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Show APPENDIX TO PART III. [ No. 11. J J.ETTER TO JTJ<; ,'.".," .X'CELLENCY GENERAL SALCEDO. ChihuahTla, 6th Aj1ril, 1806. Sm, HAVING been for ncar the space of a year, absent from my 1 country and the pt·ou_a 1 lt T t t y of its yet being two or three mont.h s be £io re I, atTl.V C in thr territory of the United Stat·e s; the' tn eccss'!ttiy of passing th rotlgh some hum! red leagues of foreign tern ory,Jwt l the distressed s.l luau.o n o 1. my t1. 00p s' has induced me to app Y tot yoUl' exceilency f()l· a nccesst\ry supp I y of money . A. ny arra.n Ig e1 m en• which may be conceived proper for the rcmuneratwn, I Owtii c leet: fully adopt, either to pay ·t t tot1 l es' p.a m·s h consul. at New r cans, 01 the embassador of his catholic majesty at \Vashmgto.n.. .. . The sum which 1 conceive will answer t~IC pt es.en. ~lll poses of myself anti tl.o ops J. s 1000 dolla. rs. . for· wluch•l wlll give such, vouchers as your excellency may concetvc proper. I have the honor to assure your excellency, of my high respect, and to be your obedient servant, (s.1 gnec1 ) Z . M . Pl!{Y. . .... [ No. 1~. ] TRANSLATION. 1\ CCFDING lo the soh. cl. tat·w n you 1l ave 11 1acle in your lt!ttet· r estcrday~ that from the royal treasury o f t 11 J· S p 1a ce, there should 1o e Ytl elivered ' you one thousand dollars, (whi. ch you saya' re necess.a ry fJo r the accomodation of the troops of the U m• tec1 .s tatcs o f Amenca, I . 11 vou have under your charge) or whatsoever othet· sum yon wh u c , to (.lemand . and the government of the sat'd u m· te d State. '> c ! oose < , • 1 c Yl'UJO· 'all refund the said sum to the Senor Marquis ( c assa ,. Is 'h ave direct d the formula for you to s·i gn o f fio ur co rrespon( tng <md quadruplicate receipts. . God preserve you many yeats, (Signed) N IMESIO SALCEDO. 'hihuahua, 7th Ajzril, 1807. For the 1st Iieut. :Montgomery Pike. . Translated from the original, by Z. M. Pil~e, captam. APPENDIX TO PART III. l No. 13. J .... .. I ' SkNrlz qf a11 e:rjJedition mude from St. Louis, to r.rjJ/ore tire internal jl(frt,'J qj' Louim'ana, by order of !Ji.'J e:x:cdlf•nry, gene1·al Jcuw•,<J TVilkin son . I EMllAHKED nt Belle Font:.linc, on the Mio;snuri, (ncar its confluence with the Mishi%ippi) with a comm:1nd of one li c utennnt, one doctor, a volunteer, two sc t'jcants, one coqwral, . . ,·enteen privates, and one interpreter; having undct· my c har·~-,c, c.:ig-ht or ten O saJ:;'C chiefs, who had recently rctumcd from a visit to the city of \Vashington, togcthct· with about -10 men, women and children, of the same nation, redeemed from captivity from another' Indian nation; and two Pawnees who had likewise been to the city of \\'a<;hiugton. \Vc ascended the l\Iissouri ri\·cr to the river of the OsnJ:;"e, up which we a scended to the Osage town~, and arrived on or about the 18th of Aug-ust. and dc:livet·eclto their nation in safety th eir chief:,, women and childr·en, with speeches to the nation. Here I remained making astronomical observations, and preparing for my march by land until the I st of Septembct·, when we took out· departure for the Pawnco republic, uccompanicd by some O sage chiefs, who were deputed by their nation to form a treaty or pcJce and :m1ity with the nation of the Kans (with whom they were then at war) undct· the auspices of the United States. I anivcd at the Pawnee l'cpublic about the ~5th of said month, where I causcct to be held a confc:t·ence between the Osage and Kans chiefs, anc n1editt tccl u peace for the two nations. After having J1eld council..; with the Pawnees, made astronornical ohset·vations, &c. I mat·c!lcd ftom the said village on the 7th of October, and :II'I'ived at the Ar. kansaw on the II th of the so.1id month, where we t·cmained until the 28th, preparing canoes, &c. for lieutenant \Vilkinson, who descended the said river, with one serjeant, six men, and two Osage Indi:ltls. During my stny at ~aiel river, 1 likewise rnadc astt·onomical obser~ vations. On the said clay I marched with the renwindet· of the pany up the Arknnsaw, and llotlling occurred worthy of note, until about the middle of November, when we met a party of Pawnees, of 60 warriot·s, who were returning from an expedition again::;t lhc Kayaways: at first out· confet·encc was of the most f1icnclly nat ure, and I me~de them some sm,tll prcstllts, hut they commencing- to areal and plt:ndct· \\ hatevct· they could with impunity, ''e we1oc linall · '"' |