nd I may
Say live almost upon the Charrity of the Contry which of consequence
must Distress the hole Contry for Provisions we will Enquire why
those Saveges are our Enemies theay are Bribd By the British to
take up the hachet against us whare is thair rendevous Detroit a
place Stockaded in with Cedar Pickets and Eighty Soldiers to gard it
But it is Strong Enough to keep a large Quantity of goods in so the
British Can and Do give near a millian Presents to Bribe the Saveges
to fall upon our fronteers and Distress our hole Contry--But we will
Suppose that Place to Be Esily taken which it raly is if matters
ware Conducted as theay ought to Be--But we will Say that the
Publick has Ben at grate Expence for two years Past and thare is
nothing Done I may Say nothing thare is a fort Bult at Bever Criek
and one at tuskerowayes which if theay are not rainforst with men
and Provisions very Spedily we have no reason to think But theay
will fall into the hands of the Enemi in the Spring now had one of
those forts Ben Bult at Preskeele or Kichoga or any whare on the
lake side the men might have Ben Employed this winter in Boulding of
Boats or gundelows So that in the Spring we Could Command the lakes
which if we Dont we Cant keep Detroit if we take it or if the winter
had Seveir we Could have gone on the ice and taken Detroit and
vessels to and with half the men that it would have taken at any
other Season of the year for the vessels would Be all froze up But
in Stead of that theay are Bult in an Endian Contry whare that all
Supplies may Be very Esily Cut of and give the Saveges Susspicon
that we are a going to Conker them and not our Enemi the English and
very good right theay have after thare has Ben such threats throw
out to them as thare has we hant the reason But to Expect then all
against us Before general McIntosh marcht from Bever Criek the
governer of Detroit Put up a few of the lower Sort of Saveges By
Bribing them to Send word to the general that theay would meet him
at Shuger Criek and give him Battel at the Same time thare was more
than four to one Sent him word that theay would not Enterfeir or
misleit him on his march as he had told them that he would go to
Detroit the general marcht to the Place But thare was not one that
apeard against him he then gave word that all those Saveges that Did
not Come in within twelve Days time and join him that he wo