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.

If I have proposed more than you see fitting, or than is practicable I err thro' a desire of rendering the Indians contented, & of enabling the Ind", Officers to discharge the Trust reposed in them, in the most effectual manner, and I persuade myself that you will View it in no other point of Light, but kindly give me your farther Sentiments hereon. -- Amongst other Letters I have just received one an Extract of wch I Judged it necessary to inclose to you respecting the intentions of the Virginians to form a Large Settlement near Monongahala. I am alarmed for the Safety of these imprudent people, but much more so on accot. of the public tranquility wch must be disturbed should they attempt to Execute their illjudged plan, and as it evidently tends to renew our Troubles, I Wish it may be in your power to prevent so dangerous a procedure, and that the Colonists may see how deeply they are interested in putting a Stop to it in which case I hope they will make a requisition of Troops if (as I suppose) they cannot otherv/ise Check so Law^less a people. -- I am induced to be of opinion that where any set of people are taking measures which may Afifect the whole & which must in their consequences bs