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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey to Detroit

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of which he was intirely unacquainted with,
as he, with the rest of the Six Nations, were
not admitted into the Council - Thus ends
a business in which, it is too probable, the fate
of thousands are involved, - should there be
any, who from interested motives, or mis-
-taken policy, have endeavoured to retard
the work of Peace, and promote the horrid
consequences attendant upon War, what
will they not have to answer for!

17th.

Struck our Tents and embarked our
Baggage and Stoves on board the Dunmore-
-the Wind being strong from the S.W., it
was 4 in the afternoon before we got under
way, when we work'd down with the-
current into the Lake - in the evening
we were about 10 miles from the place
of our departure.- the wind about South.

18th.

The wind shifting last night to the N.E. brought
us up to the Bass Islands this morning, where we
came to an anchor in Pudding Bay about 7 oClock,
being 40 miles from the mouth of Detroit RiverĀ­ about