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1839. July 22, continued. They add that perhaps they do not fully understand the import of the "just a-gency of the old government". If the meaning be that the old [ the western] Chiefs should share in the work of forming a new government, they are perfectly agreed; they declare that such has been their constant desire; for evidence of which they refer to their repeated decla-rations and invitations. They by leave in conclusion, with regard to the General's postscript, to re-fer to the sentiments expressed up-on that subject in their commu-nication of the 20th. -

July 24. John Ross & the various officers of the National Convention at Illinois Camp Ground, write to Gen: Arbuckle at Fort Gibson. - The writers have received the General's communication of the22d instant, with a copy of one to Mr Brown, Lowry and Rogers; the General's advice to whom, in regard to the proceedings of this con-vention, the writes doubt not, will, it followed, speedily remove all mis-understandings. They conceive those proceedings to be based upon principles to equitable & reasonable, as to justi-fy a belief of their immediate appro-val, if not opposed by counsel of a different tendency.- The writers an-nounce that they deputed a committee to the Council at the mouth of the Illinois, to report to the people there assembled, the proceedings of the Con-vention up to that time. They with great surprize that morning saw the greater number of them return. They had been compelled to do so, in order to escape the massacre of some of their number by the company oif Star, Bell & others, who appeared there arms, and were watching an op-portunity to execute their fell pur-pose. They deem it prefer to commu-nicate this to the General, because they had placed themselves under his protection, and will appear to consider themselves, sustained by his power; and his is the ground on which their friends defend their cause & sustain their