The New York Journal, And Weekly Register

A gentleman, who arrived on Monday from Kentucky, has favored us with the following intelligence, viz. that some prisoners having been taken by the inhabitants from the Indians in the month of October last, among which was a squaw and a Frenchman, the two latter were sent out with proposals for an exchange of prisoners; in consequence of which, Noamohouoh a chief of the Shawnee nation, attended at the mouth of Limestone, on the 4th of March last, and delivered the following speech.

My Brothers,

I am very glad you are willing to exchange prisoners, and agreeable to your request by the squaw and Frenchman, have sent in three of yours, and hope that you will give up two or Mr. Clark's men, and one a piece for the others, agreeable to your own proposals. -I have been sent here by Captain Johnny, the head chief of the Shawnee nation, to represent him to you, as it was out of his power to come until such time as he could collect the whole of the prisoners; which he will do and be at Limestone within one month of the date hereof-and for fear your people should be uneasy, have sent me with the above mentioned prisoners as a confirmation of our intentions.

He further says, that the Delawares, Mingoes, and Wyandots, have wanted them to go up the Big River to make peace with the white people, but we refused, and will not have any concern with them, as we think this is the place to exchange prisoners and settle our peace, and hope you will not pay any attention to other nations talk, for we mean to be at peace.

NOAMOHOUOH,
Chief of the Shawnee nation.