The Quaker Vindicated - 16
I cannot withhold expressing the pleasure I have, in seeing the happy fruits of having Indian Allies in the prosecution of an Indian War; and therefore shall make no apology for annexing the following paragraph out of the Public Papers; which I humbly conceive is not foreign to the nature of this Pamphlet.
NEW-YORK, March 12.
"Our advices from the Frontiers of this Province, received by way of Express on Thursday last, and by the Albany Post on Saturday, are of as indubitable authority and credit, as the Extract we gave in our last relating to the march of 200 Indians sent out by Sir William Johnson, against the Indian village of Kanestio.—" These advices are, that on the 2d instant, at night, Sir William received an Express by an Indian and a white Man, from the above party, importing, "That on the evening of the 26th of February, they had reached the main branch of the river Susquehanna, on their way westward, when they re|ceived private advices, that a large body of Delawares, our Enemies, were at a small distance, destined against some of our settlements; upon which intelligence our party immediately made all possible dispatch to surprize them, which they happily effected, by surrounding them in their encampment at the dawn of day on the 27th. Their approach was so sudden, that our Enemies could make no defence, and were made prisoners to the number of 41, with their Chief Capt. BULL (an Indian) son of Teedyuscung, a person who has been in Arms against the English, during all the late hostilities, having headed many parties, and discovered great inveteracy against us. Our Indians immediately bound the prisoners, and sent them under a strong escort to Sir William, where they were expected a day or two after the 3d instant." (We trust this good beginning will be followed by some other successes, and sufficiently prove the IMPORTANCE they are of in an Indian War, as well as the Judgment of the present General, who has made use of their Services.) Pennsylvania Gazette, Numb. 1838.
