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429 deeply afflicted, praying to the Lord, to avert all danger from them and their People, and take them under his gracious protection! - and that he also in his Mercy, would cause the works of darkness, which at this present time, were so destructively carried on among the Heathen, to cease; that the lives of those ignorent, heathen might be preserved for the good purpose of turning them from their heathenish ways unto him!"*

It appreared, from the conduct of the Savages, in taking this Chief thro the brethrens Settlement, and burning him so near their Village, that this plan had been devised, for the purpose of drawing the attention of the Missionaries and their Indians, to the Act they were committing here while, forgetting Joshua for the moment, he at the same time, would be executed, at the place they had come from, so that they, would be too late, if they afterwards came to look for him.

Joshua, before and after being placed on the burning pile; prayed most fervently to God his Saviour; and continued either praying, or singing praises to the Lord, untill his strength was exhausted, and death closed his career. One Indian from that quarter - an acquaintance and friend of mine, who witnesed the scene, assured me and others; that "our brother Joshua, remained.

• Letter from the Missionary Village,

to the Missionaries of Goshen.