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o’clock, one of them came from the camp, who ex-hibited a horrid spectacle — hallooing, I am a man — I am a warrior — dashing his fist against a tree, drew out his scalping knife, brandished it through the airwith uplifted hand, roaring and making a terribleappearance. At length a sober Indian came, andtook him away. However, with the trouble of In-dians, and a host of musquetoes, I dont know thatI slept ten minutes during the night. We dined this day on a masquenungy, whichweighed eighteen pounds; a very delicious fish. It was speared by an Indian. Lake Erie abounds withsturgeons so plentifully, that a couple of men havetaken more than a ton weight before breakfast. Itis said, they originated from four of that specieshaving been put in, above the falls, by a French officer; before which, it is reported, none were tobe found above the great falls; and when first dis-covered by the Indians, they were much alarmed. 11th. The Ottoway schooner, arrived from FortErie, in which came Jasper Parrish, who left Phila-delphia twenty-seventh of last month. He brought me letters from my beloved brother and sister Dawes, and my daughter Mary, which were verycordial and refreshing; also, the newspapers con-taining much information. This afternoon, the Chipawa fell down from De-troit, bound for Fort Erie, in which upwards oftwenty Oneida Indians returned, being tired out with waiting; some had got sick, and all were rag-ged and dirty. This day, had a meeting on Groes-isle, which, onsome accounts, was a trying season, but we return-ed with peaceful minds. 12th.