of La Baye at Lake Michigan and in the neighborhood of the Fort there.

Foxes

T wight wees,

Near the Fort on the Miamis river.

Kickapous Mascoutens Piankashaws Wawiaglitonos

These nations reside in the neighbourhood of the Fort at Wawaighta, and about the Walache river.

Sakis

.

with the Ottawa Confederacy, but appear inclined to our interest, nor did they take the Fort at La Baye, the officer abandoning it on the news of the rupture, as he could make no defence

MIAMIS OR TWIGHTWEES.

The Twightwees were originally a very powerful people, who having been subdued by the Six Nations were permitted to enjoy their possessions. There are many tribes and villages of them, but these are all who are perfectly known.

Ottawas,

Chippeweighs, ettc.

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Residing through all the extent of coun- This is the most exact computation that can be made of these numerous peotry from the Lakes to the Great Ottawa river, andabt. Lake Superior, ettc. ple, who are scattered throughout the Northern Parts and who having few places of fixed residence, subsisting entirely by hunting, cannot be ascertained as those ot their confederacy, residing near the outposts.

THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES.

OTTAWA CONFEDERACY-- continued. Number Names.

of men.

Scituation.

Remarks.

Reside about the Illinois River and We have hitherto had nothing to do hence to the Mississippi. with these people, who are numerous and variously computed. The Six Nations claim their country, but their right of conquest thereto does not appear so clear as to the rest, as represented in the letter herewith.