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i NEW-YORK, November 2. INTELLIGENCE from the WESTERN COUNTRY. Extraft of a letter from Captain T. Hutchins, dated camp, at the .ji.ntlion of Wheeling rivulet and the Ohio, October 12, 1786, to His Excellency the Frcfident of Congress. “ The last letter I had the honor of writing to your Ex cellency was dated the 13th of Sept. 11 o’clock at night. I now to iufonn yotir Excellency that in the afternoon of th.c 18th of the fame month, when I had progrefted almost 43 miles, as I was superintending ftirveying the eighth range* I leceivcd from Major Hamtramck, by express, the intel ligence refpefting the holtile intentions of the Indians, con tained in the enclosed papers, Nd. 1, and i. (No. ic) IVrfimcreland County, ff. The deposition of George Brickell, of the county aforefaid, taken on the 13th of September, 1786. —Depofeth and said, that he {left Ottaway river, about 50 miles below the lower Sandu/ky, the sth of Sept. inst. that there were 1700 Indian warriors adembled at the Shawanoes towns, and that their number in a fliort time would be 2000 ; that their intentions Were to strike fit ft the Wheeling fcttlement, and lower down the Ohio ; that all th.c nations were joined and held a treaty on the sth at Lower Sandufkv, which began early in the morning and lafled till after dark; that they had lately brought into the Shawanoes towns 13 or 14 fealps, and 4 priloners, two of which were women, whom the Indians burnt before fiie men’s faces, the men were to thare the fame fate in a few days; that the women’s Haines were Moore, one the wife of a Captain Moore, the other her daughter; that Sa muel Bcalcr, who had this ft.turner removed to the Indian country from Wheeling fettlenient, an.i his family were all killed ; that a Captain Caldwell read his papers among the Indians, particularly land warrants as he told this deponent; that thii deponent believes from these and otlxr circuinfiances, and from the information given him by every peiTon in that country, the whole of the Indian nations arc determined to strike in the fall, when they get their corn secured, except ing the Cornplanter who has tefufed to join them as yet; that there has been a reiufoi cement of troops at Detroit this fall) in three vefl'cls, but does not know the number; that one Williams, a half blooded Indian, told this deponent and the others with him, that if the Indians knew they weie informed of what was going on, they would be killed before they got home, and further this deponent faith not* (Signed) G. BRICKELL, SWotn and Aifcfcribed before GEORGE WALLACE. Thomas Girty, of Pitt townfliip, who was in company with the before-mentioned George Brickell, depofeth and said, that the beforementioned Williams told him that the Indians were going to war ; that Williams had this infor mation from one Abraham Kuhn, a white man, who is married to an Indian woman, by w hich means he is made a Wvandott Chief ; that this deponent went into the Council House on the 3d inst. and saw the Indians fitting in council, ahd upon being informed who this deponent was, they were lilent; that this deponent was alked frequently if Hutchins was gone to run the line, which he denied, and was told at the fame time, that the Indians meant to cut him otf and all his men ; that the Clicrokccs and Shawanees chafed Cayafuta, when he went to Mingoe town with a fpccch to the Indians, liefiring them not to go to War agaiuft the Americans, and Wwrfd .Hiyir-liined them had he not made his escape, and further this deponent faith not. his (Signed) THOMAS GIRTY. mark. Sworn and fubfenbed before GEORGE WALLACE. Published by order of Congress , CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary. [The paper No. 2, containing further intelligence, and the Rcfolves of Congrels in conference thereof, ate unavoid able poftpor.ed till our next.] CHARLESTON, November 6. Advice is certainly received that the King of Prufiia is dead. A letter from an Officer at the Rapids of Ohio, to a gentle man in Philadelphia, dated Camp, near the Rapids of Ohio, Auguft2s, fays, “I have the pleasure to inform you, our troops from the Miami arrived at this place on the 15th instant, and yeflerday we began to hut —in about one mouth Iprofume w-c will complete our buildings and finilh a ltockade. —A few days since, some horses were ftolcu from the neighbouring inhabitants, but whither by Indians, or a party of Negroes who ran away about that time, is not afeertained ; the former however, bear the blame. On the 10th of next month Gene ral Clarke marches into the Indian country with a powerful army : he proceeds immediately to their towns, which he intends to lay in allies, destroy their corn, kill and scalp as many as he may conquer.