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1758] money. He said farther, that I often should call; and when he was alone he would speak with me.

16th.—Mr. Hays, being a hunting, was so lucky as to find the general's horses, and brought them home; for which the general was very thankful to him. 17th.—Mr. Hays, being desired by Major Halket to go and look for the other horses, went, but found none. 18th.—The general told me to hold myself ready, to go with him down the country. 20th.—After we had been out two days, to hunt for our horses, in the rain, we went again to day, and were informed, they had been seen in a lost condition; one laying on the hill, and the other standing; they had been hoppled together; but a person told us, he had cut the hopples. When we came home we found the horses; they having made home to the fort.

22d.—It was cold and stormy weather.

23d.—I hunted for our horses, and having found them, we gave them both to the king's commissary; they not being able to carry us farther.

The sergeant Henry Osten, being one of the company that guided us, as above mentioned, and was that same prisoner, whom the Shawanos intended to burn alive, came to day to the fort. He was much rejoiced to see us, and said, "I thank you a thousand times for my deliverance from the fire; and think it not too much to be at your service my whole life time." He gave us intelligence that the Indians were, as yet, mightily for the English. His master had offered to set him at liberty, and bring him to Pittsburg if he would promise him ten gallons of rum; which he did; and he was brought safe to Pittsburg. Delaware George is still faithful to the English; and was very helpful to procure his liberty. Isaac Still, Shingas