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81 bis garrison retired into it, and from their
loop holes killed and wounded as airesov me n.
TONED Cspt. Eliot wri.cs that tl,ey ure an
medn'tely to ho.f acouncn at Tie Glaze, IN or
ger TO try ist.ey can prevail on The LAKE lnoi-
A. : 10 remain /; hut without provisions, amInu.
milton, &c. being sent To hat place., conceive I
geiher.
With great respect,
have the honor To be,
your most obt, and very humble servt.
A. M'KEE.
Col. England, Commantlant at
Detroit, &c. &c.
endorsed, :" on his Maiesty's serv;ceu,
SIR. ~
] was honored last night With YOUR let.
Ter otthe i1-h, and am extremely ys.l 40
nnd you are making such exe.tivns to supply
the Indians with provisions.
Capt Elliot arrived Yesterday, what he has
Drought viii greatly reliev us, having been o.
nhged all day yesterday otake al the corn
aud -four which the .railers had here.
scouting aarty'irom the Americans CARR.
ea on man aud a woman yesterday morning
os'ween his p ace and Roche de bout, ana at
tefwartis att cked u small parry OF ID lawares
~ tiieit camp ;but they were r pulsed with the
los OF a man, whom they eth hid or threw in.
TO The river. They killed Delaware woman.
IN
the army, aud WEnoN m,isrer 1000 lad las -.
All the Lake Indians from Sagana eownwards
should not lose one moment an j ming their
ore,hten, as every acc ssion OF Strength is an
addition TO their spirits.
have the honor to he,
with very great spect, sir,
your.most obi. and very humble servs.
Il Col ENGLAND, = 49,
&c &c. &c Detroit.
(Eadorsed. (" on his Msjesty's serviee"l
w.
Camp, near Fort Miami.
August 80. 1894.
have been employed several DAYS in
endeavoring to fl the indians, (who have been
.irlven rom the villages and corn6elds) between
The fort and the bay. Swan creek is generally
tSreed upon, ana viii be very convenient place
tor tue delivery OF provisions, &c
Tie last accou IS from Gen. Wayne's army
we're brought ne Last nigh ~ an Indian who
says the army woulh not be able to r. ach the
tiiaze hetor y sferday evening, it is supposed
on account OF the sick ant wounded, Eiany of
whorn they bury every day
propose being town in day or two.
respects.
have Ia, honor to be,
with great respect, sir,
your most DOT. and.very humble servtJ
a. M'KEE.
Colonel England,
&c &c &c ID troit.
endorsed, " on his NJ jesty's service."l
We know that there are these who stand rez-,
~ TO justify, or at least to pxcu-e Gress nr;
tain IN all that she does, blu, the Md thar
wants more evidence than is -h5rded by these
letters must be determined never 10 believe
IL IS Non,ierfui md ED that so much should ever
have been discovered. Considering the natuta
OF the conne xiqn and assistance that it hold.
out, it is wonderful that one functionary serve
lag nnder the KING of England, Should have
been SO indiscreet as 10 trust himseIf rnon no.
p r to another, and with so little disguise. Hs
must, surely, have had his ord rs One would
have rather supposed that the tongue alone.
and nthe caution OF whispers, would have beer,
trusted; or, the p n, that the unwarrantabla
purpose wou d have been STROUD d under some
difficult CIPHER 1t is the more remarkable az
the British, while STEPPED in the deed, have e.
yer endeavo ed, with affected indignation 70
escape from its odium. II wi be Pecolleo,ed
that not long before the dates of Mixes eli.
tors, President Washington being Under strong
suspicious oil fou play with the Indians bv the
agents OF the British government in Canado
caused II TO be made known to Colonel Betk..
with, who was then in Philadelphia, as the infor,
w" rCPISSeiNHuFe on MS nation, That the
United States had no other view in prosecuting
the warm which they wer> engaged with the
Indians than to procure peace aud safety to the
Inhabitants o. their frontiers, lie was snrpr;ved
that there should be any interference bv ,be
servants or subjects OF foreign state tbat
might protract the attainment of so iust an OH
jcct" Col. Beckwith, in personal int, ry,,ws
Will, Col. II amilton, vehementiy denied such i'm
terferesce, declaring that only the limited an,
nual pres nts had been given. II, was remind
ed that to give even these if they included arms.
was altogether objectionable while we were az
war with the Indians, and at peace with Eng.
land. 30 also, Mr.. Foster, just before he left
tins country, preseD ed a paper to the govern.
menl evIncIng great anxiety on the part Of SIP
James Craig TO foreclose all discovery Of xbat-
ever participation he too may have had %
those under him, IN giving unlawful aid or inn
pulse 10 the savsges
II cannot escape attention, that OF the ,hove
letters, rec OF them bear dste upon the eve
OF Gen. Wayne's battle, which was FOUGHT on
the goth OF August, 1894, at the Mnmis Tbis
must render hopeless every attempt by The Ri.
tish TO clear themselves OF tie guilt The lct-
tiers Pre- but pa cells Of many more, all or which.
as We have understood, go to he same end we
publish enough to day 90 give Character Of
authenticity To this species Of British outrage
and criminaiiiy such as il has meyer hid be-.
fore.
What means were used by our present ena.-
my to keepthe Indians together for the purpose
OF shedding lhe American blood that was sbed
al ~. Glars defeat, at Harmer's defeat, and
upon all other occasions prior 10 Wayne's time.
we must eonsign over to the silent conjsctures
OF those penetrating heads and those charitable