the circumstance of the roof, as it is called, being covered with cedar. Fish are now passing up the Rapids in great numbers from the lakes, in so much that the water smells strongly of them. They are taken very abundantly by the Canadians and Indians. The fisherman without seeing them strikes his barbed spear to the rocks, which often passes through several at a time, and frequently of different kinds. The muscanonje are taken here in great numbers; they are a fish from three to five feet in length. 19th. This morning we proceeded with diffi-culty ten miles; owing to high winds, and a raincoming on, prudence seemed to dictate that we should put into a harbor, which we did at the mouth of Swan creek, where is a small fort and garrison lately established by the United States. Introductory letters were given us at Fort Wayne, to Lieutenant Rhea, the Commandant, which we delivered. He treated us with respect, and with him we spent the remainder of the day and lodged. On our way we stopped to view an old fort, called Fort Miami, which was garrisoned by the British at the time Wayne defeated the Indians. Many Indian villages and wigwams are seated on both shores of the river, and many Canadian traders are to be found residing amongst them. They have generally intermarried with the In-dians, and adopted their manners. Some of the