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56. by the white People "King Shingos?,"* the former of which together with other heads of the Nation, accordingly went on with Mr Post, but the latter preremptorily declared, that he should not go, believing that the English only wanted to murder him, for the damage he had done them during the late War. Scarcely had 6 weeks elapsed from the time of the departure of those who had gone on to the Treaty, when it became known, that the French had succeeded in persuading the Indian Nations once more to try their strength against the English - and it was further added: "that a Treaty at this Time would be of no affect; and that Post would not be permitted to return to this place again. The situation in which the writer of this was placed at the time, became very precarious. He however, found means of sending a Letter to Mr. Post at Lancaster, and receiving an answer and King Beaver, shortly after arriving from the Treaty, who, on learning what had been done in his absence and that a War seemed to be unavoidable, he likewise advised, the same as Post had done by his letter, [advised me to] that I should leave the Country, while it yet was time, lest I should fall a sacrifice; which however, on account of bad health at the time, was impossible for me to do, added to which my Horse had been stolen, or lost. Previous *This War Chief well knew the high price that had been set on his Scalp by the Governor of Pennsylvania.