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speech - that the business of the Deputies was to carry the Commissioners answer to the Great Council, and they desired the Comissnrs. would wait a few days for a final answer. -The Indians then immediately took their leave, and Thos. McKee, about 11 oClock also set off for the Miami, and as the prospect of meeting the Indians at a general Treaty now appears very faint, Friends concluded to forward the address to the Indians, agreed upon the 17th ulto. ultimus by him, under cover to his Father Col. McKee. 2nd. Being a pleasant day walk'd about four miles down the Lake - the place where we are encamp'd is the property of Capt. Matthew Elliott, on which is a handsome convenient House, and a very large new Barn - the Land appears to be of an excellent quallity both for Grass and every kind of Grain.- He has a large stock of fine Cattle, among which are 12 yoke of Oxen, and I counted 31 Calves and 43 milch Cows - they are just now geting in the last of their Harvest, the wheat and oats have suffer'd much from prodigious flocks of Black Birds,