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having been devoted to the use of the Huron 
Indians. The streets of Detroit are generally 
crowded with Indians of one tribe or other; 
and amongst them, you see numberless old 
squaws leading about their daughters, ever 
ready to dispose of t lie in, pro tempore, to the 
highest bidder. At night all the Indians, except 
such as get admittance into private houses, 
and remain there quietly, are turned out of the 
town, and the gates shut upon them. 
The American officers here have endea¬ 
voured to their utmost to impress upon the 
minds of the Indians, an idea of their own su¬ 
periority over the British; but as they are 
very tardy in giving these people any presents, 
they do not pay much attention to their 
words. General Wayne, from continually 
promising them presents, but at the same time 
always postponing the delivery when they 
come to ask for them, has significant!) been" 
nicknamed by them. General Wabang, that is. 
General To-morrow. 
The countrv around Detroit is very much 
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cleared, and so likewise is that on the British 
side of the river for a considerable way above 
the town. The settlements extend nearly as 
far as lake Huron; but beyond the River La 
Trenche, which falls into Lake St. Clair, they 
are scattered very thinly along the shores. The 
banks of the River La Trenche, or Thames, 
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