[N^o 81. To Major Gen^l Knox Sec^y of war.] Head Quarters Greenville 16. July 1794 Sir, I have the honor to enclose copies of letters with a return of mounted Volunteers from Major Gen^l Scott & Cap^t Butler, received last evening by express. — this detachment has arrived at Fort Washington & are ordered to this place without a moments delay. From examining the trail & trails of the Indians on their retreat from Fort Recovery on the 15. instant, it would appear that the Wabash Indians & Outawalimes separated from the others about twelve miles from that place & took a N.W. direction towards their towns; and at about twenty five miles another trail broke off to the right, & steered an Easterly course towards Sandusky, supposed to be the Wyandots. — by those trails it would appear that the Indians were scattering, and that there were from 250. to 300. who went off upon each of those trails: but the main body continued together & took a direct course for Grand Glaize. I have several select parties out from whom I have a well grounded hope of speedily receiving more certain & full intelligence respecting the force of the British and Savages at Grand Glaize & Roche de bout. I hope to be in motion in the course of four or five days; leaving the last division of Volunteers under the immediate orders of General Scott to follow & form a junction at a given point: our movements will be rapid until we gain it. — it is a position from whence we can look towards G^d Glaize or Roche de bout or, both, as circumstances may present. — vide my letter N^o 76. — nor is it improbable that M^r Simcoe may be drawn out to assist his savage allies. in that case it may eventually afford an opening for the Volunteers to operate in the rear of the enemy without much difficulty or danger. I shall write you more fully after the arrival of the first division of the Kentucky Volunteers; & perhaps afford you a key to the difficulties thrown in the way of raising those auxiliaries, which I consider as the dying effort of a nefarious faction. Interim I am