This Happened Only On The Day
Following The Murder Of The Two Convict Rush Cutters, Before Noticed,
And His Excellency Was At The Very Time In Search Of The Murderers, On Whom,
Could They Have Been Found, He Intended To Inflict A Memorable And Exemplary
Punishment.
The meeting was unexpected to both parties, and considering
the critical situation of affairs, perhaps not very pleasing to our side,
which consisted but of twelve persons, until the peaceable disposition
of the Indians was manifest.
After the strictest search the Governor
was obliged to return without having gained any information. The laudable
perseverance of his Excellency to throw every light on this unhappy
and mysterious business did not, however stop here, for he instituted
the most rigorous inquiry to find out, if possible, whether the convicts had
at any time ill treated or killed any of the natives; and farther,
issued a proclamation, offering the most tempting of all rewards, a state of
freedom, to him who should point out the murderer, in case such an one existed.
I have thus impartially stated the situation of matters, as they stand,
while I write, between the natives and us; that greater progress in attaching
them to us has not been made, I have only to regret; but that all ranks of men
have tried to effect it, by every reasonable effort from which success might
have been expected, I can testify; nor can I omit saying, that in the higher
stations this has been eminently conspicuous.
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