Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

NEW-YORK.

A man, who for many reasons wishes his name not to be known, makes the following report:

THAT he was made prisoner six years ago, by the British and Indians, and has since generally resided in the Indian country; that he left Lower Sandusky the 5th instant; that in the course of last spring the nations on the waters of the south side of Lake Erie, on the Miamis and Wabash, held frequent councils amongst themselves; that afterwards some from each of the nations went to the northward to hold a council with the Six Nations; that a great number of chiefs were in council a considerable time at a place to the north of Lake Ontario; that no interpreter or person who understood English, or was not called to this council, was admitted; that the Wyandot chiefs were there when Mr. Springer (a messenger from Captain Hutchins) arrived at the Lower Sandusky, and returned to Lower Sandusky, the day, or the day before that Mr. Springer set off from Upper Sandusky to go back to Captain Hutchins. [Upper Sandusky is distant from the Lower thirty miles.] That seventy warriors of the Six Nations were expected soon after, who, with the chiefs of the Wyandots, Delawares, &c. were to go to the Shawanese towns, where a large body of Indians were already collected with hostile intentions, the reason of their being already assembled is, their having received information that their country is to be surveyed, which they are determined to oppose at all events; this is not only the sentiments of those already assembled, but that of all the young men of the Indian nations, who say that they will put their old men, women and children behind them, and will defend their country to the last extremity; if they are beaten, they will destroy what they cannot carry off, and will remove to the setting of the sun; they will give up all within Pennsylvania line, for that they have promised, but no more--They are determined that the line now cutting by Pennsylvania, shall bound them to the sun-rising, and the Ohio shall be the boundary between them and the Big Knives.

They frequently enquire if Captain Hutchins was out, and say that the moment they hear of his beginning to survey, five hundred men will march from the Shawanese towns to cut him off, this will be the case, the informant verily believes, for they seem greatly exasperated, and they are more united and better prepared in all respects for war, than ever they were during the time of his residence amongst them: he adds, that just before he left Lower Sandusky, he was informed that some of the young men intended to kill Mr. Springer, who was then at Upper Sandusky, that he immediately dispatched a man and horse to bring him to where he was, but Springer was gone before the arrival of the man at Upper Sandusky; that he was told, that when the purport of Springer's message was known at the Shawanese towns, the young men were so angry at it, that they would not suffer their chiefs to hold a council, which is customary when they receive any news of consequence, he further says, that thirteen scalps and four prisoners were brought into the Shawanese towns; that two of the prisoners (women) were burned; they were mother and daughter, of the name of Moore; their names were known by papers found with them.

I do certify that the above is a true copy of the intelligence delivered by the abovementioned person to me.

(Signed) WM. FERGUSON,
Captain of Artillery.

Published by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.