the treaty,) and they expected that the greatest difficulties being got over, the chiefs (some of all the nations remaining at the Council,) would now make peace. Two of the eldest of them said that when the Warriors who were going home, were about to leave the council, they enjoined it on their chiefs to make peace, that they might without fear or interruption return to their hunting. Captain Bunbury (one of the British Officers who accompany the commissioners) says that one of the twelve Indians who arrived today is an Ottawa (Tawa as the name is often spoken) and he said the Shawanese and others were strong for War, and will not abide by a peace into which they shall be draged by the other nations. Sunday 11^th August. The kings Vessel called the Chippewa arrived from Detroit. She is bound to Fort Erie; twelve Senekas including Women an children, and most of them sick, from the Indian Council at the rapids of the Miami, came in her. These Senekas are well known to General Chapin, and Jones, the interpreter. One of them an intelligent man, gave us the like information about the proceedings at the council, upon our last speech, with that received from Hendricks men and the Munses and Chippewas, only that the four nations who inclined to continue the War, remained obstinate when he departed from the Council. That the six nation chiefs had twice addressed them, urging them to agree to a peace, were going to speak to them a third time; and if they were still obstinate, would exceed their usual custom and speak a fourth time, and if without effect they should then leave them, and go home. He says the Farmer's Brother told him, and his company, that they might expect to be overtaken by messengers to the Commissioners, before they (the informant and his company) reached Detroit; but if none arrived before they got down to the Commissioners quarters, that then they might conclude that no peace would be made. This Seneka said that (except the four nations before mentioned) the Indians were for peace. He particularly mentioned the six nations, and the seven nations of Canada as strongly recommending to the hostile Indians to make peace and that for this purpose, Captain Brant and the Farmers Brother spoke a great deal in the Council. He added that of the four excepted nations near one half were disposed for peace; and that the Missasaguies, Chippewas, and Ottawas are as strong for peace as the seven nations of Canada. Monday 12^th August. No deputation or official information from the Indian Council having yet arrived the Commissioners judged it would be expedient to proceed without more delay to the Miami bay or river that they might more easily and expeditiously send to and receive an answer from them. They accordingly wrote the following letter to Captain Ford the Commander of the Vessel assigned by Governor Simcoe for their accommodation. Mouth of Detroit River 12^th Aug^t 1793. Sir, We have been waiting here twelve days for a reply to our last answer to the Indian Nations assembled at the Rapids of the Miami. We can think of no sufficient reason for this delay, and must therefore take measures to obtain that reply, or to ascertain whether we ought any longer to expect it. For this purpose we judge it proper to proceed ourselves to the Miami bay or river, that the necessary communication with the Indians may be easy and expeditious; for it is time that the business of our mission to be brou[ght to...]