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Show 144 JOURNAL OF A VOYAG~ b Frt' da y-F'1n cling our encampment 26th Sept em cr' . · d down on to the prai. · tlOl1 we lllOVe not eligible as to Situa 'h f a mile nearer the village. . . l b t three-fourt s o .. nc h1l , a ou . . ·cter to town to trade for provision. we sent our Intel pr r. 11 twcl ve Kans arrived , 1 k · the a1ternoo About three o c oc 111 d . formed B·a r. one' Y that they had come to at the village, an 111 · . were to b e at the Pawnees village. ~ meet us, hearmg we beautiful eminence, from . d mp upon a ' We pitche oudr ca · w of the town, a- nd "a ll that was trans-whence we ha a VI~ B . with the chief, came to . In the evemng ar oney' actmg. d returned together. camp to give us the ~ews,_ an -Baroney arrived from the 27th September, ualm day. .· ·h x, and three , 1 k with Characten .. village about one o c oc ' . a dinner. I then . . f: ll of whmn we gave , . other chiC s, to a 1 after which heutc- .:. tc !)resent to cac 1, " n1adc an appropt ~a lf. par1ied them to town, . . . 1 myse - accom " . l nant W tlkmson ..U ll d . t ·ned. Appomtct · d f;, hours an re Ul where we remame . a_ C\~ w wit'h the Kans and Osage. to morrow for the mtervw 'lor the Kans - l , llcld a counct 1 fJSt!J ScjJtcmbcr, SllJu a).- . · of ncacc. and O~ sage, and nla(l e t 1l enl sn loke of the, plpWe e rccre ircd Two of the Kans agreeL1 to 'a cco. mpany uMs.· l "n observa· . . f· the chic f, o f' t 1l e VI 11<~· no· e • .u e. " a VI It 1om . f J u )iter', satclhtcs. . tion on an etnersion of one o II I ll . . gr·auu counCil M d _ c ( Olll ' 29th September, on ay. t less than 400 1 . , h . ere present no with the Pawnees, al w uc w f 1 . h ~r·" extremely in· · s o w 11c we " · 1warriors the circumstance J unci! he u.~ . ' 1'1 , . I took on tny gran co terestmg. 1 C notes . b h .. Spanish go· with the Pawnee nation were seized 1 y t c the different vcrnment, together wt· t h ~ ll my.s pc. ec 1cos btsoe rve herr (m. nations. But iL may be Intercstmg to he Spaniards case they should never be returned) that t ( h arac t l ri ~h';, comtni~~ion from the governor o f . a>d oted NLW M~XiCO w SJnta l'L, l Stll Jum·, r8o6 TO T1IE SOUHCI:S OF THE AHKANSA ,V, Kc. 11 .s had left several of the their flags in this village; one of which was unfurled at the chief's door the day of the grand council, and that amongst various demands anJ c/Jargc.f r gave them, was, that the said flag ' hould be ddivcrcd to mr, and one of the UnitC'd States' flags be received and hoisted in its place. This probably was carrying the pride of nations a little too far, as there had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at th village, which had made a great impres, ion on the minds 0f the young In en, as to their power, consequence, &c. which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no n1eans calculated to remove. Mter the chiefs had r ·plied to various parts of my dis< wurse, but were silent as to the flag, I again reiterated the demand for the flag, "adJing that it was impossible for " the nation to have two fathers; that they must either be c' the chiic.lren of the Spaniards or acknowledge their "American father." After a silenc of ome time, an old man rose, went to the door, and took down the Spanih flag, and brought it and Ltid it at my feet, ancl then received the American ll<~g and elevated it on the taft~ which had lately borne thL· standard of his Catholic majesty. This gave great sat:~b(tion to the Os,tge and Kans, both of whom, decidedly ·tvow themsdvcs to be under the American protection. ]', rct'ivi•tg that every face in the council was claude l with sorrow, as if some great national calamity was about to bditl them, I tovl• up th contested colors, and told thetn " that as tht y had now shewn 'themselves dutiful children in acknowledging th:.ir great "American father, I did not wish to embarrass them "With the Spaniards, for it was the wi h of the Arn ricans ,", thha .t their red brethre should remain peaceably round ,, t err own fires, and not embroil themselves in ~ny dis-" sp u tcs. between the white people : and that for t ar the pan1ards might return there. in force again, I returned ' ( ' |
