" The enclosed extract of a letter from Colonel [undecipherable] tramck is corroborated by information from Ka[undecipherable] St. Vincennes, and Massac." " At the same time Colonel Howard is strengt[undecipherable] his works at St. Louis, and organizing the milit[undecipherable] are taken into pay at nine dollars per month."— [No. VI.] *Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Hamtr[undecipherable] Brigadier General James Wilkinson, dated Detro[undecipherable] May, 1797—* " THE departure of the fourth regiment, and n[undecipherable] the artillery, makes us very weak—it has reduced guards from officer's guards to non-commissioned off[undecipherable] and our strength does not admit of three relieves. " I have had, for a long time past, a large numb[undecipherable] Indians—I do not know well their intentions—[undecipherable] think it would be prudent not to weaken the g[undecipherable] more than it is ; and I am pretty sure that both the F[undecipherable] and Spaniards have emissaries amongst the India[undecipherable] have it from indubitable authority, that a large Bel[undecipherable] the Spaniards is now travelling through the differe[undecipherable] tions." [No. VII.] *Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Piercy Pope, to t[undecipherable] cretary for the Department of War, dated Cam[undecipherable] May, 1797—Received 29^th June.* S I R, " I ARRIVED at the Walnut-Hills on the 1[undecipherable] last month. Previous to my arrival at that place, [undecipherable] were lodged with the Commandant of that Post, n[undecipherable] suffer my troops to come any lower down until f[undecipherable]