Not returned — The town of men being assembled, with the Governour, and a number of Officers of the Province; as also many military Officers, — Captain Brant, with a lettler, Bringt of your name; just Speed, you have sent to say, our Brother, the Bontonians and English. We are glad to have this meeting, and think it by the appointment of the great Spirit. Brother of the United States, we told you the other day at Fort Erie; that at another time we would inform you, why we had not assembled at the time of place appointed for holding the treaty, with you. Now we inform you that it is because there is so much the appearance of war in that quarter. Brothers, we have assigned the reason for our not meeting you, and now we request an explanation of those war like appearances — Brother, the people you see here, are sent to request the Indian Nations who own the lands north of the Ohio as their own property, and who are of your mind, and our hearts. Brothers, we are here come to speak to you for two reasons; one because your cannons being in our neighborhood have prevented us meeting at the appointed place; The other to know if Brothers, you are properly authorised to ascertain and establish a new boundary line between the lands of the United States and the lands of the Indians