George White Eyes arrived in January 1794 to discuss terms of peace, but Wayne responded that peace must be negotiated with all the involved tribes, not just the Delaware. Wayne delayed at Fort Greenville until March while he waited for a response, but the council rejected Wayne's call for peace. Buckongahelas, Blue Jacket, and Little Turtle had received word from Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester that Great Britain could be at war with the United States within the year, and felt no need to discuss terms of peace. Lord Dorchester had made those remarks in February 1794 while meeting with Iroquois representatives. Word spread, causing an uproar in the United States and encouraging the confederacy. Dorchester warned the United States that "taking possession of any part of the Indian Territory" would be a "direct violation of His Britannic Majesty's rights." That April, the British constructed Fort Miami and garrisoned it with 120 soldiers with the 24th Regiment and a detachment of artillery with 8 cannon, as a defense against anticipated attacks from the United States. The United States viewed the construction of Fort Miami as an act of aggression, and Wayne fumed that his Legion was not quite prepared to attack.