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ADVERTISEMENT. Since putting to press a London Edition of"A brief Account of the Proceedings of the"Committee appointed in the Year 1795, by"the Yearly Meeting of Friends of Pennsyl-"vania, New Jersey, &;c. for promoting the"Improvement and gradual Civilization of the"Indian Natives," an account of the proceed-ings of a committee, appointed by anotherYearly Meeting in North America, has beenreceived. In presenting it to the English reader,a few remarks may be useful. The Yearly Meeting held at Baltimore, inMaryland, is quite distinct from that held atPhiladelphia; yet it represents a considerablepart of the body of Friends in the western partof Pennsylvania. The objects of the concern ofthe two Yearly Meetings are equally distinct.The Indian nations to which the Maryland com-mittee has directed its attention, lie in generalfarther west, than those under the notice of thePennsylvanians. They are situated in that vastdistrict which is comprehended between therivers Ohio and Mississippi, and bounded tothe north by the lakes Superior, Huron, andErie. Lake Michigan penetrates this district,and may be said to be wholly within it. It has