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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River — Passage 109

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[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] following is an extract : "On the 1 9th interpreter, which Major Pidgeon, who of April, Te-Gee-Ncen-Ho-Ga-Proiv and was one of the officers came with them, Sa-Ga-Yeau-Qua-Prah-Ton (King Hen-read in English to Her Majesty." Sir drik, Colonial History, v, 358), of the Richard Steele, in the Tatler of May Maquas; Elonu-Oh-Kaom and Oh-Yeath-13, 1710, gives an account of the visit. Ton-No-Proiv, of the river sachems, and Miner, in his History of Wyoming, the Ganajohhore sachem, five kings or endeavors to locate one of the visiting, ' OF HUDSON'S RWER. 189 great a display of the power and glory of England, had its effect; the chiefs readily promised to return and rally their clans to the field; were hurried home with this promise fresh on their lips, and started on their mission of war. Events moved slowly in the wilderness at that time, and a full year elapsed before the response came. On the iyth of August, 171 1, the chiefs met Governor Hunter, with their war riors. The sachem of Schaticook brought thirty-eight men; the Mabicans, fifty-eight under Wampasa, whom they had chosen as their captain; the Shawanoes, twenty-six; the Mohawks one hun dred and forty, and the remaining tribes of the Five Nations, about five hundred. Each delegation was separately received, that of the Five Nations, on account of its numbers, being especially honored by a salute of five guns as they passed in review before Fort Albany.