. The Westward Movement; the colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1763-1798; with full cartographical illustrations from contemporary sources. a for better accommodations, and to hold the interviewin Simcoes house. The meeting was quickly over, and Sim-coes letters tell us that, on July 7, Brant started with his mindnearly made up to recommend the yielding by the Indians ofthe settled lands north of the Ohio. A week later, the com-missioners followed, and landed, on July 21, on the Canada sideof the mouth of the Detroit River. Here they found a depu-tation from the council, beari
. The Westward Movement; the colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1763-1798; with full cartographical illustrations from contemporary sources. a for better accommodations, and to hold the interviewin Simcoes house. The meeting was quickly over, and Sim-coes letters tell us that, on July 7, Brant started with his mindnearly made up to recommend the yielding by the Indians ofthe settled lands north of the Ohio. A week later, the com-missioners followed, and landed, on July 21, on the Canada sideof the mouth of the Detroit River. Here they found a depu-tation from the council, bearing a straight inquiry if theAmericans would yield to the Ohio line, and the question wasas pointedly answered in the negative. It was soon intimated,however, that if the Indians would confirm the Fort Harmarline, and yield up the territory granted to George Rogers Clarkat the Ohio rapids, the commissioners would not ask for any Note. — The view on the opposite page from Lake Ontario, looking into Niagara River, wastaken by the wife of Governor Simcoe in 1704. Fort Niagara is on the left. It is from D. BReads Life and Times of Simcoe, Toronto, 450 THE NORTHWEST TRIBES AT LAST DEFEATED. right in the soil beyond these limits, but only the right of pre-emption. A Wyandot acted as spokesman, and stood firm forthe Ohio. The next day, the 22d, the commissioners notified the councilthat they were ready for a meeting. From what we know ofthe proceedings of the Indians when this message was received,it is apparent that the discussions were very angry. The Shaw-nees, Twightwees, and Delawares pronounced loudly for tells us that all hope of diverting them from it waslost, when messengers arrived from the Creeks announcing re-newed encroachments of the whites on their lands. Simcoelater professed to believe that Brant, in his advocacy of mod-eration, was in reality striving to embroil England and theUnited States, and Brant in return charged the English withthe responsibi
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