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Show JOUHNAL OF A VOYAGE and a chief by the name of lskatappc. The Osage were still seated ; but the Belle Oiseau then rose and came for. ward with a pipe, and presented it to the chi f, who took a whiff or two from it. We then proceeded on : the chief, lieutenant Wilkinson and my.c;elf in front; my serjeant, on a white horse, next with the colors ; then our horses and baggage, escorted by our n1cn, with 1he Pawnees on each side, running races, &c. When we atrived on the hill over the town we were again halteJ, anJ the Osage ~eatcd in a row, wh ·n each Pawnee who intended so to do presented them with a horse, gave a pipe to smoke to the Qsage to whon1 he had made the present. In this manner ' ere eight horses given. Lieutenant Wilkinson then pro· eceded on with the party to the river above the town, and encamped. As the chief had invited us to his lodge to cat, we thought it proper for on to go. At the lodgt! he gave me many I articulars which were interesting to us, re· lative to the late visit of the Spaniards.* I went up to out • Twill here attempt to gi\'c bOinC mc1uoro.~nda of thiti cxpe<lition, which Wli t he mo~t important ever C'lrricd on from the province of New Mexico, and in fact the only one directed north-cast, cx.ccpt tha~ mentioned by the abbe Raynal \in hi; history of the Inclics) to the Pawuels-of ''· hich sec a more particu lar account herc<ifter. In the yc:u· J 8o6 our affairs with Spain began to wcJr a very serious aspect, and the troops of tile two govcrnmeuts almo5t came to actual ho&tilitics or the frontiers of I cxas and the Orleau~ territory. At this time, \'fhcn matttll ' hnrc every arpearancc of coming to a crisis, I was fitting out for my cxpcd~tiou from St Louis, where some of the Spanis!1 emissaries in that country transnllt.ttd the information to Majar. Merior and the Spanish council at that place, who ml· mediately forwm ded on the information to the then commandant IJf Nacogdo;ho (<:a pta in Sch:tbtian Rodre1·ique3), who forwarded it to colonel Cordero, by whom it was transmitted to the scat of govemmcnt. This information was personally commun•·c ntc d to me, as an 1· nstance o f the rap•.d means they posscssc d of t ran,. m••t t•· ng t 1l t' m· f unnat1·o n n 1a t•·v c.: to the occurrences transact·• ng on our fronucr;. The expedition WJ3 then determined on, nnd had thn.'. \ : ohjects in view: viz.Ht. To descend the Red river, in orller if he met our cXJ)cuition, to intercept ' , rt' anJ turn u~ hack, or should m:~jor ~parks and Mr. Freeman have missed the P 3 1 f N J I . 1 to return rom acog oc 1cq, under the cornmanu of captain Viana, to obhgc t 1cnt ~,nd not penetrate fm tner into the country, or make them pri~oners of war· TO THE SOURCES OF THE AHKANSA ,,.,&c. 14;.> camp in the evening, having a young Pawnee with me loaded with corn for my n1en. Distance twelve miles. ~d. To explore and examine all the "nt I • 1 erna parts of the r il"ont•crs of the province of New Mexico t . . country u·om the Jd. To visit the Tet:lUs P·•\vnc··~ o lth!.e M•ssoun, bet" cen the La PlJttc ' . c' r epu > •c C I p bnws and Kans To the head chi ·f f ,. ·1 ' r:wc awnces; P.nvncc M.l· c.: 0 c.tc.: l of those nat· h ficcr bore flags, a commission • gr.... .I d J Ions: t c commanding of- ' •• nu me a ·md f I whom he had to renew the chains f . ' • . our mu cs ; antl with all of o ancJCnt anwy \' h · 1 . ted between their father his most c I r . I 'I JC 1 was ~al(l to have C\.isple. ' at 10 tc maJesty, and his children the red peo- The commanding officers also bore ositivc or . sons in the above specified count . ' . Ph . dcrs to ohl•g" all parties or per- ) d nc~, Cit er to r etire fror 1 · e ged territories of tl;lc United ~t· . 