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a friend who lives near Georgetown, having informedus that 8 or 10 families of other Indians dispersedin hunting parties on the braches of Tuscrawaswere very desirous of being instructed in farmingand were in want of a temporary supply ofProvisions, we believed it wright to turn ourattention to them, and having sent for some of theiractive men to meet us, we were at last preventedfrom an interview by the ice running in the Ohio. After leaving a supply for their relief when theycould get over the river we returned to redstone andengaged with a smith to make a few farming utensils We have not received any answer on thesubject communicated to their chiefs last year, andhave reason to believe it is accasioned by the alarmspread among them last spring, which probablyprevented its being laid before their general councilwhich is held at that season of the year at the lower Sandusky Town—and from the information received inthis journey we are free to inform the committee asour judgement that it would tend to increase among thewestern Indians a confidence in us as a people if Friendscould believe it right to send a few suitable personsto attend next spring at their general Council in