fession will Oblige me to have recourse to those Measures, which thousands of either Nation may hereafter have Cause to regret, and which I solemnly appeal to God, I have used my utmost endeavours to avert.

I have the honor to be Sir With much Respect
Your most obedient and very humble Servant

Fort Miamis, August 22nd, 1794.

WILLIAM CAMPBELL

Major 24th Regt. Commanding at Fort Miamis.

To Major General Wayne, &c., &c., &c.

Endorsed:-3 Copy of a letter from Major Campbell To General Wayne, Fort

In your letter of the 21 instant you declare "I have no hesitation on my part to say, that I know of no War Existing between Great Britain & America;"

I, on my part, declare the same, and that the only cause I have to entertain a contrary idea at present, is the hostile Act that you are now in commission of, i.e. by recently taking post far within the well known and acknowledged limits of the United States, and erecting a Fortification in the Heart of the settlements of the Indian Tribes, now at war with the United States.

This, Sir, appears to be an Act of the highest aggression, and destructive to the peace and interest of the Union:-hence it becomes my duty to desire, and I do hereby desire and demand in the name of the President of the United States that you immediately desist from any further Act of Hostility or aggression:-by forbearing to fortify and by withdrawing the troops, Artillery and Stores under your orders and directions forthwith, and removing to the nearest post occupied by his Britannick Majesty's Troops at the peace of 1783:-and which you will be permitted to do, unmolested by the troops under my command. I am with very great respect, Sir

Your most obedt & very hum'l Serv't

ANT'Y WAYNE.

J.G.S.

Major Wm. Campbell, &c., &c., &c.

bell.

Endorsed:-4 Letter from General Wayne, 22d. Augst. 1794. To Major Camp

In Lt. Govr. Simcoe's No. 34. 30th Augt. 1794.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM MAJOR CAMPBELL TO GENERAL WAYNE.

No. 5

Sir:

I have this moment the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date In answer to which I have only to say, that being placed here in the Command of a British Post, and acting in a Military Capacity only, I cannot enter into any discussion either on the right, or impropriety, of my occupying my present position, those are matters that I conceive will be best left to the Ambassadors of Our different Nations.

Having said this much, Sir, permit me to inform you, that I certainly will not abandon this Post, at the Summons of Any power whatever, until I receive Orders to that purpose from those I have the honor to serve under

I must still adhere to the purport of my letter this morning, to desire that your Army or Individuals belonging to it, will not approach within reach of my Cannon, without expecting the Consequences attending it.

Although I have said in the former part of my letter that my situation here is totally Military, yet, let me add, Sir, that I am much deceived if His Majesty the King of Great Britain had not a post upon this River, and prior, to the period you mention.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

With the greatest Respect

Fort Miamis, Augt. 22d 1794.

Your most Obedient and very humble servant

WILLIAM CAmpbell.

Major 24th Reg't. Commanding at Fort Miamis.

To Major General Wayne, &c &c &c

Endorsed:-5 Copy Of a letter from Major Campbell To General Wayne, August 22nd, 1794.

In Lt. Govr. Simcoe's No. 34 30th Augt. 1794.

Dear Sir:

FROM WILLIAM CAMPBELL TO JOSEPH BUNBURY.

FORT MIAMIS, 22d Aug. 1794.
10 O'clock at night.

Since I wrote to you last night, a further correspondence has pass'd between Genl. Wayne & me this day, The result of which has been, that he has summon'd me (to surrender this Post) in the name of the President of the United States, you may believe I have given him that answer, that I considered consistant with the duty I owe to my King and Country and I trust if he attacks us this night, he will not find us unprepared.

He says, that as I have made no hesitation in declaring that I know of no war existing between Great Britain and America, He in his part, acknowledges the same, and the only cause he has to entertain a different idea at present, is the hostile act that I am now in Commission of by recently taking Post far within the well known and acknowledged limits of the United States, and erecting a Fortification

in the heart of the settlement of the Indian Tribes now at war with the U.S. This he says is an act of the highest agression, and destructive of the peace and interest of the Union, &c.

I have given you the principal part of his letter, and I have only to add that I shall be happy to hear from you, and in the mean time, that you will write a few lines to the Commodore on board the Chippawa to say whether you think it will be safe to permit any reinforcement coming up the River. My own opinion at present is, that there is no danger.

Should anything pass between Genl. Wayne & me this night or to-morrow, that is to say even if there should be no serious attack upon this Post, yet should he continue the same line of conduct he has done for two days past, by reconnoitring under my guns, I shall certainly fire upon him.

As I afterwards will probably fire a morning and evening gun, I mention this that you may understand, it is no alarm. But should you hear more Cannon, you may conclude hostilities have seriously commenced, and you will act accordingly. Excuse haste and believe me Dear Sir,

Your very obedient and faithful humble servant,

To Captain Bunbury.

WM. CAMPBELL.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. THOS. DUGGAN TO JOSEPH CHEW, SECRETARY OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DATED DETROIT

23RD AUGUST, 1794, 12 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

In my letter of yesterday I mentioned to you that the Indians were defeated at the same side and below Colonel McKee's Place of Residence at the Miamis Rapids, before I began this letter I drew something like a Sketch with a Pencil to Contradict my Account of yesterday which was owing to hurry. The Militia do duty here and I am just going the Rounds, so shall leave this unfinished untill my return. half after 12-I am just returned from my rounds, nothing Extraordinary, all is well at Present. God knows how long it will be so as there are a great Number of disaffected persons here.-it is reported the Americans have surrounded Fort Miamis and intend to Attack it. the Sketch above mentioned you will find by Turning over this.

