The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . highways to the rest of the towns in Ken-tucky from here. The only disadvantage of this place is,that the thick fogs which rise in the autumn from the falls,and cover it, produce fever, and this is very much against thegrowth of the place. The raids which the hostile warriorsmade, during our stay here, carrying off negroes and horses,caused us much anxiety on account of the safety of ourIndians. However everything passed off satisfactorily, sothat on Sunday 26th we could continue our journey. We were now 140 souls distributed in four Kentuck
The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . highways to the rest of the towns in Ken-tucky from here. The only disadvantage of this place is,that the thick fogs which rise in the autumn from the falls,and cover it, produce fever, and this is very much against thegrowth of the place. The raids which the hostile warriorsmade, during our stay here, carrying off negroes and horses,caused us much anxiety on account of the safety of ourIndians. However everything passed off satisfactorily, sothat on Sunday 26th we could continue our journey. We were now 140 souls distributed in four Kentucky boats,three barges, and several canoes. The party in our bargeconsisted of Mr Henry Vanderburgh, a merchant and thejudge of Post Vincennes. We had not proceeded a great dis-tance when game of various kinds was visible. What strikesthe traveller most pleasantly here are the majestic Lombardypoplars growing on the shores of the Ohio, and under whoseshadows the buffaloes hide from the summers heat.(To be continued.) pifgjwwgwpf*«a^^ v •^ik >;. r 1 *P 1 . —illi ! I ii ilinnnHif^ i i ,„> VtuMlM Letters of Gen. James Wilkinson. 55 LETTERS OF GEN. JAMES WILKINSON ADDRESSEDTO DR. JAMES HUTCHINSON, OF PHILADEL-PHIA. My dear Sir. I enclose you my Letter to his Excellency, containing aNarrative of certain Interviews between Major Gen1 Gatesand myself. I beg you to copy this letter & Narrative asI have not Time to do it, and then close & forward themto the General.—I hope this Representation, joined toyour Inclination to some one, & the Mutual Duty incum-bent on Gentlemen, will enable my Friends to silenceany Efforts which may follow a Publication of this In-famous Conduct.—Guard my Honor during my Absence,Dear Hutchinson, for I am now sensible I have to dealwith a Machaivel in Principle & an adept in the scienceof cunning.—My Love to Col. Moylan, and the dearDoctors. Haste. J Wilkinson Reading, March 28th Dr James Hutchinson,Moor Hall. Manheim March 25h 1
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