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in keeping them in their present uncivilizedstate will use great efforts to counteract thyexertions, and will throw every obstacle theycan in the way of any plan that may be adoptedfor their civilization, they will also probablyendeavour to persuade the Indians, that theGovernment is now influenced by someinterested motive, and if they can no otherway succeed in rendering the present attemptabortive, will even endeavour to inducethem to abandon their present settlementsand remove further to the westward. Andas these traders by living amongst theIndians and speaking their language, havea great influence over them, it willrequire much circumspectiom and wisdom in thee tocounteract this influence. Thou must becautious in thy communications to themand very particular in the selection of interpretters- We apprehend it will rarely be safefor thee to make use of a trader for this purpose. In thy communications withthe Secretary of War thou shouldest at alltimes exhibit a candid and unreservedview of the state of business under the care