[Closing of preceding letter, visible at top of page:] as nothing material has happened, since this morning I will not detain the post who appears to be indolent. The Hon^ble Major Gen^l Knox Sec^y of War. [N°/1 to Major Gen^l Knox Sec^y of War] Pittsburgh 20 July 1792 Dear Sir, I have been honoured with your letter of the 13 inst enclosing the arrangement of the four Sublegions, a copy of your letter of the 12^th to the Governor of the State of Kentucky, with the other enclosures, which shall be duly attended to. The detachment under Major Asheton arrived at this place on monday – Lieut^t Mccampbell with [undecipherable] Dragoons, & Capt^t Faulkner's rifle men on tuesday – I am however sorry to inform you of the alarming desertions that prevailed in [undecipherable] Detachment & [undecipherable] Dragoons, not less than fifty of the former and seven of the latter, deserted on their march between Carlisle and Pittsburgh, being more than one fifth part of the whole – I have order'd them [strikethrough: them] to make out a particular description, with the names and former places of abode of the Several Deserters, which shall be forwarded to you next post. I was foiled in my intention of separating those men who have not had the small pox from those who had, by some of them taking it in the natural way on their march; the eruptive fever beginning to appear among others, I ordered the whole amounting to twenty five to be immediately inoculated from a conviction that many of them had already taken the infection. Predatory practices of Indians began to make their appearance: in the course of last week, they killed seven people in Ohio County and carried off a number of horses. The particulars you will see in the enclosed letter & the Pittsburgh paper – Capt^t Brady has returned from the Indian Country two days since, but I have not yet seen him – he said that he had made some important discoveries – but I rather think it is not the case – Otherwise he would have communicated them, it seems that he does not appear in Pittsburgh, on an account of a proclamation for apprehending him on account of the murder of certain Indians last Summer however I hourly expect to be made acquainted with the intelligence that he may have to communicate this Col. Shepherd, who employ'd him – these little affairs have alarm'd the inhabitants of Washington, Alleghany, & Westmoreland, who have called for troops to protect them – when my whole force at this place fit for duty [undecipherable], Dragoons, Garrison & all, will not exceed three hundred and twenty – however I hope we shall soon encrease, and every thing shall be done for the defence of the frontiers, that circumstances will permit of – until the Indians determine for peace or war – this state of Suspense is rather unpleasant – I am really at a loss to know what to do respecting the Chickasaw Indians – however I will endeavour to stop & support them at [undecipherable: probable reading "Rashoke"] until further orders – I believe that some of the Saddles were not equal to the pattern, we must endeavour to supply the Defect, by artificers of our own, for which purpose I have already ordered materials for repairing or altering such as stand in need of it. The clothing clothing for Capt^t [undecipherable: probable reading "Sherian"] Lewis', Howell Lewis', and william Preston's companies has not arrived; when they do I will forward them as directed. – I have the honor to be with great Esteem, your most obed^t and very hum^l Serv^t Anty Wayne The Hon^ble Major Gen^l Knox Sec^y of War.–