[First page declared illegible by archive] Chickasaw Bluffs July 21^st 179[undecipherable] Sir, On the 21^st instant at this place where I arrived the preceding day, with all my boats in good order, I had the honor to receive your packet under date of the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] indebted to that [undecipherable] when you [undecipherable] back me, but when you receive the communication I [undecipherable] have the honor to address [undecipherable] y[our] [undecipherable] 4^th instant, together with the [undecipherable] and the en- closed, and the necessity of concentrating my force [undecipherable] General [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Should be in my judgement to render such a measure [undecipherable], [undecipherable] but at this point; indeed [undecipherable], perhaps [undecipherable] would have been [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] both the Cherokees at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] him, or [undecipherable] but by the [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] of his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] some [undecipherable] [undecipherable] until tomorrow I am to take the [undecipherable: Piragua?] and the boats [undecipherable] [undecipherable] every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] A day or two hence [I] shall [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] and to the [undecipherable: Governor?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable], as well as to the [undecipherable: Commandant?] [undecipherable] the instructions from my government of carrying to its demolition of the works, which can [undecipherable] with the acquiescence of the [undecipherable: Officer?] of the [undecipherable: Troops] [undecipherable] now there, and with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] obstacle, as if done under [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable: Commander?] of the Army — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the demolition of the works, in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the inhabitants of [undecipherable] — his letters to [undecipherable] are the [undecipherable] causes for the [undecipherable] of those posts. [undecipherable] at New [undecipherable: Madrid?] but one [undecipherable] with the troops, and every means but [undecipherable] was used to effect it; a great [undecipherable] had been [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] from [undecipherable: Natchez?] [undecipherable] with presents of [undecipherable: Blankets?], [undecipherable: Shirts?], [undecipherable], [undecipherable: Muskets?], powder and [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Tomahawks?], [undecipherable: Saddles?] and [undecipherable: Bridles?] to [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] arrived at their garrison of [undecipherable] opposite to this place, about eight hours before our arrival here — great pains, and much industry have been used to [undecipherable] from the friendship of the United States the nation of [undecipherable], and I fear they have been in a considerable degree [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] the Wolfs friend came [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] just spoken of from [undecipherable: Orleans?] — and on the day of our arrival, in a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], declared himself a Spanish [undecipherable] Chief [undecipherable] a commission from the Baron [undecipherable] dated [undecipherable] [undecipherable] May at [undecipherable: Orleans?] and [undecipherable] abused the Americans, [undecipherable] intelligibly that when the Wolfs friend his [undecipherable: uncle?] [undecipherable] we should receive a [undecipherable: talk?] that would make our hearts ache — and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] informed that he is greatly [undecipherable: dissatisfied?] with the Americans, but [undecipherable] for a [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] has spread his [undecipherable] in this nation, The mountain [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] friends, the [undecipherable], [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] about the spot on which the Spaniards [undecipherable] their works [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] land [undecipherable] the Spaniards [undecipherable] her [undecipherable] right [undecipherable] [undecipherable] when the Americans came they should [undecipherable]