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1839. Sept: 2: continued. being closed. they observe that it is impossible for them to remain as they are much longer; that it seems a duty they owe to themselves that they prepare to defend their persons; and, likewise, that they send some person to Washington, to fully apprized the govern-ment of the United States of their situa-tion, and insist upon its interposition; but that, however, these are matters that they wish to consult the Superin-tendant upon, and they wish him to speak fully and frankly to them on these important subjects.

Sept 3.- Capt: WM Armstrong, Acting Superinten-dant, Western Territory, at the Choc-taw Agency West, writes to T. Haer-ley Crawford, Esqr, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington City.- The Superintendant enclo-sed to the Commissioner on the 27th of August preceding, a communi-cation from John Brown & John Rogers, Chiefs of the Western Chero-kees; since which he has recd from John Ross a letter which he en loses, from which the Commissioner will perceive that a portion of the old Settlers have deposed the old [the western] chiefs Brown & Rogers, and are acting in concert with Ross's council; also that a aformal pro-test is made by council a-gainst any decision being made by the United States, to whom the "old Settlers" had appealed. The Superintendant is unable to say what course the old chiefs will take, as Brown is a determined man, and does not seem to him likely to sub-mit to what a very small por-tion of the old Settlers have done, a portion of whom are the rela-