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the [harraford] situation of the said settlers, is much greater than Inspec ted; but there is no appearance of my being able to relax, on the contraty I shall be under the necessity to order additional reinforcements.

I have just received a letter from General Twiggs dated West side of the Oconee the iInstant, which mentions that a detachment of about seven hundred volunteers will move some distance into the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Country: the result of this will be transmitted for the information of the President of the United States/

There will be a necessity for additional supplies of items - a thousand swords and two hundred and fifty /..... of pistols would be a most sensses...ble supply.

I shall be very happy to have communicated to me the general system that may be adopted by the President of the United Staes as nearly as the nature of the case will by [undecipherable]

I have the honor to be, Sir your most obedient servan. Edw ^d . Telfair

The Secretary of War }

State House, Augusta 18^th June 1793 Sir, Agreebly to my letter to you of the 12 ^th instant the result of the going out of a detachment of volunteers, I have now to communicate. They proceeded on to the Oakmulgee, about forty [undecipherable] distant from the Oconee and.from the circumstances of their persons becam