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General Chapin will procure two Seneka Runners to go with him as far as Fort Franklin. From thence he will proceed by land or by water as he and the Commanding Officer shall think best. But which ever route he pursues, we have desired the commanding Officer to send some trusty Indians by the other, to afford the greater certainty of conveyance. We enclose him a duplicate letters for Major Craig, and General Wayne for that purpose.

Mr Wilson proposes to go as far as Genesee River, and thence proceed to the Susquehanna, and thence to Pittsburg; by him we shall send the third set of letters for General Wayne.


Fort Erie 23 .rd August.

We arrived here between twelve and one OClock this morning and our letters having been prepared on the Voyage, we shall be enabled to send them off, as soon as General Chapin and Mr. Jones can cross the river. They will go to Buffaloe Creek, and procure two Indian Runners to accompany Ash, and two more to carry this letter to Canandaigua, where General Chapin's Son is instantly to procure an express to carry it to Philadelphia.

B. Lincoln B. Randolph, T. Pickering Commissioners of the United States.

P:S: We could get no account of the number of the Indians at the Rapids, except from the British agents, who told us there were about fifteen hundred men. We have noted them accordingly. But suppose they are rather likely to be less than more.

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