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tneir idte-ta prevailing custom With most Indians Ill this count J, when sore iy pressed)-leit eitherto perishby hun ger, or thrown upon the mercy of their pursners.

 HEAD Qu 'Rs. IN. WESTERN ARMy.}

 Chicago, July llth, 1s32.

 SIR: -four ictter of yesterday was handed to me this morning.

 arrived here last nigi,t in the steam boat Sheldon Thompson, with four com panes United States troops. Three other steamers are expected ill as many days, with tine remainder of the forces from the east.

 Four suspicious cases of sickness oc- cured before our arrival at Mackinaw. Enc men were left in convalescent state al that place, on the night of the 7th. The remainder of the troops con tinued perfectly healthy till the morn ing of the 9th, the cholera manifested itself in l2 or l5 of the men. Yester- day We had twenty additional cases, and in the two days we have had I5 deaths. Of the remaining sick, We nope and expect to save ' or s. that proportion being decidedly convales- cent, and in the last l2 hours there nave been only some 1 or , new cases. The disease is manilestly subsiding.

 In this state of things, and for the want of information as 10 the general state of the war, it will be impossible for me in a few days, to make any movement. am also extremely anx- ious to stop the spread of disease among the troops which have just arrived, to prevent injecting the inhabitants and the volunteers who are in the feld.- For this purpose, Major Whistler, and his two healthy companies, have been ordered to eneamp two miles off, and 1 wish you either to remain where you are, or 10 take a position near to this place, with a view to correspond with me and supplies.

 Fort Dearborn will be converted iui. a Hospital. Troops, two or three miles from it, will be as safe from in lection as if at the distance of fifty. rely upon your zeal and patriotism to quiet all apprehensions among your men for their safety against cholera. As soon as l shall be able to separate the sick from the healthy on board the several steamers, and be certain thai there will be nc danger of a further spread of the cholera, shall wish to commence operations, and then your , mounted men will be of great value te 1 the service.

 Let me hear from you as you have any thing interesting to communicate.

 In haste, remain, with great respect

 Your obedent servant, 1 WINFIELD SCOTT. Gen. ORR, Com. L. Fol. Rangers.