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The other Indians, with the interpreter, examined all the objects of interest in the neighborhood. They had begun to be aware of the importance of mechanical operations, and spoke with as much approbation as an Indian ever speaks of things which he admires, of the ingenuity ex-hibited in the flour and paper mills. The next day all the deputation left for their homes in the west. About a week subsequent to their departure, a member of the Indian Committee on passing by the hotel at Ellicott's Mills, saw the western public stage arrive with a party of Indians and their interpreter, and was much surprised to find among them the Delaware Chief, the Beaver. The Beaver, according to the statement of the, interpreter, had left his party at Cumberland, and had joined the present deputation in order to present the grievances of his nation to the atten-tion of the President of the United States. For several years their annuities, both as regarding goods and money, had been badly paid, and during his recent visit to Washington, William Wells had uniformly objected to allude to the subject, under various pretexts. The Beaver thought there was something wrong somewhere, and was determined to seek redness. The interpreter asked advice of the Friend who met him at the hotel, and was encouraged to make a faithful statement of wrongs done to the Delaware