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1839. Aug 12. continued. addresses will avail themselves of the opportunity of the return express to lay their wishes and views before the proper department of the Government, with the appeal of the old [ the wes-tern] chiefs.

Aug 13. John Ross, George Lowry, Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation East & in behalf of others at the Convention Ground, address Capt: WM Arm-strong, Acting Superintendant Western Territory at Fort Gibson.- They have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Superintendant's letter of the day before, by express. The Superintendant's stay at Fort Gibson being so short, it will be impracticable for them to have a communication prepared in time to be forwarded to him at that place.- They, therefore, respectfully request that he will with -hold the communica-tion of Mess Brown & Rogers, un-til he heard from them, which will be as soon as practicable.- The writers ask that the Superin-tendant will please to inform them by the return express, wherein he has received funds for the Chero-kee Nation; and if not, the cause of this extra ordinary delay. They also ask, how soon he will probably be in possession of means to make disbursements to the Cherokees for their claims on the United States Government.

Aug 14.- Gen: Arbuckle at Fort Gibson, writes to Adjutant General R. Jones, Washington City.- The General there-with