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Show APPENDIX TO PART II. [ No. 6. J Village de Charette, cr..·eniug of the 2'2d July, 1806. DEAR Sm, FINDING no prospect of meeting with a private conveyance of our letters, iu time suff1cient to find you previous to your setting s<.~il which would be entirely too late to secure my deserter, and ' . give you the other inform.ttion they contuit~, I have hu·etl tl~c bt:a~·ct' to ride express to Delle Fontaine, for whtch I have promtscd hun ~it;ht dollars; which taking; into view, his ~erriages, &c. it cannot be deemed high, and I hope the general wlll plca~e to order the military agent to discharge the same. The weathct· hath at length became settlell, and we ~ct sail to-morrow with our boats newly, and much better, arranged. I am, general, with sincere esteem, And high respect, Yout· obedient servant, (Signed) .Z. M. 1' uuo:. Gc:neral H'ilkinson. -·- [ No.7. J Pive leagues belo'lu the river Osage, 26th July, 1806. DEAn GENERAL, I HALT a moment, in order to say we have arrived thus far all safe, although out· savages complain much of fatigue, ~c. The bearer had been sent by Mt·. Sangonet to examine the Osage river, and reports that they could not get theit· canoes up the river more th<.1n 60 miles: if so, we have a bad prospect before us i hut go we will, if God permits. I am, dear general, Your obedient servant, (Signed) ~''. lVL PIKE. Gen. James Wilkinson. \Vc have been detained several duys by the lndi .. ms. APPENDIX TO PART II. S7 [No.8. J Park on tl1e Osage rive1·, 14·th Aug. I 806. DEAn Sm, DY Baptiste ]a Tulip I send this lcttet·, who informs me he bears letters to Chouteau, informing him that a party of the L ittlr O.wgf's have marched to war against the Kanses; and a party of the Graud Osages left the village expressly to make war on the white people on the Arkansaw. This latter step the vVhite Irait· did every thiug in his power to prevent, but could not. If true, what arc Wt> to think of our bons amis the Osage ? But to--- must we ascribe the stroke against the Kansf's who I am infot·med sent a message to the (>sage nation to raze the Kanses village entirely. On this subject J iutcndcd to have been more particuhu·, and substantiate it by proofs; but present circumstances seem to give credit to it. On my arrival at the villuge, more pat·ticular enquiry ~thall be made on the subject. Y estcrday rooming lieutenant Wilkinson, the doctor, interpre ter, and one soldier, marched with the Indians, as they were vcr; apprchcnsi vc of un attack. The people in the canoe heard them crying and saw them on their mat·ch. Nothing extraordinary has yet taken place on out· route, except out· being favored with a vast quantity of rain, which I hope will enable us to ascend to the village. \Vhat face will the Indians receive us with ? and to whom a rc we to ascl'ibe their hostile disposition, unless the traitors of S t Louis ? Lieutenant vVilkinson is in VCI'Y good health, and will !amen. his having missed this opportunity of assming his parents of his love and affection. I am, dear general, Yout· obedient servant, (Sig·ned) Z. M. Pn'l:' Gen. James TVtlkim·ou·. |