I have had a particular information of the murder of the Delaware Indian at Redstone Creek, it appears from the information of sevi. White Men that the Quarrell arose thro' the Instigation of Coll. Cresap of Maryland who trades on that frontier &, (probably from interested motives) had actually told the deceased that if he met with any Traders in the Country or going to it, he should take their Liquor from them & cause the Kegs to be staved. This is one of the consequences of suffering Traders to ramble wherever great profits may seduce them, and I consider it as only a prelude of what is to follow unless they are timely and effectually restrained.

Altho' it is a necessary step, Yet I have but Little hopes from Proclamations, as I have some reason to think that there will not be Vigorous Measures pursued ag*. those who disregard them.

In all probability the late afiair may obstruct the fixing the boundary between North Carolina & Virginia. The Northern Confederacys have no just claims to the lands South of the mouth of Ohio, for altho' they have long been at War with the Southern Indians, whom they greatly overmatch -- particularly in abilities -- yet they never made an absolute Conquest of that Country. M"". Stewart has wrote to me that , Deputies are to be sent to the Northward to sue for peace, if it can be effected* I know them to be so implacable in their Resentm*. that it will be of very short duration, and the demands of the Northern Ind^ are the Latter shall submit te be their slaves, and acknowledge that their Country is conquered, otherwise they will continue the War.