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Show ether articles fit for women. In a slwrt time the n01,.,.11, (the great cbief of all the Minnctar·ccs) came down, att n~ctl by several other chi<'fs, to wbom, a.ftct• smoking a. pipr~. captain Clarke now made a ha1·anguc, renewing his assurances offl'icndship anti th<.' invitation to go with us to \Vashingt~ n. lie was answea·ml by the llorgnc, who h<'gan by dcelar ·mg that he much dcsir·ed to visit ltis gl'eat father, out that the Sioux would er•·tainly kill any of the Mandan: who should aHctnilt to go down l]w r·iver. 'l'hcy were bad pcopl(•, and would not listen I o any advice. \\'hen he saw 05 last, we h.ul told hill.l that we haflmade peace with all the D<t~ions below. yet Htc Sioux l1ad since kilJed eight of hi~ trldC, ami stol(•n a numoet· of their· hor·ses. The Uic:uas too IJ:t.d stolen their hoP.scs, and iu the eontcst his }>t'ople J1ad k;lled two of the Ui<·nl'as. Y ct in spite of these c.Jj spo<;ition• he had always had his cat·s open to our couns(•Is, a Hl hall actuat'y rradc a peace with the Chaycuucs and the ludj~ns of the i.{~c l\:) hlouutains. Ile cmwludcd hy saying, that however d1.sposcd they were to visit the Uoitru Slates, ihc lear· of the. Sioux wouM }H·cvent them fr·om goiu~ with us. 'file council was then Jini slrccl, and oon afte 1·w~u·ds an invitation was received fr·om the Blackcat, wltc>, on eaptain Clar·kc's arrival at l1is village, lWescuh.·tl him with a do:tcn bushels of ('Orn, wJ1ich he said was a laa·ge proportion of what his people owned; ami after smokin;.;· a pipe, decJ:ucd that his people were too apprrlll'nsive of the Sioux to venture wiil1 us. ~aptain Clarke then spoke to the chiefs and wanior·s ol' the vdla"o" c. He told tlte m o f Jl i•S anx•J•C ty that some o(• them ~ho~ld sc~ tb.cit· great father, and heat· l1is good words and receive In g•fts, amlre<Jucstcd litem to fix ou soruc confidential cbiefwho might accomJlany us. To this Owv made tbc same objections as bcfor·c, till at length a youn~ man offereil to go, and the war·l'iot·s all assented to it. Hut the tharactel' of this man was known to be bad aud one of the :pal'ty with captain Clarke iuf<JI'mcd him ilt~t at tltc moment he had in his possllssion a knife wltieh he had stolen. CaptaiH Vp the JUissouri. ~97 Gl:u·ke the1•eforc told the chief of this theft, and oruered the knife to he given up. rrhis \\a! done with a. poor apology for having it it~ his vosscs!?ion, aml captain Clarke then reproached the chief!:! fol' whll1in~ to scncl sue~l a fellow to see an<l hear• SO distin:"nishcd a \)l'l'SOn as thCll' gr·eai father. Tht•y all hun~ down t.heit· hratls for· some timt•, till the Blackeat apologizefl hy sa) in g. that the dant;el' was such tlaat ~hey "ere aft·aid of sl'nding any of the it· <·hid's, as tl cy consiflcr-cd }1is loss almost incvit.Lhle. Catlta.in Clarke remained •ome time with them, s notdn~ an<lrela.ting v~ll'iou s pa.t·ti<·u~ )R.I'S of his jom•ncy, and then h•ft fhcm to visit the SCCOnd chief of the Man<lans (ol' the Bhu•km·ow) who ha<l e)(prcsscd some disposition to accompany us. lle secmcll well inclined t.o the jom·ney, but was unwilUng to decide till he had called a council or his proplr, which h(~ intended to do in the a.ftrl'llOOn. On l'ehtrning to the <·amp, he round fhc chiefof the Mahahas, and also the chi ef of the Little Minnctaree Tillage, who IH'oughi a. pt·cscut of CGI'n on thcit' mule , of whidt tlu•y posse·!' scvct·al, and which they pr·ocurc ft·om the C1·c,w J ndians> who cit hct· buy or !:if <'<ll f hem on the froutiet ·~ of tlu' Sp:mish set f.kmcnts. A ~~~T~tt number of the Indians visited liS fm· 1 he JHII'po~e of I'C'HeWing their acquaintance, or of e. chanf.! in~· rohes Ol' oU1c1' ~u·l.icles fo•· the sllins bron~ht L:; t I m t'n. In the cvcuin;~ we were aJlpl ic•l (o hy one ol' our men, Coltrr, who wa.s flr sia·ous ofjoining ll1c two tt·appct·s who }tad a.ccom1mn it·d us. and who now pt·opobcd an ex1~etliti~n up the river, iu which tlH•y .V\.'1' • to find tt·aps and g1ve lnm a share ul' the profits. '!'he ola' ' I' \\ H !-. a ym·y lHhant ageoui ODC,ft-lld a. Jtc had always v ed'<ll'llH .. <l hi:; duty, aud his SCrViCCS might. UC disp .n~cd with, ,, e agTce<f that he J.ni~ht ~0, pl'ovidcd noue oftlae l'Cbt would a!:lk ot· eX}Iect a swular 111- dulgcncc. 'l'o this they cheerfully answeJ•ctl, that _they wishc<i Colter e ·eJ>y success, and woultl not apply fot"' liberty to scpdr·a.te befor . we re~whed St • .Louis. 'Ve, lhct'efore, supplied him, a! did hili comrades abo, with po"der atllllea<], |