At  that  time  the  Indians  within  the  limits  of
his  domain  were  estinuited  at  six  ttionsand  in
number.  The  Five  Nations  conquered  the  Del-
awares, and  called  them  "  women  "  in  contempt ;
and  when,  at  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  the
latter,  dissatisfied  with  the  interpretation  of  a
treaty,  refused  to  leave  their  land,  the  Five  Na-
tions haughtily  ordered  them  to  go.  Commin-
gling with  warlike  tribes,  the  Delawares  became


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warlite  themselves,  and  developed  great  energy
on  the  war-path.  They  fonght  the  Cherokees,
and  in  1773  some  of  them  went  over  the  mpim-
taiiis  and  settled  in  Oliio.  So  early  as  1741  the
Moravians  had  bejtnii  .missionary  vrork  among
them  on  the  Leliigli,  near  Bethleliem  and  Naza-
reth, aiid  a  little  church  was  soon  tilled  with  In-
dian convert*.  At  the  heginning  of  the  French
and  Indian  War  the  Delawares  were  opposed  to
the  English,  excepting  a  portion  who  were  led
by  the  Moravians;  hnt  in  treaties  held  at  Eas-
ton,  in  Pennsylvania,  at  different  times,  from
1756  until  1761,  they  made  peace  with  the  Eng-
lish, and  redeemed  themselves  from  their  vas-
salage t-o  the  Six  Nations.  Tliey  settled  on
the  Snsqneliantia,  the  Christian  Indians  apart.
