Gazette Of The United States

WASHINGTON, (Penn.) August 17.
INDIAN NEWS.

We are informed by a gentleman, direct from Greenville, that the treaty with the Indians is likely to be soon concluded. The chiefs of the hostile tribes had generally come in, particularly Blue Jacket with his Shawanese, who were lately said to be unfriendly to negotiation. Our informant was present when the pipe of peace was lighted, and the utmost unanimity prevailed.

It has been rumoured that no treaty would take place, as many Indians after arriving at the Ground had gone off precipitately. This rumour may be accounted for by the following ludicrous circumstance, which happened on an evening prior to the celebration of the fourth of July:—Splendid preparations were making for the approaching festival, among the rest some grand fire works were to be exhibited.—Unfortunately the laboratory took fire, the explosion of rockets, crackers, &c. &c. occasioned a great alarm among the troops, as it was not immediately known from whence it proceeded; the alarm guns were fired, and the drums beat to arms. This of course occasioned equal consternation among the Indians, who expected an immediate attack: the consequence was their instantaneous flight in all directions—some took to the water, others to the woods, and it was not without some difficulty that they could be made sensible of the truth, and brought back again to their encampments.