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Show •\PPENDIX TO PART II. come to opc·n t ll C 1, o ..t c1, 1H I t that in the spring. his super.i or wo.u ld be here 'lllcl teac I1 t1I c I m 1·t.. ms. wln• l W:ls on ·ooclfor them ; .m<l th,lt they woul'd ' bui ld a town nca1· them. I n s·1 \0 t·t ' it •' tp. pea.r s. to me to 11. avc been an ex pee I.l l.w n ex. p1.c • ssly for the l)llrpose ol stnklllg a. dread mto those cliflcrcllt nations of the Spanish power, and to. bnng ~bout~ gcn.c r.d com I>.m a t'• on in their favor. Unde.r these · ltfn p· resstons, f iwve taken the <'nrliest opportnnity of rcportlllg the 111 nng~m.ent o our territory in order that our govcrnrncnt may not rcn~am m tll:c <hrk as to t'h e views of he r nc1. g 11 b or. 1 e fT'ected '' l meeting a. t t11sf P1' .1ce' bl'twccn a l•e w Kans anc 1 ''-) s.1•1 r'>r es ' who smoked the .p 1pe o ' 1 PC'i.\CC: <11\C1 I> UI: I C·c l t11C ll'' \tchet ' arrt·eealJiy to the wt• s 1I CS o f thcu· 1;-,• re·'1 t \::1 • Q 1~"··tiler. in consc<luence of win· e1 I a K·a ns. 11 .·1.s marched for th. e sage n".'H ion,' and some of the latter propose to accompuny tl IC fonnet· to their villa1"e · whether tin. s gam1 umI c t. s · t·. tnc rU l g will be permanentd, I will not ,,t ak' e on me to determine ; but at I cast, a t ern I)Ol"'\ I'Y g. oo efTcrt ha<> sucrccdec1. l'•·o•n tile ()sa,n, .e t OWIIS, I have takc.n the courses and distances, by the route we came, rn.,u ·1o·n p;. e,n chn'I vcro. r rinll t we crossed, pointing out the <l .IV J•C 1 .1 11~ l'H· I .Q~ c s ' &c • 1. 1e W• ·l· tcrs which we crossed, were th · I1 ca< I o (' tl 1e 05'<\ 0t>' C ' 'Vhttc, .me1 f v crdig-1i ::.c ri vcrs, \ branches o I. t Il e A 1+ '·'u w· 'n v) and the w.aters o 11 b · the Ka. n.., l'i,cr. The lat.i tude o l' t I u. s p I·, tee, I ])res tune ' .w t c. m, lbout 3~o 30' N. and I hope to obtain every othet· astrono~mca~ OU51Ct· v' ation win.c h ,~ .11 1 be requt.s 1. tc. to r·J X. ·H s. gc,o !'>rr ra1)hicul sJtuauon >C· yond d' ispute. I expect to march i.r om here m· a f ~w cl ays ' b..u t tr 1 1 e future prospects ol. the voyag-e .,' .t .c . c.l lt.u . e · IY uncertain ' as ~he savage.~ strive to throw every I. mpccl·l mcnt ·t n out. w<~. y, 'a'g reeably to the Ol· .c lcrs recct.v ecl from the ". ~p.. m•.. .u .c I s. llc·.m g,. ·~ catcd on the groulH1' 1 . . and writing on the back oi. a boo1, , I 1w pc. w1· u {)leacl my excuse ot rhis scrawl. I am, sir, 'Vith hig·h resprrt, Your obedient se t·vant, (Signed) Z. l\I. 1/n· Iron. limn; Dt·arbo'l'1t, Secretary wat· departmeut. APPENDIX TO PART II. 47 [ No. 14·. J DEAlt GENERAL, P arzunec Rtjmblic, 2d Oct. 1806. INCLOSED you have a copy of nty letter f1·om this place, to the secretary of war, in order, that should you think any communication on the contents necessary, you may have a pc1-fcet comrnancl of the infor·mation given the war department, and will be the ntot·e capable of illus~rating the subject. You will perceive by said communication, that we were led considerably out of ou1· course by our guides, and in my opinion not less than 100 miles; this was entit·ely owing to the J>usill•mimity of the Osage, who were m ore afraid of the Kans, than I could possibly have imagined. You will likewise pet·ceive the council which took place between those nations ( undet· our auspices) nncl its cfT'ects, but which I candidly confess, I have very little hopes will he productive of a permanent peace, as none of the principal men of eithc1· nation were present; but as both are anxious for a cessation of hostilities perhaps it may have the desired effect. Two of the Kans chiefs have said they will pmsue the voyage with me agreeably to my orde1·s; I do not yet 1 now whether they will descend the Arkansaw with lie ut. \Vilkinson, ot· continue on to Red river with me, but they have their own selection. The general will no doubt be struck with some surprize, to perceive that so large a party of Spanish troops have been so lately in our terri tory; no doubt at first you would conclude tlt at it must l1ave been militia ; but when inf() t'med that their infantry was armed with muskets and bayonets, and had drums; that the men wot·e long mustaches and whiskers, which almost covered the whole of their faces; their cavalry ar·med with swords and pistols, and that regular guat·ds and patJ·oles we1·e kept by horse and foot, you may probably change your· opinion. The route by which they came, and returned, was by no means the dirett one from Santa Fe, and why they should have struck so low down as the Grand Saline, unless they had an idea of ~h·iking at the village of the G·rand P est : or couceivcd the Saline m their territory, I cannot imagine. On OUJ' Ul'l'ival her·e, we we1·e received with great pomp and c:remony, by about 300 men on horseback, and with gTcat apparent frtcndship by the chief. The Osage (one chief and fom· warriors l!i |