are, on a subject so interesting and important to the human race.’  After some persuasion Brant consented to go and, proceeding on horseback by way of the Mohawk valley, he arrived at the capital city on June 20.  There he was gladly welcomed, and every effort was made to win him for the United States.  ‘I was offered a thousand guineas down,’ wrote the War Chief at a later time, ’and to have the half-pay and pension I receive from Great Britain doubled, merely on condition that I would use my endeavours to bring about a peace.  But this I rejected.’  The American authorities then held out an even more tempting bait.  They would give him pre-emption rights over land estimated to be worth twenty thousand pounds and an annual allowance of fifteen hundred dollars.  But Brant steadfastly refused, and his reason was very plain.  How could he accept such a bribe?  ‘They might expect me,’ he said, ’to act contrary to His Majesty’s interest and the honour of our nations.’  He did, however, promise that he would urge the Miamis to come to terms with the United States, and that he would go to them for that purpose.

As he was on his way home from Philadelphia he found that a Dutch-American, named Dygert, was pursuing him with the intention of making an attempt upon his life.  In New York, while he was talking to several officers at his lodgings in Broadway, he happened to peer out, and saw a man in the street below with his eyes intently fixed on the window of his room.

‘There is Dygert now,’ he cried.

Colonel Willet, one of the officers, went down and accused the man of basely plotting Brant’s assassination.

‘Do you know,’ said the colonel, ’that if you kill that savage, you will be hanged?’

‘Who,’ said Dygert in surprise, ’would hang me for killing an Indian?’

You will see,’ answered Willet; if you execute your purpose, you may depend upon it that you will be hanged up immediately.’

At this the would-be criminal went off and did not trouble the War Chief any more.

On his safe return to Canada Brant was taken ill and was not able to attend a grand council held in the autumn at Au Glaize, on the Great Miami.  When the council met it was agreed that hostilities should be suspended until a fresh council should be held at Miami Rapids.

During the winter of 1792-93 Brant received a visit from Simcoe, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, at his home on Grand River.  This officer, who had lately been installed at Niagara, carried a letter to the War Chief from his old friend Lord Percy, now the Duke of Northumberland, together with a brace of pistols that the duke had sent to him.  Simcoe was on his way to Detroit by sled, and stopped for three days at the Mohawk village.  A feu de joie was fired in his honour, flags were hoisted, and the Indians made a display of their trophies of war.

Brant and some of the redskins accompanied the lieutenant-governor as far as the Thames river, where was situated the village of the Delawares.  Here the War Chief was forced to return.  Soon afterwards His Excellency again halted at Grand River on his way back.  The Indians entertained him in royal style, performing the calumet dance, the feather dance, and several other dances of their tribe.