[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] cause of your friends, and ventured your lives in our battles. While the sun and moon continue to give light to the world, we shall love and respect you. As our trusty friends, we shall protect you, and shall at all times consideryour welfare asour own." — Stone's Life of Brant, i, 292, etc. JThe castle of the Praying Maquas at the mouth of Schoharie creek. 282 1HE INDIAN TRIBES Mohawks at Fort Niagara.1 Humbled, the former sent their chiefs to Fort Stanwix and asked, " Was the destruction of our castle done by design, or by mistake ? If by mistake, we hope to see our brethren, the prisoners; but if our brethren, the Americans, mean to destroy us also, we will not fly — we will wait here and receive our death." " I know the agreement made four years ago with the Six Nations," replied Colonel Van Schaick; " I also know that all of them, except the Onei-das and Tuscaroras, broke their engagements and flung away the chain of friendship. The Onondagas have been great mur derers; we have found the scalps of our brothers at their castle.