Fort Oct 8^th Sept. 991 Sir Having Received your favor of the 8^th Inst together with a Packet for Head Quarters, which I shall forward by Capt Buell who is Expected at this Post on the 10^th, and as he will be amunediately holder for the transportation of his detachment to the River, I immediately holder by a late Ruin, he will descend the Ohio to Head Quarters in four or say days, from the time of his Embarkation, which may be the day of his Arrival here — Capt Newman waited a few days on the River to Pass if Sett off on the Morning of the 5^th & Expected to be at Fort Washington, on the 10^th or 11^th, the River being presently high — I shall be glad to know what what Number of Troops and Quantity of Stores, are to be Transported to Head Quarters — in the two or three next Months, in Order that, the Surprizing Boats may be provided — by Clift from Venango the Indians in that quarter are determined to be quiet, and not join to take up Arms against the Americans on their own defence — the Militia that are called out of your Butler, [undecipherable] before the rest of our Head Dont are distinguished from people from Back to form a small portion of Indians available to the latter to be in our Neighbourhood — M^r [undecipherable] has