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The white settlements, on both the American and British shores of the Detroit, are so near together, that the farms resemble villages. Nearly opposite Sandwich is Detroit, which we reached about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded to the boarding house of the widowHarrison, to whom we had been recommended, having come eighteen miles. In the evening, Charles Jewett and several others came to see us; they told us they had heard of the arrival of some strangers, and expected we were from the interior of the United States; that for a long time they had received no account from the seat of government, and were anxious to hear the news. Having an open letter from the Secre-tary of War, directed to Charles Jewett, and to the commanding officer at Detroit, we embraced the opportunity to present it. The letter was as follows: War Department, February 20th, 1804. Gentlemen,- This will be handed you by Joel Wright, George Ellicott, and Gerard Hop-kins. They are amongst the most respectable members of the Society of Friends in Maryland. Their object is to visit some of the western In-dians, for the laudable purpose of encouraging and aiding them in the introduction of agricul-ture and other improvements essential to the happiness of the red people. They are men of science, information and property, and are en-