the harrassed situation of the wood settlers, is by much greater than I antici- pated; but there is no appearance of my being able to relax; on the contrary I shall be under the necessity to order additional reinforcements. I have just received a letter from General [undecipherable] dated [undecipherable] side of the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable], which mentions that a detachment of about seven hundred volunteers will move some distance into the en- emy Country; the result of this will be transmitted for the information of the President of the United States. There will be a necessity for additional supplies of Arms - a thousand swords and two hundred and fifty pair of pistols would be a most reasonable supply. I shall be very happy to have communicated to ... the general system that may be adopted by the President of the United States as nearly as the nature of the case will by any means admit [I] have the honor to be, Sir your most obedient servant. Edw^d Telfair The Secretary of War & State House, Augusta 18^th June 1793 Sir, Agreeably to my letter to you of the 12^th instant the result of the going out of a detachment of volunteers, I have now to communicate. They proceeded on to the Oconulga, about forty miles distant from the [undecipherable], and from the circumstances of their provision being