Capt Johnson who arrived here the 26th has given me your Sentiments on the sev^ Subjects recommended to him -- I am fully sensible of the difficulties which at present attend the Execution of his Majestys Orders respecting Indian AtFairs and that both the Officers and Commissaries are in many cases liable to be called to an acco* for their Support thereof whenever they go down the Country, at the same time I do not See how Affairs can be carried on unless something can be fallen upon for remedying the Abuses & Disorders which now are, and which will increase till the Offenders fmd themselves under proper control, as a farther proof of which I have just received Letters from Fort Pitt acquainting me that all the Traders have left that post and are gone amongst the Inds. In defiance of the Commissary who used all the means in his power to prevent them and applied to the Ccrnds' Officer for Assistance lor that purpose but couJd not obtain it, to remedy which I kn®w nothing more effectual than for the seyi Governors to put

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the bonds of such Traders in Suit, and to mention the place of Trade in their passes in wiiich case I submit it to you whether a Commando officer may not on receipt of your Orders, without risque to himself assist the Com)' in preventing the Traders from exceeding the Latitude prescribed them, and for the preventing any disputes between Comd? Officers and Commissaries, the Regulations of Trade and Indian Atlairs to be transmitted to the posts & confined as intended to the Latter who should report to tlie former all Material Occurrences and be Assisted by him in the manner I have mentioned, with sufficient Quarters for the Corny, Interpreter, and Smith, as also firewood & provisions and I am of opinion it would create a saving in other Articles to the Crown, if the Comy was permitted to give out to the Indians in most Want some of the damaged provisions, the Onondagas have now sent me a Deputation representing that they are in Great Want at present, and if there are any damaged provisions at Ontario I am certain some wo'^ be very well applied to relieve the Necessities of that Nation.