11 t tcm 1nto the acknow-h . " atcs, or to make pr f 1 t em mto the province of N M .. · . Jsoncrs o t Jcm and conduct I . cx•co. f lCUt Don F· . d M sc ccted from the five internal pr . .tc.:un o alga res, the officct ovmce,, to cnmman l J • . • pe:w, , his uncle, was one f 1 • . c t liS ex pedltiOil, w.ts :Ill .Euro-o t 1e royal J udg •5 f h 1 . and had dbtinguished h · If · c.: 0 t e tmgdom of New Spain) lll1Sc 111 several loll . . d · · . other ludian nation~ with I h , ~ c.:xpc ItiOns agamst the Appache~ and ' w 1om t c Sp:omwrd cunmanccs, he was a ma f . • s were at war: added to these cir-n ° lffimcnse fortune ·md . . most to profusion: possessed a l"b I ·' . ' • generous Ill Its disposal, al- . · ' era cuucatiOn 1 · 1 Sltlon formed for militar . ' Hg 1 sense of honor' and .. , dispo . Y enterprJzc. Th · fli , • · - Biscay with roo dragoons of th' I . IS. o ICcr marched from the province oi the expedition was fitted out f c rc)ghu a! scr~Jc.c, and at Sant:t Fe, (the place when· o£ th . rom c was JOllied by so f h at provmcc, armed afte tl o o t c mounted militia d r lc manner de ·1 d b ' an complcatly equipt with a . . sen lC y my notes on that suhJ. cct \ . h h ffiiOUIIItJOll &c £ · 1 iVJt t em (hy order) two horses a d ' . or SIX months; each man leading were twothous:m·' a d n one mule, the whole number of th".·r '- .. u n seventy fi . Tl ... uca~t~ met the grand bands f I , , v~:. ley descended the ReJ r ivet ZJ J I .. E o t le I ctaus. 1 ·lcl "1 . . eagucs '. nnd crossed the count l ' l c.: ouncJ s With them, thcn struck off N , lllcn, w.a h the lame a d ry. to t 1c Ar ka. 1< 1 1· • ' ~:.w, w lCrc tcut. Malgarcs left ., •o of h" l' n tucd ho • 1 -1 "'"• •'> awnce republic. here h . rse , w 11 st he proceeded on with the re~t to the n I , c W.ls met hy th I . ,r d . &c es; •l.c ld councils . I h c:: c llc.:ts an warnors of the GniJ ·' 1> .. Wit 1 t e tw . . • u JW-c. which were dcst" d r o nations, :uHJ presented them the flags n .. 1. I • • 111C lOr them H r d I leu a ., llllSiiJon with the Pawnee Mal . c < ~ not proceed ou to the execution of hi.> phoverty of their horses aud th lda~vs and 1-..ans,_ as he represented to me, from the t e bUsp· • ' e 15LOiltl'nt ol h1s own b . !Cion and discontent wl . . men, ut as I conceive, front lhndlana. The forntcr wish" uch began to ansc between the Spauiards aud the t e latt cr possessed all tl , wg. to. r. evenge the dc.a tl f . . 1 o V,/lmcuv~ and party w h "j t Mal IC SlloplcHliiS of co · .11 . ' 1 s I gares took \~ith him all tl I IISCious VJ awy dl'scrv ing puni~hmc:.:nt w lorn having been eent to N~et· ·tlr_a< clrs he found there from our country, borne oi my arr· 1 a c utoc ws , . · 1. · Iva ' aud applied to r ' vere 111 aujC\t poverty at that place Oil ~~turn ·I me 1or means to ·t ,. · ' • Cl to Santa 1-'e the f 0 rc urn to •>t. l .ou u;. l.ieut. Malgar~s tenla•ncd · o ctobcr wh , h" ·1· · J Ill the vici uit f I ' en ·~ nu JtJa was Ji3uandcd but Jar nr,Jgoo I y o t lat place t"l ' M, lCC:IIllc our es~urt t I , tlll • we were bro u~ht in, wh ·n he with 0 t •c Sl.:.l' of govcrnmcur . ' |