1. In a dispatch dated the 10th of August, 1812, Lord Bathurst, who had succeeded Lord Livertool, Secretary of State for the colonies, formally approved of the employment of Indians. " Had it been possible," he said, " to have induced the Indians to preserve a strict neutrality between the Americans and this country in the contest in which we may been [unknown], the interest of humanity might have [unknown] that we should [unknown] the benefit of an alliance with them and of their actual co operation with us in the field.        But I fear there can be little doubt, if we decline to employ them, we insure to ourselves all those evils from which we are desirous of exempting our enemies. {unknown] any principle of self defense, therefore, we can not but be justified in conciliating them, and if they are determined to engage in the war, in employing them to promote our success. I        can not too strongly impress upon you the necessity of keeping that control over them which may enable you to prevent the commission of those excesses which are so much to be [unknown] and can not fail to bring discredit upon the power in whose service they are engaged. It would be desirable, if [unknown], to restrain them from acting at any time except under the immediate direction and guidance of some officers of the Indian department or others in whom they may [unknown] confidence and to whose command they may be induced to submit."

Cruickshank on the employment of indians in war of 1812.