Worry over the safe return of Cornplanter; preparing for winter quarters; concerns over plans to redistribute the Sublegions;

Cited in Knox to Wayne, 10/26/1792. Wayne is gratified to learn that Governor Blount was merely alarmed by the report of war and not more seriously affected. He worries about the safe return of Chief Cornplanter; according to the deposition of William May and intelligence gathered from the Indians, there is much evidence that some “premeditated mischief” is intended to be carried out against Cornplanter. Wayne provides dispatches that he recently received, one of which provides a circumstantial account of General Wilkinson’s second tour to the site of General St. Clair’s defeat. He informs Knox that Major Rudolph headed down the Kenhawa River with needed clothing, arms, and accoutrements for the soldiers at the mouth of the river. Wayne’s time of late has been spent preparing for the move to winter quarters. Wayne remarks on the latter part of a letter from the President discussing the redistribution of the Sublegions, and Wayne’s notion that neither possesses a “solid skeleton.” There are not more than 1100 men, excluding those who are sick, and the actual number fit for duty is 824 men. Wayne feels it would be very difficult to find a Sublegion for Marietta without raising more effectives for the Legion, and so this needs to be a priority. Wayne also encloses an extract from a letter written by Mr. Belle which reveals he is too optimistic about the price and feasibility of procuring forage in Kentucky and transporting it to Fort Washington.

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