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French merchant's daughter, late of this place, nowdeceased. Two Cayugas also visited us. But wepainfully feel the want of suitable interpreters. —Many understand their language; but our sentimentsbeing generally peaceful, serious, and religious, soopposite to those held by persons qualified to serveus, that what they delivered, appeared to be withshame and reluctance. This put it out of our powerfully to relieve our minds. My mental powers oftencentred in secret intercession to the Preparer ofhearts, that the travail of my spirit might be con-veyed through such aqueducts, to their advantageand edification, as may best consist with his wisdomand power. As our minds were bowed, and patient-ly waded under it, there evidently appeared a seri-ousness at times to impress their countenances. — Last evening we received a grateful letter from the Moravian Indians. We had interviews to-day with several Indians,Munseys, Shawnese, and Delawares, to some satis-faction. They appeared pleased with our motivesin coming. This afternoon, I visited a young womaneducated at Newport, Rhode Island. Her father'sname, William Foster. She went from home, con-trary to her father's will, with one Molay, an offi-cer in St Clair’s army. He was killed in the defeatof 1790, and she taken prisoner by the Indians, whokept her eleven months. She then got off, and hassince lived in Detroit, and by her conduct, evincedthat she was not thankful enough for the many mer-cies, and great deliverances wrought for her. Lat-terly she has been taken with epileptic fits, of whichshe frequently has divers in a day. The intervals ofhealth are filled with bemoanings and cries for mer-