Sir Agreeable to your order dated 23rd June for the purpose of
raising Volunteers; I Calld a muster of My Company on the Second
of this instant and red your order to the Company and told them I
was willing to go—but the Shortness of the notice and the want of
Horses being in order and the extream hotness of the weather renders
it all most imposable to fit out a Compaign at this time altho the
men in My Company Seam to Show the greatest marks of Patriotism
in defending ther Country but wish to be Commanded by american
officers—I advised the men in my Companey to hold them selves in
readiness to go as soon as horses Could be put in order. I gave it
as my opinion that a Campaign would be fitted out altogather from
this Coloney. and Capt Hiram informed me on his return from
San-felip that it is your opinion Also—at the time Your order arived
here there was a large number of indians at this place and of different
tribes there was Caddoes Anadarkoes Ieshes Inies Beedies Coshaties
and Delawares and Kickapooes they ware all friendley and Showed
every mark of to remain so except the Kickpooes they purchased
All the powder that was here and put off amediately—I was not at
home my self when the Kickapooes was here or they Should not
have goten any powder from this place I wish you to send me the
Law relitive to Selling amunition to Indians that a Stop may be
put to it in time, the Indians ware very inquisitive to know if the
whites were going against the WayCoes, there Chiefs all apply to me
for information as they had appointed me there white Chief as they
term it—in place of there Greate Chief Capt Toolin of Red river
I kept them as much in the dark as posable in order to Learn from
them how the Different tribes Stood affected to wardes our inimyes—
they seemed to All be against the waycoes except a part of the
Caddoes who told me that the waycoes and them ware Friends which
I believe to be the Case—I have Learnt a few days Since from a
very Smart intilagent Coshatty who Stayed at my hose All night
Directly from the Villiege—he informed me that a jenril Expedition
was to be fitted out against the waycoes, of All the different Tribesbetween the Brazors and Red river nameley the Coshatties Alabammoes Baluckshes Chocktoas Cherokees Kickapooes Caddoes and
all the other Small tribes in ther vicinty he says they are to devide
them Selves in different bands and all march at one time by different
routs So that the enimy Can have no Chance of ascaping—he says
they intend to kill all men wimmin and Children—he says also they
are to March in two moons—this Indian gave this information
without being able to have heard any thing from the Whites, relitive to
the expedition at preasant I think it would be good policy when
there is an expedition on foot against the Waycoes or aney of them
tribes to keepe it as much from the Knowledge of other indians as
posable—there being so much Communication from one tribe to
another the waycoes and Caddoes ware friendly some years go to my
own Knowledge—I was at a Council of the Chiefs of both tribes
held with old Capt Toolin there greate Chief at Camp ty on Red
riverCapt Samul C Hiram informed me you are comeing over soon
to go down on the bay I am going Down soon my self and would
be very glad of your Company— I have an exelent Skiff for the
purpose if she is sent home in time to repair her for the trip I lont
her to Captain Scott when he Came on to Convey Misstriss Williams
Down from this place as she was two weak to ride throng the hot
sun I Should be very glad to be furnished with the Militia law
as soon as is Convenient and also to know the cause of the
Commission[er]s not comeing on—Your order never reached my hand untill
the 29th of June—you will do me the favour to write to me as soon
as is Convenient— I am Allways ready and ever have been to Serve
My Country and My Friends and remains