhall prefume to come into the Cherokee nation, the Cherokees fhall ufe their utmost endeavours to put him to death, as one of his majesty's enemies; or, if taken alive, they fhall deliver him up to his excellency the governor, or the commander in chief of this province for the time being, to be disposed of as he shall direct; and if any perfon whatsoever, either white man or Indian, fhall at any time bring any meffage from the French into the Cherokee nation, or hold any difcourfes there in favour of the French, or tending to fet the Englifh and Cherokees at variance, and interrupt the peace and friendship eftablished by this prefent treaty, the the Cherokees fhall use their utmost endeavours to apprehend fuch perfon or perfons, and detain him or them until they fhall have given notice thereof to his excellency the governor, or to the commander in chief for the time being, and have received his directions therein. Given under my hand and feal at Fort Prince George, in the province of South Carolina, this 26th day of December, 1759, in the 33d year of his majefty's reign. William-Henry Lyttelton, (L.S.) By his majefty's command, William Drayton, Sec. We whofe names are under-written, do agree to all and every of thefe articles, and do engage, for ourselves and our nation, that the fame fhall be well and faithfully performed; In teftimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and feals, the day and year abovementioned. Attakullakulla (L. S.) Jof, Axonter.} (L. S.) (L. S.) (L. S.) Sworn interpreters. Witness Henry Hyrne, adjutant-general. [Attakullakulla, the Little Carpenter, who concluded this treaty in behalf of the Cherokee Indians, was in England, and at court several times, in the year 1730.] Papers relating to the late affair between the English and Dutch in the Eaft-Indies. English demands, with the Dutch anfwers thereto. Article I. HE director and council of Chincura fhall give full fatisfaction to the prefident and council of Fort William, for the infultoffered to the British flag, by the commanders of the Dutch hips, and for the detention of many of our veffels, which were feized and stopped in the river, contrary to the treaties which fubfift between the two nations, and for the other acts of hoftility committed by the said fhips. Answer. The director and council of Chincura declare, that, as they have always been poffeffed with fentiments of peace, the troubles which have happened to disturb the good understanding between the two nations having only ferved to give them a fenfible pain; and every thing which has paffed below, with respect to the English flag, and the infults committed, is without their order, and what they regret, and perhaps done by the people of the hips from a mifunderftanding of their orders, with which they hope the governor and council will be fully fatisfied. Art. II. The director and council of Chincura fhall make good, both to the company and individu als, all damages done by the commanders of their fhips, whether by their order or not; and shall immediately reftore all the veffels, ftores, and effects, which may still be in their poffeffion. Anf. As the Dutch veffels have also been much damaged, the real lofs will be willingly made good; but it is to be hoped the governor and council will reflect equitably on this |