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176. "intruders & not even to suffer them to cross the Ohio, but fall upon them where they should find them; which if not done without delay, their Country would be lost to them forever"!

    The consternation caused among the Delawares on hearing these reports, was, as might be expected, very great, altho Captn White Eyes and other Chiefs, [strikethrough: could] would not give credit to reports of this kind, especially when coming from such Characters [strikethrough: as they did; but]; yet as the Nation [strikethrough: thro these] had been unclear to commence War immediately against the People of the United States, and he, (White Eyes) well knew that his conduct in this affair would be closely watched by his rival, Captain Pipe on the Walhonding, he called a general Council of the Nation, in which he proposed [strikethrough: a] to delay [strikethrough: of] committing hostilities against the American People, for Ten days, during which time they might obtain more certain Information, as to the truth of the assertions of these Men; either (as he hoped) from Tamenend (Col. Morgan) or Col. Gibson, or some other friend of theirs, who would give them notice. Pipe, considering this a proper time of placing White Eyes in the back ground, construed this wise and prudent advice of his, as tho he was in the secret; and now proposed to his own Council, "to declare every Man an Enemy to the Nation, that should throw an obstacle in the way that might