A SUMMARY NARRATIVE OF THE CONDUCT OF THE ONEIDA INDIANS (LIVING AT THE UPPER TOWN) PREVIOUS TO THE ATTACK OF THE FRENCH AND THEIR INDIANS UPON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GERMAN FLATS IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK, IN NOVEMBER, 1757.'

A few days after this Massacre and desolation had been perpetrated, Sir William Johnson despatched Geo. Croghan, Esq ; Deputy-agent, with

M Montour, the Indian interpreter, to the German r

Flats, where he understood several of the Oneida and Tuscarora Indians were assembled, iu order to call upon those Indians to

Explain themselves why they had not given more timely notice to the

it having been reported, that no intelligence Germans of the designs and approach of the Enemy the attack was made the same morning Indians, until and as these Indians had been given by the might naturally be supposed, from their situation and other circumstances, to have had earlier knowledge of the Enemy's design and march. r Croghan could get up to the German Flats, the aforesaid Indians were on their road Before homewards, but he was informed the Chief Sachem of the Upper Oneida Town, with a Tuscarora Sachem and another Oneida Indian, were still about four miles from Fort Harkeman upon which he sent a messenger to acquaint them, that he was at the said fort. The aforesaid Indians returned, and on the 30 th of November at Fort Harkeman, Conaghquieson, the Chief Oneida Sachem, made the following speech to M r Croghan, having first called in one Eudolph Shumaker, Hanjost Harkman, and several other Germans, who understood the Indian language, and desired them to sit down and hear what he was going to say. Conaghquieson then proceeded and said ;