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My lords and gentlemen,

Cannot put an end to this feffion of parliament without returning you my thanks for the prudent and falutary measures which you have taken to extend the commerce and fecure the happiness, of my kingdoms.

The affurances which I have received of the pacific difpofition of the feveral powers with whom we were lately at war, and of their refolution to adhere inviolably to the terms of the late treaty, promise the continuance of peace abroad; and the firm and temperate exertion of your authority, joined to the conftitutional and public-fpirited conduct which you have manifefted on every occasion during the prefent feffion, will, I truft, establish at home due obedience to the laws, reverence to the legislature, and domeftic union.

Gentlemen of the houfe of

commons,

I thank you for the fupplies which you have fo cheerfully and

provifion you have made for the feveral fervices recommended to you, and efpecially for maintaining my fleet in a refpectable state, will, I am confident, preferve to this nation its proper weight and influence, and give strength and fecurity to all my dominions.

The wife regulations which have been established to augment the public revenues, to unite the interefts of the moft diftant poffeflions

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fecure their commerce with Great my crown, and to encourage and Britain, call for my hearty appro

bation.

Your regard to public credit, in difcharging a part of the heavy debt contracted and unprovided for during the late war, without impofing on this kingdom the burthen of any new taxes, is particularly pleasing to me, from the tender concern which I feel for my people.

My lords and Gentlemen,

It is the proper employment of this feafon of tranquillity, to confider of the moft effectual means for perfecting those works of peace, and plans of public utility, which have been fo wifely and happily begun.

I recommend these important objects to your confideration during the recefs. You may depend upon my conftant endeavours for the fuc cefs of thefe good purposes; as I fhall ever efteem it my trueft glory, to employ that power with which the conftitution hath entrusted me, in promoting your real interefts, and lafting happiness.

Preliminary

Preliminary articles of peace, friendship, and alliance, entered into between the English and the deputies sent from the whole Seneca nation, by Sir William Johnson, bart. his majesty's sole agent and superintendant of Indian affairs for the northern parts of North America, and colonel of the Six united nations, their allies and dependants, &c.

Art. I.

HAT the Seneca nation do immediately ftop all hoftilities, and folemnly engage never more to make war upon the English, or fuffer any of their people to commit any acts of violence on the perfons or properties of any of his Britannic majefty's fubjects.-The sachems and chiefs of the Senecas agree fully to this article.

II. That they forthwith collect all the English prisoners, deferters, Frenchmen, and negroes, amongst them, and deliver them up to Sir William Johnfon, (together with the two Indians of Kaneftio, who killed the traders in Nov, 1762, previous to the treaty of peace, which will take place within three months, if thefe articles are agreed to); and that they engage never to harbour or conceal any deferters, Frenchmen, or negroes, from this time; but fhould any fuch take refuge amongst them, they are to be brought to the commanding officer of the next garrifon, and delivered up; promifing likewife never to obftruct any fearch made after fuch perfons, or to hinder their being apprehended in any part of their country.-Agreed to; and they will assist in apprehending any such in their towns.

III. That they cede to his majefty, and his fucceffors for ever,

in full right, the lands from the fort of Niagara, extending eafterly along Lake Ontario, about four miles, comprehending the Petit Marais, or landing-place, and running from thence foutherly, about 14 miles, to the creek above fort Schloffer, or Little Niagara, and down the fame, to the river or ftrait; thence down the river or ftrait, and acrofs, the fame at the great cataract; thence northerly to or the banks of Lake Ontario, at a creek or small lake about two miles weft of the fort; thence eafterly along the banks of Lake Ontario, and acrofs the river or ftrait to Niagara, comprehending the whole carrying-place, with the lands on both fides the ftrait, and containing a tract of about 14 miles in length and four in breadth. And the Senecas do engage never to obftruct the paffage of the carrying place, or the free use of any part of the faid track, and will likewife give free liberty of cutting timber for the ufe of his majesty, or that of the garrifons, in any other part of ther country not comprehended therein.-Agreed to; provided the track be always appropri ated to his majesty's sole use; and that, at the definitive treaty, the lines be run in the presence of Sir William Johnson, and some of the Senecas, to prevent disputes hereaf

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IV. That they allow a free paffage through their country, from that of Cayugas to Niagara, or elsewhere, for the use of his majefty's troops, for ever; engaging never to obftruct or moleft any of his majefty's troops, or other his fubjects, who may make ufe of the fame, or who may have occafion to pafs through any part of their country, by land or water, from [Nj 2 henceforward.

henceforward.-Agreed to; and moreover (if required) the Senecas will grant escorts of their people; but it is expected they will not be ill treatea by ang of the English who may pass through their country.

V. That they grant to his ma jefty, and his fucceffors for ever, a free ufe of the harbours for veffels or boats within their country on Lake Ontario, or in any of the rivers, with liberty to land ftores, &c. and erect fheds for their fecurity.-Agreed to.

VI. That they immediately ftop all intercourfe between any of their people and thofe of the Shawanefe, and Delawares, or other his majefty's enemies, whom they are to treat as common enemies, and to affift his majefty's arms in bringing them to proper punishment; folemnly engaging never to be privy to, aid, or affift any of his majefty's enemies, or those who may hereafter attempt to disturb the public tranquillity.-Agreed to.

