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Show JOURNAL OF .\. VO\AGE 70 M'G'llis.* Noted down the Received a letter fro::~:d it tr~nslated into French, in heads of my speech, h ld be perfectly master of order that the interpreter s ou his subject. a -Held a council with the 16tb February, SundY; d f Red Lake; but . t this place, an o chiefs and W4rnors a 1 and management to . d h patience coo ness, ( k it reqmre n~uc .· d viz: 'I'hat they should rna e obtain the obJect~ I desirde ~~ p their medals and flags ; . h h S ux . c Iver u S peace w1t t e 10 ' • • r h ld follow n1e to t. f their chieiS s ou . and that some o f f their agreeing to the peace, I dl- Louis.t As a proo o k ut of the Wabasha's rected that they should smo eh o 11 smoked from the h. h 1 on the table ; t ey a ' · pipe, w . 1fc ayh oungest so ldI' er .' they generally dehv· head ch1e to t e Y . d . except the Flat d their flags with a goo grace ' d ere up . h h· d left both at his can1p, three ays Mouth, who said. c a I' th n up to Mr. M'Gillis, . ·h d Oimsed to de 1ver ex . . h mal c # an pr . h t to their returmng Wit to be forwarded. Wit resp~c to return, h ld Sweet thought It most proper R . me ; t e o R d · and amy to the Indians of the ~ed :ake~d ~ :::c~cccssary for lake river. The It lat out 1. Sal '& t The other chiefs · h' oung warners, TC. him to restram IS Y . fficicnt, to of-did not think themselves of consequence su . . ·our· fer any reason rt or not f o 11 owi' ng me to St. Loms, a J .1 '1 . through ucy of between two an d three thousahn u llll" cstl at 1 was hosti.l e tn.b cs of ' I n d't ans. I then told t em, 1 f this " sorry to fmd, that t 11 e I1 ea1·t s of the Sautc.u rs . o ld " quarter were so weak, t h at t h e o th c r nations 1w oun d " say' -wh' at, arc there no sold.i ers at L cec l Reo a 1, aiumct " Rainv Lakes who had the hearts to carry the c : "d " of th;e ir chie'f to the.i r [;a th er .;: m This had the d>lccsbura ct · effect. The Bucks and Beaux, two of the n~o .. t ce • See appendix to pnrt 1. l No. 6. J P~ 1 7 · t Sec appendix to part I. (No.7·] p:lgt 1~ · ~ Sl·e appendix to part I. lNo. 8.] page u. TO Tl fE SOURCES OF TIIE l\11SSISSIPPL 71 cd young warriors, rose and offered themselves to me, for the embassy ; they were accepted ; adopted as my children, and I installed their father. Their example animated the others, and it would have been no difficult n1attcr to have taken a company; t\VO however were suffici0nt. 1 determined that it should be my care, never to make them regret the noble confidence placed in znc; for I would have protected their lives with my own. The Beaux is brother to the Flat Mouth. Gave my new soldiers a dance, and a small dram. They attempted to get more liquor, but a firm and peremptory denial, convinced them, I was not to be trifled with. 17th February, Monday.-The chief of the land brought in his flag, and delivered it up. Made arrangements to march my party the next day. Instructed the Sweet, how to send the parole to the Indians of R ed river, &c. Put my znen through the manual, and fired their blank rounds, all of which, not a little, astonished the Indians. I was obliged to give my two ne'w soldiers, each a blanket, pair of leggins, scissors, and looking glass. 18tb February, Tuesday.-We marched for Red Cedar Lake about 11 o'clock, with a guide, provided for me by Mr. M'Gillis ; were all provided with snow shoes ; marched off, amidst the acclamations and shouts of the Indians, who generally had r emained, too sec us take our departure. Mr. Anderson promised to come on with letters; he arrived about 12 o'clock, and remained all night. He concluded to go down with me, to sec Mr. Dickson. 19th February, JtredneJday.-Bradlcy, J\1r. L' Rone, the two young Indians and myself, left Mr. 1\i'Gillis's at 10 o'clock; crossed Let.:ch Lake in a S. E. <lircction 24 miles. Mr. M'Gillis's hospitality deserves to be particularly noticed; he presented me with his dogs anti c<Jriole, valued in this country at t\\·o hundred doJlars ; one of the dogs broke out of his harne~~., and we W('t·c not ahlc dt!- |