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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

Indians told us, the French were determined to destroy the German Flats, and desired them to be on their guard.

About six days after that we had a further account from Swegatchi, that the French

were preparing to march. 'I then came down to the German Flats, and in a meeting with the Germans, told them what we had heard, and desired them to collect themselves together in a body, at their fort,* and secure their

women, children, and effects, and make the best defence they could and at the same time told them to write what I had said to our brother Warraghiyagey (meaning Sir William Johnsonf) but they paid not the least regard to what I told them and laughed at me, slapping their hands on their Upon which I returned home and sent one of our buttocks, saying they did not value the Enemy ;

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people to the Lake, (meaning the Oneida Lake) to find out whether the Enemy were coming or not after

he had staid there two days, the Enemy arrived at the Carrying-Place, and sent word to the