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 ;

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Brother, '

can't help telling you that

we were very much surprised to hear that our brethren the English

suspect and charge us with not giving

them timely notice of the designs of the French, as it is well

known we have not neglected to give them every piece of intelligence that came to our knowledge. '

Brother,

About fifteen days before the afl'air happened, we sent the Germans word, that some Swegatchi