VII. That fhould any Indian commit murder, or rob any of his majesty's fubjects, he fhall be immediately delivered up to be tried and punished according to the equitable laws of England: and fhould any white man be guilty of the like crime towards the Indians, he fhall be immediately tried, and punifhed if guilty and the Senecas are never for the future to procure themfelves fatisfaction, otherwise than as before mentioned, but to lay all matter of complaint before Sir William Johnfon, or his majefty's fuperintendant of Indian affairs, for the time being, and ftrictly to maintain and abide by the covenant chain of friendship.-Agreed to. VIII. For the due performance of thefe articles, the Senecas are to

deliver up three of their chiefs as hoftages, who are to be well treated, and reftored to them fo foon as the fame are fully performed on their parts.-They agree to leave as hostages, Wannughfila, Serrihodna, and Arajungas, three of their chiefs.

IX. In confequence of their perfect agreement to the foregoing articles, Sir William Johnson doth, by virtue of the powers and authorities repofed in him, in the name of his Britannic majefty, promife and engage, that the faid Indians fhall have a full pardon for paft tranfgreffions: that they fhall be left in the quiet and peaceable poffeffion of all their rights, not comprifed in the foregoing articles; and that, on their duly performing the fame, and fubfcribing the definitive treaty of peace, to be held in confequence hereof, they fhall be once more admitted into the covenant chain of friendship with the English; and be indulged with a free, fair, and open trade, fo long as they abide by their engagements. This article the Senecas expect will be strictly regarded; and also that trade will be carried on in a fair and equitable manner.

The foregoing articles, after being duly and fully explained to the chiefs and warriors, deputies from the Senecas, they have fignified their affent thereto by affixing marks of their tribes to these presents.

Given under my hand, at Johnfon-hall, the third day of April, 1764.

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Terms of peace, granted August 1764, by Col. Bradstreet, to the deputies from the Delawares, Shawanese, Hurons of Sandusky, and other Indians of the countries between Lake Erie and the Ohio, at Presque Isle, on his

marched from Canada to bring them to reason.]

Substance of the treaty between the courts of Petersburgh and Berlin, ratified the 15th April, 1764.

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way to their country with a body B defenfive alliance, and a mu

of forces under his command.

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I. HAT all the prifoners in their hands fhould be delivered to him at Sandusky in twenty-five days.

II. That they fhould renounce all claim to the posts and forts we now have in their country; and that we shall be at liberty to erect as many more as we think neceffary to fecure our trade; and that they fhall cede to us, for ever, as much land round each fort as a cannon fhot can fly over, on which our people may raise provisions.

III. That if any Indian hereafter kill any Englishman, he fhall be delivered up by his nation, and tried by the English laws, only to have half the jury Indians. And if any one of the nations renew the war, the reft fhall join us to bring them to reafon.

IV. That fix of the deputies fhould remain with him as hoftages, and the other four, with an English officer, and one of our Indians, fhould proceed immediately to acquaint thofe nations with thefe terms of peace, and forward the collecting of the prifoners, to be ready at the day appointed.

[In October following, Colonel Bouquet granted pretty much the fame terms to another body of the Shawanefe, Delawares, and other Indians at Tufcarowas, in the heart of their country, whither he had

tual guaranty are agreed to, after referving the liberty of concluding other treaties not contrary to the prefent.

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3-9. In cafe of a foreign attack, 10,000 infantry, and 2000 cavalry, are promised, three months after the first requifition, to be continued till a ceffation of hoftilities. If these are not fufficient, means to be concerted to employ additional force. The troops to be paid and furnished with ammunition by the party affifting: Provifions and quarters to be furnished by the affifted. The troops to receive orders from their own ge neral; and to have their own religion and laws.

10. No peace, &c. to be concluded without mutual confent.

11. In cafe of war on the part of the affifting party, it fhall be exempted from furnishing its quota, or fhall be at liberty to withdraw its forces, after two months notice.

12. A free commerce between

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Memorial of the Porte, delivered in March, 1764, to the foreign ministers at that court, in relation to the future election of the king of Poland.

AMICABLE MEMORIAL, TOtice has been lately given to

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HE diet cannot be held

N the ambaladors of our friends, 1. in prefence of the foreign

that it was the intention of the fublime Porte, that the ancient liberties of the court of Poland fhould not be encroached upon by foreign courts; that the king of Poland, who is to be fet up, fhould be elected and established in the perfon of a native, as by the concurrence of the republic of Poland; and that no foreigner fhould be made king. Yet advices received from divers places import, that there is room to think, that difturbances are raised in Poland in order to get a perfon fet by force on the Polish throne, who is fupported by certain powers. Though we are not quite perfuaded of the reality of thefe advices, a memorial has been delivered to each of the minifters of Ruffia, Germany, and Pruffia, importing, that as the fublime Porte takes it to be honourable to maintain and support the ancient liberties of the Poles; and as the fame fublime Porte does not cramp the election that ought to be made of a king in the person of a native of the country; the fublime Porte therefore defires, that the other powers will likewife do honour to the liberties of the Poles, and that they will not oppose the election of a king in the perfon of fuch Piast (native) as the Poles may judge eligible. In confequence, this notice is given to the ambassadors our friends.

troops that furround the city.

2. The fenators did not engage the Ruffians to come; they gave no thanks for their being fent, and have not any way given occafion for their arrival.

3. The Ruffians have committed an act of violence in Lithuania, by favouring a pernicious confederacy made for disturbing the public tranquillity.

4. It is against all juftice, that in the memorial of the Ruffian minifters, delivered to the primate the 4th inftant, the troops of the crown are accused of having meddled in the dietines and other public acts.

6. It is by the unjuft proceedings of the fame foreign troops that the general dietine of Pruffia has proved abortive; and this is another motive for protesting against this diet.

6. All good patriots, who love juftice, are invited to unite for the fupport of liberty.

At the end of the manifefto there is an adhesion to the protests of the fenators, figned by fortyfive nuncios.

A discourse

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