of many, however groundless in the opinion of others; therefore, do pray your indulgence relative to the return of the Association till we can better unite this people. All which we shall submit to your wise deliberation. Only beg leave to subscribe ourselves your most obedient and humble servants,

To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, President of the Provincial Congress, New-York.

P. S. If it should be necessary to appoint officers for the Army in this part, we think that Mr. Gideon Brunson, and Mr. Potter, and Mr. Joseph Lockwood, suitable men, and will accept.

ADDRESS TO THE ONEIDAS AND TUSCAR0RAS.

On the 28th of June, 1775, the Oneidas and Tuscaroras assembled at the German Flats, where they were met by the inhabitants of that District, and the Delegates from Albany. The inhabitants of the Flats delivered to them the following Speech:

Brothers: We are glad to have you here to return you thanks. We should have been much pleased to have spoken with you at the appointed place; that is, by your Superintendent, where of late you kept your council fire; but since his removing so far from us, we do not think it wrong or imprudent to communicate our sentiments of peace to you here. It is at this place, brothers, it has often been done, and here again we renew it, and brighten the old chain of peace and brotherly love.

Brothers: We cannot see the cause of your late council fire, or Superintendent, going away from among us. We did him no harm, and you well know that none of us ever did, and you may depend on it there was no such thing meant against him. He told our people he was going up to Thompson’s ( Cosby’s Manor) to hold a council fire with our brothers, the Five Nations there. We helped him to provisions to support you there, and every thing we had that he wanted. But he is going away from among us, and told some of our people that he would come back with company which would not please us; which, if true, it is certain his intentions are bad; and he may depend, that whatever force he may or can bring, we regard not.

Brothers: Our present meeting does not arise from any unfriendly thoughts we entertain of you, or from any fear of ourselves. It is purely on account of the old friendship which has so long been kept up between us; that friendship we want to maintain. It is that friendship which will be an equal benefit to us. It is as much wanted on your side as ours.

Brothers: We cannot too much express our satisfaction of your conduct toward us, by your late proceedings with the Superintendent, at the carrying place, for which we are also obliged to you, and do not doubt but that your conduct will be blessed with greater benefits than any other of those who will hurry themselves into mischief, which can never be of any other benefit to them, but sorrow for the innocent blood that may be shed on an occasion wherewith they have no concern. We look to you, particularly, to be men of more understanding than others, by the benefits you have received in learning; wherefore we confide and trust the more freely in you, that you can communicate to the other Tribes and Nations the errour they want to lead you into; and cannot doubt but your wisdom and influence with the other Nations will be attended with that happy success which will hereafter be a blessing to you and your posterity.

Brothers: What we have said is supposed to be sufficient to convince you that our meaning is for our joint peace and friendship, in which we hope that we and our children may continue to the end of time.

ADDRESS OF ENGLISH MERCHANTS TO GENERAL CARLETON.

Quebeck, June 28, 1775.

The following is a copy of an Address unanimously agreed to, and presented by the English Merchants, at Quebeck, to his Excellency General Carleton; a similar one was, at the same time, presented by the French, as also from the inhabitants of Montreal; so that the Provincials will be disappointed in their expectations of any assistance from this quarter.

To his Excellency GUY CARLETON, Esquire, Governour and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Quebeck, &c., &c., &c.

SIR: As it has been found necessary to withdraw His Majesty’s Troops from this garrison, we, the subscribers, think it our duty, in the present situation of affairs, to offer our service in protecting the King’s Magazines, as well as our own property in this place; and we do therefore humbly entreat your Excellency to order the Militia of Quebeck to be embodied, and to appoint such officers for the purpose of protecting His Majesty’s subjects here as to you may seem expedient; having the honour to be His Majesty’s most faithful subjects, and your Excellency’s most obedient humble servants.

GENERAL GREENE TO JACOB GREENE, ESQ.

Rhode-Island Camp, June 28, 1775.

The hurry I have been in, and the numerous employments I am called to, have left me no opportunity to write to you. I regret it the less, as I am confident that you have heard every day from the camp, and almost every particular transaction here, with many that never were transacted here or any where else.

The particulars of the late battle of Bunker’s Hill have been differently represented. Sometimes the enemy have lost a hundred; sometimes a thousand; and now it is up to fifteen hundred. I believe, from the best accounts I can collect, that they suffered a loss nearly equal to the last accounts. Many officers fell in the action. The Welsh Fusileers, the finest Regiment in the English establishment, is ruined; there are but one Captain and eleven privates left in the Regiment. It is said, that if some Regiments on our side had done their duty as well as others did, the Regulars must have suffered a total defeat, and would never have got possession of the intrenchments. Upon the whole, I think we have little reason to complain. There were but about fifty killed on our side, thirty made prisoners, and sixty wounded. I wish we could sell them another hill at the same price.

The Regulars are now encamped on Bunker’s Hill and our people on Prospect and Winter Hills, both strongly intrenched. Our people are in good spirits, but regularity and discipline are much wanted. Our own Troops are raw, irregular, and undisciplined; yet, bad as they are, they are under much better government than any Troops round about Boston. There are some officers in each Regiment who exert themselves to bring the camp under regulations. There are some Captains, and many subaltern officers, who neglect their duty; some through fear of offending their soldiers, some through laziness, and some through obstinacy. This makes the task of the field-officers very laborious. I have warned them of their negligence many times, and am determined to break every one for the future who shall lay himself open to it.

My task is hard, and fatigue great. I go to bed late, and rise early. The number of applications you cannot conceive of, without being present to observe the round of business. But, hard as it is, if I can discharge my duty to my own honour, and my Country’s satisfaction, I shall go through the toil with cheerfulness, My own officers and soldiers are generally well satisfied; nay, I have not heard one complaint.

The General Officers of the neighbouring camps treat me with the greatest respect; much more than my station or consequence entitles me to. Were I to estimate my value by the attention paid to my opinions, I should have great reason to think myself some considerable personage. But fatal experience teaches me every day, that mankind are apt to pay deference to station and not to merit. Therefore, when I find myself surrounded by their flattering attentions, I consider them as due to my office, and not to me. I shall study to deserve well, but cannot but lament the great defects I find in myself to discharge, with honour and justice, the important trust committed to my care. You know I never made much parade, nor was ambitious of raising people’s expectation higher than I had reason to hope my conduct would be answerable to. The world, in

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