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Show SG JOUHNAL OF A VOYAGE n1e to bear to the Sioux, on which were seven strings of wampun1, as authority from seven bands of the Chipcways, either to conclude peace or to make war. As he had chosen the former, he sent his pipe to the Sioux and requesteJ me to inforn1 them, that he and his people would encamp at the mouth of the Riviere De Corbeau the ensuing summer, where he would see the United States flag :flying. As a proof of his pacific disposition, the Fols Avoin chief then spoke and said, " His nation was ren" dered small by its enemies, only a remnant was left, " but that they could boast of not being slaves ; for that " always in preference to their won1en and children being " taken, they themselves killed them. But that their " father (as they called n1e) had travelled far, and had " taken n1uch pains to prevent the Sioux and Chipcways " from killing one another; that he thought none could " be so ungenerous as to neglect listening to the words of " their father : that he would report to the Sioux the pa" cine disposition of the Sauteurs, and hoped the peace " would be firm and lasting.'' l then in a few words informed De Breche, " that l would report to the Sioux all " he had said, and that I should ev r feel pleased· and " grateful that the two nations had laid aside the toma· " hawk at n1y request. That I thanked the Fols Avoin '' chief for his good wishes and parole which he had given " the Sauteurs." After all this, each chief was furnish· cd with a kettle of liquor, to drink each others health; and De Brcche's flag (which I had presented him) was displayed in the fort. The Fols Avoins then departed, at which I was by no means displeased, for they had already consumed all the dry n1cat, I had laid aside for my voy· age, and I was apprehensive that my hunters would not be able to lay up another supply. 28tb Marc/;, Friday.-Late in the afternoon Mr. Grant and the Sauteurs took their departure, calculating "J 0 TUE SOUHCES OF TilE .\IISSISS I I' PI. that the Sioux had left the countr ,.1, 1_ • {' J I' y. 00" With 111C 011<; o my so <. Iers and accompanied them to the 1•, I, A . l I ·' ( · ll d h S 0 o<.ge ca e t c hawonesc) wher ' ( ' ) ~ vom,s ni ·ht The 1:. · c we ten stay ~d all g . ols J\ voins and Sautcurs ln l . I which I left them and went to slcc )" , L a <..met', at 0 .. • d ' P· • casted ou elk su o<ll' an syrup. Previously to the Ind1' a ns d epar tm. ' - cr f · my post, I demanded til c c 11I .c f'' s medal d {J o 1om former he dclivcrccl bL t . h b an ags ; the . ' 1 Wlt a ad. grace t1 1 smd were in the lands when I left Lak ' lc attcr !lc structed by the traders I su c De Sable ; (as Inobtain them It I _, · pposc) and that he could not . t 1unuercd and lightened 29th March, Saturda _ W · morning· M G 'Y· c all n1archcd in the . . r. rant and party fo. S d for my hunting camp. I h. I an Y. Lake, and I joined me again after we h g~vc Im nly spaniel dog. lie rived at my h . a scperated about .5 miles. .1\r-untmg camp about 8 o' I k. and was informed th t I c oc In the nlorning d a my 1tmtcrs l1ad 0 b · . ' ecr; they arrived with it g nc to rmg In a went out hunting S b' a:!'d about 11 o'clock we all . aw ut lCW de f the good fortune t k.ll er, out o which I had f . o I two On · ound one of my In h ·. our arnval at camp D I.c kson 1,h en at t c garnso . 1 1 . . . . c. n, Wlt 1 a letter fron1 M · e so diCr 1nfo ~d r. arrived with M D' ,nne l11C that one Sioux had . r. Ickson s nlcn AI h tigued, soon as I h d . t ough nluch fa-a cat son1cthing I k men and departed for th . . ' too one of Iny down. The di t c gainson one hour before sun-s ance was 21 mil d h · rous being rotten and 1 cs, an t c ICC very dangc. we had sticks I·n' ht 1edwatcr over it noarly a foot deep . h our an s a d . , t rough the . I ' n 111 many places ran the s· ICC. t thundered d I' h m Ioux not finding th S an Ig tcned with rain. Tllc . 80th March ; ;.utcurs, had returned immediately. chspatched h' ' un ay.-Wrote to Mr. Dickson d IS 1nan Co 'd an day's march. C l.k d nsi erably stiff frOin my ycstcr-ap pearance of b auk ' e our. bo a t s, as t h e I· ce had every h rca mg up In [; d Qn t e wing of a cw ays. Thus wl1ilst eager c x~p cctati·O n, every day seemed an |