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The following report to the YearlyMeeting was agreed on To the Yearly Meeting now Sitting. The Committee appointed on Indian Concerns have agreed to in-form, that since our report of last year, we have continued our atten-tion to the object of our appointment. No opening having presentedto renew our efforts in favour of the Indians residing at Dennis's Sta-tion on the Wabash, we have confined our assistance to the settlementof Shawaneese, at Wapakonetta, and the Delaware towns near Mo-hickon-John's Lake. Agreeably to the prospect held up in our last report, a deputationfrom our number have made a visit to the settlement at Wapako-netta, and upon confering with the Chiefs and others, found the manx-iously desirous to receive assistance from Friends ; and particularlyto be aided in putting up a Grist and Saw Mill at their town. Uponexamining the seat, it was found not to be so eligible as one couldhave been desired ; but, as it appeared to be the best in that neighbour-hood, it was finally concluded to erect a Grist and Saw Mill there.Workmen have accordingly been engaged, and are now employed inerecting them, under the personal superintendence of one of our Com-mittee, by whom we are informed, that it is expected they will both becompleted in the course of the present season. We may also inform,that the accounts which have reached us from these Indians, representthem as generally industrious, and disposed to cultivate their lands ;divers of them having already been cleared and in cultivation, as muchground as furnishes an abundant sufficiency of grain for the use of their own families. And it is hoped that when their Mills shall havebeen completed, this disposition will more generally spread amongstthem. Another deputation from our Committee have also made a visit tothe before mentioned settlements of Delawares at Greens-town andJerome's-town, near Mohickon-John's Lake. They found these In-dians industriously disposed, and earnestly desirous of receiving someassistance from Friends. They were accordingly furnished with suchimplements of husbandry as their situation appeared to require, and a young man of our Society, of exemplary habits, was procured, who re-sided several months with them, and assisted them in preparing theirtools, and putting in their crops. Several of them have learned toplough their lands ; and it is hoped that the assistance already furnish-ed will be of essential service to them. We may further add, that the late disturbances amongst the Shawa-neese at Wapakonetta and its vicinity, which so long interrupted ouroperations, have nearly subsided. Upon examining the Treasurer's Accounts, we find balance in hishands of 1287 dollars 53 cents, exclusive of the principal of the do-nation from our Brethren of Great Britain. The expenditures nowaccruing in the improvements at Wapakonetta not having beendrawn for. Signed on behalf of the Committee.Philip E Thomas, Clerk.Baltimore, 10 mo. 17th, 1811. Then adjourned to the 28th Inst. when theCommittee again met present 16 members It being expected that the Grist &; SawMills which were undertaken to be put upfor the use of the settlement of Indiansat Waupaukanetta will be compleatedwith in the course of the present season