Extract of a letter from Benjamin Lincoln, Beverly Randolph, and Timothy Pickering Com=missioners &^c dated Niagara May 27. 1793 — Navy Hall The extreme jealousy of the Indians will naturally prompt them to magnify every thing wearing a hostile appearance. The movement of General Wayne to Fort Washington will probably give no umbrage: and in his Speech to the Corn=planter he assured him that he should make no advances [underline: beyond the posts] [underline: already established] but if he reinforces the present posts advanced of Fort Washington, we are apprehensive it may produce mischief — if nothing worse at least by exciting a Suspicion that tis in order to strike their towns while they are in Treaty, it will still longer re=tard their assembling." The jealousy of the Indians is so great, Governor Simcoe says he will during the Treaty keep scouting parties about our advanced posts and that if any Troops should be sent forward especially to Fort Jefferson the Indians will certainly strike them. We recollect that your instructions to General Wayne contained many cautions to prevent any Steps which might move the jealousy or resentment of the Indians, but not remembering the precise terms we have thought it expedient to drop this hint. Extract of a letter from Colonel M^cHee to Major of Brigade Littlehales, dated Detroit April 11^th 1793. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 23^d March — The Speech of the United States to the western Indians was forwarded Yesterday to the Glaize by some Chiefs of the Shawanese who came here soon after its arrival to hasten the meeting; and I beg to acquaint you for the information of his Excellency that at present it appears generally un=derstood by all the Chiefs whom I have seen that the proposed interview with the Commissioners will certainly take place at Sandusky — But the time fixed by the United States (viz 1^st of June) appears too early for the Indians to be able to collect themselves as in all probability the major part of them will not return from their wintering Grounds before the latter end of May exclusively of the Southern Chiefs expected with the messengers who were sent last fall and also those who are to attend from Michilimac=inac and the Mississippi in order to accomplish a full and permanent settlement of all the existing differences between the Confederated Indians and the United States." "And I should apprehend from their accustomary slowness in all their deliberations that it may be the latter end of June before they are able to adjust all their business at their private Council at the Miami Rapids, preparatory to their meeting the Commissioners. His Excellency will therefore only be enabled to state to the Commissioners should they arrive at the early period proposed, the caus=es of the delay, and should he think proper to recommend to them to stay at Niagara until the Chiefs are nearly ready, I shall not neglect to give