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Tents and dress being chiefly mostly made of Buffaloe Skins - he says the distance they went with their Canoe's taking the Course of the Lakes and Rivers was more than 2000 Leagues from Montreal. - this evening we were all invited to sup with the officers at the mess Room. 23d. Some Indians of the Chippeway Nation came in from the great Council at Miami who bring accounts, as we are told, that the Indians are very backward in gathering, few or none from the S.W. having yet come in, owing, it is said, to the injudicious movement of General Wayne. - Matthew Elliott gives it as his opinion, that the treaty will not com-mence before the middle of next Month - at 10 this morning had a Meeting in the Kings Sail Loft, in which some experienced their strength to be renew'd. 24th. Various are the reports that we daily hear, some of them exceedingly discouraging, insomuch that some of our Friends of this place, in the most serious manner, advise us not to think of attending the Treaty.- This day J. Hacken­ welder, with a number of his Brethren, the Moravian Indians, came to the Garrison from their settlement on the River La Trench, about 70 miles from hence, by them we understand that the said Indians