[Geo. St.Clair to the Secy of War. Fort Washington 9. Oct.^r 1791] On the 23 ultims I arrived at this place and found every thing in a better state of preparation than I had Flattered my [undecipherable] with owing to the [undecipherable: prudent?] care and attention of general Harmar and the indefatigable applications of captain Ferguson — The militia that had been ordered from Kentucky appeared on the day appointed all except one hundred and forty, who have since come forward, and marched to join the army — Major Willis with the troops from the falls got up on the 22^nd, and major Doughty with part of the garrison of Fort Harmar arrived on the 25^th. From the failure on the part of Pennsylvania, the corps would have been rather too weak, and general Harmar was of opinion with me, that it would be proper to ask for a reinforcement from Kentucky, and in virtue of the powers granted to me by the President, I immediately called for five hundred from the counties Fayette & Woodford, which are the nearest and also the most populous, and and requested that, if it could be done they might all be mounted; but as the other militia had been for some time here, and were beginning to grow impatient, it was thought best not to wait for the arrival of the reinforcement, and accordingly the corps under the immediate command of Colonel Harding was put in motion on the 20^th with orders to advance about twenty miles, and to open a road from their camps to this place, for the passage of the artillery. By the accounts we have of the country, after the first twenty miles are passed, it becomes level and so thinely covered with wood that there will be little occasion to open roads. On the 30^th General Harmar moved with the troops, three pieces of artillery and the provisions for the campaigns; the cattle and horses for the transportation to the Store having arrived in due season. On the 2^nd instant, M^r Frothingham arrived with the remainder of the garrison of Fort Harmar, and [undecipherable] to join the army on the third. These I have not heard from General Harmar since his second day [undecipherable] march — the country was then hilly and difficult for the artillery, but some persons who had been surveying the country came in two days ago, who confirm the account of it very soon becoming level & open — they fell in upon the trace of the army, about seven miles from [undecipherable: Muskinos?] and returned upon it — In that distance there had been occasion to make only one very small way with logs. They ought to be up with [undecipherable: Chillicothe?] before now, and if they have not been opposed there, which I do not expect, as it is situated in a plain prairie, the Indians will be found assembled at the Miami village. Major Hamtramck had orders from general Harmar to move on the 25^th of the last month, and the militia [to] join him in time, for him to comply with the orders within a day or two at farthest. The intelligence I receive shall be communicated from time to time by every opportunity, and by express, if any thing occurs of sufficient importance. The little army moved in high spirits, and have had excellent weather ever since, one days rain excepted.