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366 power of governing the Nation, from the Turtle Tribe was accused both by the latter and the Turkey Tribe, of being incompetent to govern the Nation, as nothing but disaster had been brought upon them, from the time he (Pipe) had usurped this power. They added that instead of pursuing the course which the Turtle Tribe had taken, who studied to spare and strengthen the Nation; they had roused the Neighboring Nations, and particularly the Wyondots, to join in diminishing and impoverishing them! And Pachgantschihilas*, the Delaware War Chief on the Miami (where a number of the Christian Indians resided) being applied to by Captain Pipe, "not to suffer the believing Indians to leave his territory:" replied: that "he never would hinder any of them from going to their Teachers!" and saying in his Message to Pipe, "Why did You expel these? Did I not tell You beforehand, that if You drove the Teachers off, the believing Indians would follow them? but You would not listen to me, and now we loose [sic] both! Who (said this Chief) "is the cause of all those disasters, which have befallen those People! I say You! -You, who threatened them with destruction! You who instigated the Wyondots to act the treacherous part they did; agreeing with these, that as a recompense for their services, they should be entitled to all the plunder they could lay hold of!"

• This is the same great War Chief, who in the Spring of the Year 1781, which at Gnadenhutten and Salem, with Eighty of his Warriors, had delivered himself so favourably with regard to the Christian Indians, and the choice they had made of being instructed in Christianity; and being at Peace with all Men & declaring: that he never would have a hand in disturbing or distressing them.