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that you should have expressed a want of confidence as I understand it, in the willingness of the friendly Indians to unite with you in the present contest. be assured sir, the information you may have received, and which has induced you to draw that conclusion, is not entitled to your confidence. I presume to say, that my sources of information are better and more direct, than any other persons can be, from whom you could receive any communication upon the subject, and I assert, that the friendly warriors are not only willing, but anxious to be with you, and that their very first object, if permitted to act upon their own impulses would be, to compell the Mickasookies to take a decided part for or against them, and treat them accordingly. Colonel Brearley who has been here during the late meeting knows it to be a fact that at my suggestion, they have appointed a meeting of all the warriors in 25 days from the 27th instant for the express purpose of being enrolled and marching to put themselves under your command; and this too before the receipt of any official notice of the restriction to your crossing the Spanish line being removed; except an intimation from Col. Brearley that he knew from you that, that difficulty was removed. I feel great mortification that you should have met with so many difficulties in your