The New Hampshire Gazette

Extract of a letter from Mr. Adium, at Fort Franklin, dated Aug. 31.

'I returned yesterday from the Cornplanter's town, he having sent me to attend a treaty at Buffalo creek, but as the treaty does not come on so soon as was expected, I come to this place for a few days. I had a good deal of conversation with Cornplanter, from which, and every other circumstance, war appears to me to be inevitable. Give us what we ask for, or abide the consequence, is the language of the Indians. He desired me to request the commanding officers of the posts, not to carry much provisions to Le Boeuf, as it would soon have to be run away from. There were twenty indians from the other side of the lake, arrived at Cornplanter's whilst I was there, to be a guard to their frontier, as they informed me, and to make a stroke, I suppose, if their demands are not complied with.'

Extract of another letter, from the same, to Gen. Wilkins, dated Sept. 7:

'I have just returned a second time from Cornplanter's town. On my arrival there he informed me that a number of Indians would come to town the next day from the north side of the Lakes, to guard them and to take care of their women and children, while the chiefs were attending at the treaty. Accordingly on the day following, 19 Indians arrived, headed by one Du Quanie, a half-blood, sent by Captain Brandt. They brought word that the treaty would not be held till the 12th of this month. In all the conversations I had with the Indians they seemed determined to attack us immediately, if the President of the United States did not grant their request. They told me that all they wanted to know from the Commissioners, was, whether Gen. Washington would grant their request or not--if he would not, times would be troublesome very soon. The Cornplanter said, that before they attack us they would give us notice to clear the frontiers --That the Indians did not intend to make war upon women and children but against men, and at the same time desired me to give notice that it was not worth while to carry any more provisions to Le Boeuf, as the garrison would soon have to leave it. From every thing it appears to me that they mean to keep their words, that is, "give us the land we ask for, or abide by the consequences," and if there is not a great alteration in their disposition very soon it is my opinion that we may expect them on our frontiers by the 25th of this month. The Corn. planter laughs at the idea of supplying the garrisons with provisions, should there be a war, as the roads and rivers will be constantly way laid. --There is a considerable number of warriors at the towns, and those from the north side of the Lakes are at present hunting between Hickory. Town and Oil-Creek, and have been very insolent to some of my men, and took a rifle from one of them, leaving a very ordinary one in the place of it, observing that they scalped many white people last war, and expected soon to do the same again.'