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: 3.*52 AMKRICAN HISTORK.'AL ASSOCIATION. was killed. trader, Kiiizie, VVe had no knowledge <·*' any attack having been intendi'd by the Indians on ('hicago, nor can they indee«l be said to be within the intlnenee of the superintendent. I have reason to believe that Fort Wayne has been invested by the back Indians, and if Colonel Elliot had not been totally unable, irom lumbago, to ride so far, I shouhl have required him to pi'oceed for that place to restrain the Indians. lie has, however, taken measures that hope will I have the desired effect." A few days later I'roctor deci<led to send a small force of regulars and militia to Fort Wayne, niaiidy to preserve the lives of the besieged garrison, but "the delay occasioned by th(^ armistice iirevented the attainmciit of oiu* object of the expedition, winch was the destruction of Fort Wayne; the other for I do not think," he added, "we our good intentions, however." 1S12, Erastus (Iranger, Indian agent for the TTnited States in westeiii New York, held a council with the Senecas at Bntlalo aiid proposed that they should send L'(M> warriors to .join the American army. This they declined to do, butagree<l to send a deputation to the (5 rand Hiverto dissuade those of the Six Nations residing there from joining the British was effected by the enemy. shall have any credit Sometime in July, forces. the 27th of the same month the Secretary of War wrote tJ ranger authorizing him to organize the Six Nations as a military force. Addressing the same ol!icer a few days later, he said On to General Dearborn inch)sing a letter to By letters received from Krastiis (iranger it appears tliat the young men of the Six Nations can no longtii- ho restrained, and that in case of refusal on the part of the United States to accept tlieir services tliey would Join Indians under the, Hritish stanthird. Mr. Granger has therefore l)e<'n authorized, after every attempt to socnro their neutrality has failed, to employ them. tlie Yet at a coun<',il held at Onondaga on the 2!)th of September the spokesman of the confederacy rejdied to a formal invitation to take part in the war in the following terms: Having been very much told repeatedly by your agents to remain neutral wo were surprised at the council hold at the Hutfalo Creek at being tomahawk. We are not unfriendly to the United few in number and can do but little, but .are willing to do what we can, and if you saj' so we will go with your people to battle. We are anxious to know your wishes as soon as ])ossible beeaust* wo are afVaid some of our meu may disperse among distant tribes and be hostile invited to take up the States, but are to you.