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     Captain Bunbury (one of the British Officers who accompany the Commisioners) 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 (sic) by the other nations.
 
     Captain Bunbury (one of the British Officers who accompany the Commisioners) 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 (sic) by the other nations.
  
     Sunday 11th August.  The Kings Vessel called the Chippewa arrived from Detroit.  She is bound to Fort Erie,  twelve Senekas including women and children , and most of them sick, from the Indian Council at the rapids of the Miami came in here.  These Senekas are well known to General Chap??? 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 receoived from Hendriock's man and the Miamses 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 with them a third time, and if they were still obstinate would ??? 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
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     Sunday 11th August.  The Kings Vessel called the Chippewa arrived from Detroit.  She is bound to Fort Erie,  twelve Senekas including women and children , and most of them sick, from the Indian Council at the rapids of the Miami came in here.  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 receoived from Hendriock's man and the Miamses 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 with them a third time, and if they were still obstinate would [indecipherable] 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