The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

Sunday the second of September arrived in Pittsburgh, an express from the commissioners who were sent to treat with the Indians: He left the commissioners on this Side lake Erie, having crossed over with them from fort Erie, in eight days. They had been met at Niagara by Indian commissioners, and with them had sailed in separate vessels to the mouth of Detroit river, 18 miles from Detroit. where our commissioners were directed to remain, until an answer should be brought from the great council of the Indian nations assembled at the rapids of the Miami and the Lake. On the 2d of August an answer was brought to this effect, that the only terms on which peace could be made was our ceding the country on the west of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers. The commissioners suggested the impossibility of doing this, as the lands had been sold by the Congress, and people had settled on them, but that the United States would be willing to give more goods than they had given at any other time. The Indians replied, that if the Congress would give one half these goods to the people that had settled, they would leave the land, and remove this difficulty.

Our commissioners replied that the land they must have, and would not give it up. The Indians said it was well, and there need no more be said. However, desired them to remain, if they thought proper, until they returned to the council, and laid this before them. On the 8th of August two Indians came and informed, that the final result of their deliberation was the country in question, or war... The express is of opinion, from the language of individual Indians in private, and from other circumstances, that the British wholly conduct their council, and dictate their commands.