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with the perusal of most of them - we were sorry to find some irritating and inflamatory pieces, particularly one, which censures the Government of the United States, for attempting to Treat with the Indians, under British influence, ungenerously branding the whole of that Nation with the opprobious epithet of Cut Throats. - all the officers, that we have as yet heard speak upon the subject, make light of it, and say, it is but little more than what, at times, appear in their own prints - whither it is really their contempt of such scandalous pieces, or their politeness, which will not permit them to give us uneasiness, that makes them appear so indifferent, is what I will not determine. 4th. Extremely Warm &; sultry, light airs of Wind from the South West. - Captn. Monsey inform 'd us that the Thermometer belonging to the Officers was, in the Shade, up to 100, in the Sun it rose to 117 degrees.