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Show .v.J JUUl{NAL OF A VOYAGE 111en into four watches and put off, wind a-head. Observed for the first time the half formed leaves on the trees. 21·tb April, T!Jursday.-In the 1norning used our oars until 10 o'clock, and then floated while breakfasting. At this time two barges, on bark, and two wooden, canoes passed us under full sail ; by one of which I sent back a 1 tt r to lVTr. 1)ubuque, that I had forgotten to deliver. Stopped at dark to cook supper, after which, rowed und r the windward shore expecting we could make head way with four oars '· but were blown on the lee shore in a few. 1noments, when all hands were smnmoned, and we agam with difficulty made to windward, catne too, placed one -;entry on my bow, and all hands beside went to sleep. It Tained, and before morning, the water overflowed my bed in the bottom of the boat, having no cover, or any extra accommodations, as it might have retarded n1y voyage. The wind very hard a-head. 25tb April, Friday.-Obliged to unship our mast to prevent its rolling overboard with the swell. Passed the first Reynard village at 1 2 o'clock, counted 18 lodges· Stopped at the prairie in descending on the left, about the 1niddle of the rapids, where there is a beautiful cove or harbor. There were three lodges of Indians here, but none of thcn1 came ncar us. Shortly after we had left this, observed a barge under sail, with the United Stat~s flag, which upon our being seen put to shore on the BJg Island, about three miles above Stony river, where I also landed ; it proved to be capt. Many of the artillerists, who was in search of some Osage prisoners amongst the Sacs and Reynanls. He infonncd me that at the village of Stony Point, the Indians evinced a strong disposition to commit hostilities ; that he was met at the mouth of the river by an old Indian, who said that all the inhabitants of the village were in a state of intoxication, and advised him to go up alone. This advice however be had reject- • TO THE SOUHCES OF THE 1\IISSISSJPP T. ) ().) ed. That ~hen they arrived .there, they were saluted by the appellatiOn of the bloody Americans who had killed such a person's father, and such a person's mother, brother, &c. The woincn carried ofr the guns and other arms, and concealed them. That he then crossed the river oppo~ite to tl:e vi~lage, and was followed by a number of Indians, With pistols under their blankets. T'hat they would listen to no conference whatever, :relating to the delivery of the prisoners ; but demanded insolently why he w~re a plume in his hat; and declared that they looked on It as a mark of war, and immediate! y decorated themselves with their raven's feathers, worn only in cases of ?ostility. We regretted that our orders would not p~nmt of _our pu~ishing the scoundrels, as by a coup de mam we might easily have carried the village. Gave c~pt. Man! a note of introduction to Messrs. CampbclJ Fisher' Wdmot, an d D u b uque, and every information 111' my power. We sat up late conversing. 26th April, Saturday.-Capt. Many and myself took. breakfast and embarked; wind directly a-head and a I~ost tremendous swell to con1bat, which has exis;ed ever smce we left the prairie. Capt. Many under full sail : descended by all the sinuosity of the shore to avoid the strength of the wind and force of the waves. Indeed I was.confident I could sail much faster up than we could posszbly make do wn. E ncampe d on G rant's pra..I n.e where we had en d h ' Th campc on t e 25th August when ascending. ere was one Indian and family present, to whom I gave some corn. W 27th April, S un da y.-I t c1 e ared off dun.n g the n. 1ght abo:ee~bar~ed early and came from eight or ten league; S . 1 e nver Iowa, to the establishment at the lower ac VI lage by d . ij ' . sun own, a distance of nearly 48 leagues. ere I met With M M the de . . essrs. axwell and Blondcau ; took position of the former, on the subject of the In- • |