I am informed Colo. McKee's house is about 2 miles above the Fort & Knags about 2 miles below it-the distances of the other Places I am not able to ascertain.

J. C.

GENERAL ORDER BY GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE.

(Enclosed in a letter from Major John H. Buell to General Knox, dated Greenville, 6 October, 1794, and intercepted by the Indians.)

HEADQUARTERS, BANKS OF THE MIAMIS,

23rd August, 1794.

The Commander in Chief takes this opportunity to congratulate the Federal Army upon their Brilliant success in the action of the 20th Ins't, against the whole Combined Force of the hostile Savages, aided by a body of the Militia of Detroit,

and Countenanced by the British Post and Garrison, close on their rear, beyond which the Fugitives fled, with disorder, precipitation and dismay-leaving their packs, provision, and plunder in their encampment in the rear of that post.

The Indians to all appearances, having totally abandoned their Settlements quite to the mouth of the River, and their Villages and Cornfields being consumed and Destroyed in every direction, even under the influence of the Guns of Fort Miamis, facts, which must produce a conviction to the minds of the Savages that the British have neither the power or inclination to Afford them that protection which they had been taught to expect, but on the Contrary, a numerous Garrison, well supplied with Artillery have been compelled to remain tacit Spectators of the General conflagration round them and their Flag displayed at this post, insulted with impunity, to the disgrace of the British and to the honour of the American Arms;-The Commander in Chief therefore requests the Army in general and every Commissioned officer in particular from the Generals down to the Ensigns, to accept of his most grateful thanks, for their good conduct, example, and bravery upon the late glorious and important occasion, and which shall be faithfully and particularly mentioned in his official communications to the honor and Satisfaction of every Officer whose Rank & Situation Placed their Conduct in a conspicuous point of view; and which was observed with pleasure and gratitude By the General. -Nothing now remains but to pay these Military honor due to the Names of the dead Heroes who purchased Victory with their precious blood, among whom we have to lament the early Death of that great and gallant Officer Captain Campbell and the intrepid Lieutenant Fowler.-Three rounds of shells from the Artillery will be discharged at 12 o'clock at the funeral Ceremony after a Solemn derge performed by the Musick.-The Troops remaining under arms in their present position; it will also serve for the Army to take up the Line of March, which will be in the same order but inverted as that by which we advanced.

I do myself the honor of transmitting to Your Lordship letters which I have received from Lt. Col. England and Colonel McKee, together with their enclosures. I have thought it proper to embark with Captain Bunbury the detachment of the Queen's Rangers, which I mentioned to have been at Fort Erie.

He sailed on the 17th of this month in a Merchant Vessel.

I have also directed Captain Pratt, an Officer in whom I have the greatest confidence, and therefore unwillingly detached from Fort Erie, to proceed in other merchant vessels to Detroit. I hope he will be ready with his party to sail on the twenty fifth.

By the time that the King's Vessels shall arrive at Fort Erie, I hope to sail with the Queen's Rangers, and if I can call out a detachment of the Militia, as I

propose, in sufficient time, with the complement of the 5th Regiment usually detached to Fort Erie and Chippaway and at the Landing.

I have had much conversation with Captain Brant. Your Lordship will see by the enclosed paper that the Government of the States mean to cajole the Six Nations.

A hunting party, supposed to be Senecas, were lately killed near the Painted Post.

The Tuscaroras mean to cross the River. Brant, with every man he can muster, is determined to join the Western Indians. He says "our fate depends upon the repulse of Wayne.'

I have not lately heard of the Corn Planter; his not being at the Council is the reason Brant says that the Six Nations have declined giving any answer to the message of General Chapin, and which they have alleged to that gentleman, meaning to temporize.

It is understood that Chapin, Williamson, and young Morris are vested with powers to build Forts or Blockhouses on the cross roads at the Conjocto Creek and at Henry's where the road crosses from the Genesee to Niagara.

I propose to direct Capt. Porter to reinforce Oswego, should it be threatened in my absence. I have the honor to be, &c.

Since my letter of the 13th of August General Wayne has advanced to the Glaize but has not since proceeded so rapidly as might have been, by which means the fort at the Miamis is reported to me to be in a perfect state of defence.

I mean to proceed to that District with nearly four hundred troops, hoping to confirm the Indians, and to animate the Militia to such exertions as may be necessary-Lieut. Colonel England (probably on sufficient Reasons) by augmenting the Garrison at the Miamis far beyond what I conceived necessary when I proportioned the fortress to the existing force, and the Circumstances of the Country, has rendered this Point the main object of consideration, and consequently the maintenance of Detroit must depend on the protection which can be afforded to this Post; which may now be considered as its Citadel.

The Indians are assembled to the amount of thirteen hundred Warriors almost under its Guns.

Wayne's force is 1500 Kentucky Militia and 1800 Continental Troops, well disciplined and in high Spirits-among these are nearly three hundred Cavalry. I know it is a most unseasonable time to speak of this most important Species of Troops, and that the Ignorance of those who had the management of them during the late American War, has naturally induced an Opinion, that Cavalry were useless in America; but I must state to you, Sir, that a body of Cavalry in this Country,