—This scourge they justly deserve, for immediately after and at the time of the treaty held at tbe Miami, they killed and plundered the inhabitants. JThe feeders at Kentucky have loft upwards of five hundred horses during the furnmer. —Should this expedition be crowned with fucceft, it will give peace to our frontiers for this year atleaft, and put a total flop to treaties hereafter, which, it seems, have answered no other purpose thah that of spending public money, and serving the private purposes of‘a lew dlefigning men.” A Baltimore Paper of Tuefday the 10th ult. contains the fol lowing account of the late storm : “ On Wedncfday night last we were visited with one of thfc severest equinoxial florms that has happeued here within the remembrance of the oldest inhabitants—ft continued till Thursday evening without intermission, attended at times with thunder and lightning, and the most violent ihceftant torrents of rain. About nine o’clock the storm Abated, when a more alarfning terrifying feene of distress and horror began to appear. The waters in fones*s Falls, being risen to a very unusual height, rushed down with great violence, spreading high above their hanks, and “ sweeping the heidsand flocks’* All the mill works, and fences along, its margin—several hou cs—and all the bridges, in a few minutes were carried away. The new Dutch Prelbytcrian meeting-house, an ele gant valuable building, nearly finilbed, which flood at tha east end of Mai ket-flreet, on the bank of the Falls, was near ly destroyed, the waters having swelled so high as to sap the foundation, which cauled one half of the building, fronting the water, to tumble down; it has a mfclancholy appearance, A large britk house building, On the weft Tide of the marih, between the upperand middle bridges, was almost destroyed. A handfotne twoftory dwelliug-houfe, at one corner of Gay flrect bridge, was completely buoyed up, carried across th 4 flreet, and finally into the falls, where it was crulhed to pieces, and floated aWiy. Another house near the fame bridge was removed a few yards, but fortunately afterwards * made a ftahd, and repelled the flood. A house neat the fame, wherein was a quantity of fait,' was entirely deltroyfed ; and , a number of others built on the marih, were in the utmost dancer. In lhort, all the dwcllihg and store-houses within its reach, together with that pail Os Market-street newly paved, liiflered amazingly. Some families finding rhemfelves in danger were removed with great difficulty. Several human bodies have been found, and others are still miffing.” The loss fuffered by the inhabitants of Baltimore town, and the adjacent country 25 miles round, by tbe late storm, is calculated at ioo,oool. DIED.] Last Thursday morning, of the wouflds he receiv ed in duel, Doftor Josi ph Brown Ladd, the celebrated and highly esteemed author of those productions of geniu3 which lately appeared under the signature of Arouet. A melting goodness of heart, sensibility to the extreme, arid an open unfufpeting foul, were the outlines of DotOr Ladd’s character : hence he was liable to fall into snares which many a bad loan might escape—He Was not happy; the story of Arouet and Amanda was no poetic fition ; and by His at tempts to fly from a load of mental uneasiness; against which all his philolbphy cOuld not support him, we account for a few late afleted levities which were Well known (to those who knew him) to be contrary to his natural disposition His friends were many—his eilemies few—-and the enmity of the latter could do him little dilbonor, although ulti mately the cause of his untimely and unfortunate death. During his ilinefs, admidft the most excruciating torture, he displayed an amazing fortitude : and when all hopes of re covery were extinguiflied, his resignation was truly chriftian. This the worthy Clergyman who attended him, declared from the pulpit ; and that in his latest moments (for he retaided his perfect senses until the instant of his diftolution) he bore teftimouy against the Barbarous cdftom of duelling.— Un happy youth ! Peace was not thy lot in this world ; may eter nal peace be thine in the world of spirits ? The friends who loved thee will long mourn thy fate ; and when they approach thy tomb, “ Will (lied a tear in pity as they pass, And still remember that their Arouet was.” His remains were interred in the burial ground of the Inde pendent church, attended by the Society of the Cincinnati, ; and a train of refpcriable citizens.