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titled to the civilities and attention of all good men. You will please to afford them every aid, and should they wish to cross the lake from De-troit to Niagara, and a public vessel being about to sail for that place, accommodations should be afforded them free of expense, and letters of in-troduction given them to Major Porter. I am respectfully Your humble servant, H. DEARBORN.. To the Commanding Officer at Detroit, and Charles Jewett, Esq., Indian Agent. Charles Jewett received us with great civility, and has invited us to dine with him to-morrow, to which we have consented. 4th month 27th. This morning Charles Jewett again called upon us, and at his request we accompanied him to the garrison, and were introduced to the commanding officer, Major Pike, who appears to be a genteel and clever old man. He informed us that a public vessel would sail for Niagara, about the first of the ensuing month, and recommended us very strongly to take passage in her, in preference to any other vessel, she being in good order, and under the management of mariners well ac-quainted with the lake. This vessel is under his superintendence. Agreeably to engagement, we dined to-day withCharles Jewett. The revenue officer for the port of Detroit, Captian Ernest, also dined with us.