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Show ~HAP. IV. Council held with the Tetons-Their manners, dances, &e.-Chl\~'cnne RiTer -Council held with the Rir.arn Indians-Their manners and ha~tts-Stra~ge r R . 'd 1 try-Another instance-Cannonball nvcr-Arrtva\ instance o 1cara 1 o a h M d Charaeter of the surrowtding country, and of the among t e nn an&- crceka, islands, &.c. September ~5. 'rH"E morning was fine, and the wiml continued from the southeast. 'V e raised a flagstaff and an awning under which we assembled at twelve o'clock, with all t;e party parading under arms. The chiefs and warriors from the camp two miles up the river, met us, about fifty or sixty in number, and after smoking delive.red them a speech; but as our Sioux interpreter, Mr. Durwo, had been left with the Yanktons, we were obliged to make u11e of a Frenchman who could not speak :fluently, and therefore we curtailed our harangue. After this we went through the ceremony of acknowledging the chiefs, by giving to the grand chief a medal, a flag of ·the United States, a laced uniform coat, a cocked hat and feather: to the two other chiefs a medal and some small presents; aml to two warriors of consideration certificates. The name of the great chief is Untongasabaw, or Black Buffaloe; the second Tortohonga, or the Partisan; the third Tartongawaka, or Buffaloe Medicine: the name of one of tbe warriors was Wawzinggo; that of the second Matocoquepa, or Second Bear. We then invited the chiefs on board, and showed them the boat, the airgun, and such curiosities as we thought might amuse them: in this we succeeded too well; for after giving them a quarter of a glass of whiskey, which they seemed to like very much, and sucked the bottle, it was witlt much difficulty that we could get rid of them. They at last accompanied captain Clarke on shore in a pe· riogue "ith five men; but it seems tlley had formed a design Lewis and Clarke's Expedition, &c. iS to stop us; for no sooner had the party landed than three of the Indians seized the cable of the periogue, and one of th., soldiers of the chief put his arms round the mast: the second chief who affected intoxication, then said, that we should not go on, that they had not received presents enough from us: captain Clarke told him that be would not be prevented from going on; that we were not squaws, but warriors; that we were sent by our great father, who could in a moment exterminate them: the chief replied, that he too had warriors, and was proceeding to offer personal violence to captain Clarke, who immediately drew his sword, and made a signal to the boat to prepare for action. 1,he Indians who surrounded him, drew their arrows ft•om their quivers and 'vet•c bending their bows, when the ~wivel in the boat was instantly pointed towards them, and twelve of our most determined men jumped into the periogue and joined captain Clarke. This movement made an impression on them, for the gt•and chief ordered the young men away from the periogue, and they withdt·ew and held a short council with the warriors. Being unwilling to irri· tate them, captain Clarke then went forward and offered his hand to the first and second chiefs, who refused to take it. He then turned fr·om them and got into the periogue, but had not gone more than ten paces when both the chiefs and two of the warr·iors waded in after him, and he bt·ought them on board. 'Ve then proceeded on for a mile and anchot ·ed off a willow island, which from the circumstances which had just occurred, we called Badhumoured island. 'Vednesday, September 26. Our conduct yesterday seemed to have inspired the Indians with fear of us, and as we were desirous of cultivating their acquaintance, we complied with theh· wish that we should give them an opportunity of tl•eating us well, and also suffer theit· squaws and children to see us and out• boat, which would be perfectly new to them. Accordingly, after passing at one and a half mile a small willow island and several sandbal'!, |