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Show JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE and the anxiety exhibit d by them on the occasion, 1 had written to the gcn ·ral aud iuionned hi1n of what they had ~aid on the subjPct. " That in th"ir treaty, they engageJ to apprehend tLJl traders who came amongst thcrn without license; for that time, I could not examine their traders on this subject; but, that on my return, I would make a particular exammat10n. " That if th y thought proper, they might send a young man in my boat, to infonn the other villag<.:s of my mi sion, &c." I then presented them with some tobacco, knives, and whi k, T· 'I ht y rcpli' d tc' the follo i11g purport : " That 1 hey tltanl-ul me for thl! good opinion I had of t hur nation, aud for what I had \\ nttcn the gl!ncral. That thc.msdves, their young warriors, and the whole nation'' as glad to sec me amongst them. "' That as for the situation of the trading houses, they could not determine, being but a part of the nation. '\Vith re:-.p 'Ct to scnJing a young man along, that, if I would wait until to-morrow, they would choose one out. l1nd finally, thanked me for my tobacco, knives, and whisk"'y." Not wi.:;hing to loose any time, after writing to the general' and my friends, I ernbarkeJ and made six miles hove the village. Encamped on a ~and bar. One canoe of sa vap;L s pa~scd. 22d Artgust; TI.Jursday-Embark.cd at 5 o'clock A. M. hard hcC1J winds. Passed a great number of i~:;lands. The river very wide and full of sand bars. Distance '23 miles. 23d August; Friday-Cool morning; can1e on 5 1-4 miles, where, on the :vest shore, there is a very .. S,e" appendix to rart 1," [No. r] p:lgc r. TO THE ROUHCES OF THE l\I1SSI~SJP1 1 I. ,.. .I handsome situation for a garrison. The channel of the river p ss ·s und 'r the hill, which is about GO feet pcqwnJicular, and level on the top. Four hundred yards in th<! rear, there is a small prairie of R or 10 acres, which would b a convcni, ·nt ~pot for gardens; and on the •ast ~id of th rivc1·, then: is a beautiful prospect over a brg~' prairie, as b.t· as the ('yc can extend, now and th l'n inkrruptcll by groves of trees. l)ircct ly under the rock is a limestone spring, which, after an honr's work, would afrord water amply sufTici~'nt for t lw constunption of a n'gimcnt. The landing is bolJ and safe, anJ at the lower part of the hill, a road may be made for a team in half an hour. Black and white oak ti1nber in abundance. Th~ m.ountain continues about two ntilcs, anti has five springs bur . ..,ting frmn it in that distance. l\1et four InJians and two squaw:-.; landed with them; gave them one quart of madt-· whbkey, a few biscuit and some salt. I requested some vl!nison of th 'm, th y pretended tlwy could not LUH.icrstcllHlm ; but after w had left them, they held up two hams, anJ hal. looed and laugh,'d at us in derision. Pa~sed nine hors s on shore, and saw many sjgns of Indians. P.\~sPcl a handsome prq.irie on the cast ~ide, and <'HGll11J)t ·d at its head. 'I'hree battcaux from Michilimackinac ; stopped at our camp, we were told they were the property of l\1r. 1V1ycrs Michals ; we were also informed, that the largest Sac vilJage wa<; about 2 l-~ 1niles out on the prairie ; and that this prairie was calletl half way to the prairie Det> Chcins, from St. Louis. 24·th August; Saturday-In the morning passed a number of islands. Bdorr Jjnner, corporal Bradley and myself took our guns and went on shore ; we got behind a savann~1h, by f()llowing a stream we conceived to ha.ve b ''ll a branch or the river, but which lc~i us at least two leag ues fro1n it. My f wo htvorite clogs, having gone out with 11s, g:tve Olit in the pr::urie, owing to the heat, high ' , |