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Show APPE~DIX TO PART I. ' Lt P.t ke not contcr1 t ' vith suffering the laws to sl.u m-ticc-' Vha•l · • . · 1 · . duty to ha'c exec, u tee! thetl t- IJUs now suflned bet\ when 1t was. ns' s ag-ents to cornc, ·en bc.:re to viul.ttc them, .tnd C\ .t h.e N. t\lV'c. cciotimzleMnsn yo f the U m.t e(I .S t·,\ tcs.' certainly he must be cor- ll)j\ll'C I • • ruptc"d Ttoin ~sd,u ,si~tr ,t iwnso.u 1c1 be the natural conclusion of all persons." -·- [ No. 10. ] Co'?. of a letter to a tmdt·r, on t!Jf' suhjt'ct of sdling ~:~jliriwousliquorl ' Y to Indians. Grand Isle, U ppct Mi~~is~ippi, 9th April, I 8o6. MR. LA JI..NNESSE, l'FIS~uGt ,i uformed that you I1 ave a1 '11\' t'' d he r. e with an inten.t ion 1 . ' , • • • , • r,. f thiS <J ll.il'ter, tOg'Ct ICI of scllill~ spirituous hqllors to the s.t\ .q.;es u . I . . to inform with other lllcrchanc1 . I . ·out chaq..;e . I be ~ cave lY.C un< ~ 1 } • • • • • 1 • Indian terri-you, that, the making sale ol sptn.tuous IHj\1(11 ~~~~,. tIt: r the United tories to any s<~vag-es w I l..t t s.o c VCI' ' ts· contrary to <\ ,1\V, o 1 ·escrving States fol' regul.~u· n.g . 1 t "VIc with the su,·age!; i .me pt llC t • . • J ·1. the custom has {. · \ncl that notwlllstan<. llll:)' • peace on the rontlcrs. 1 , . . . . • . . h:ttsoe,·et· hitherto obta.w ed on t h e U ppc.t. Mt :;· sts·s.t ppt ' llO per son w 1 . . tendency to has authon. ty thercwc t• ; anc1 <, ~S the 1)racttcc may li.l\ e, a 1 thereby occa'>.t on brot. ls anc 1 d'~ ~..~ enu. on s amon~~">~· st the savage1s , amlct ·•·t·lncl.u w occasion bloodshed, and an •m rr act•w n o f tl le. !j0()(. \1,1 \( I ,)h La ,•c (a<t) which now ( throu~;h my endeavors ' so happily _exl">t~.. inform- Your p.lrl.l cular rc,lucst) .• HI u·'t. e s.s .e <1 you this note m. \\' l'.l llll g",. duty as ing you that in case of an Z.l {f ra tr.o u, I s· Il .·\ )J COllCClVC• tl Ill}t he jw' in& an· orf1cet· of the U m•t c<.1 s t;.llcs, t u p rosccutc acconlmg to anti penalties of the law. I am, sit·, vVith all due consideration, Your obedient stt·,·ant, (Signed) z: ~1. Pui::, Lt. ~PPF.NDIX TO PART I. [No. 11. J DEAR QgNERAt., Prah·ie De C'llit·n, l8tlr Ajm't, 1806. I ARIUVED here within the hour, and as Mr. J earrcau of Cahokia, emb::u·k::; fot· St. Louis early to-rnotTO\V moming-, I embrace this oppot·tulllty, to g-ive a slight sketch of the events of my expedition; and bcill!{ oblig·ed to teal the ho. rs from my repose, I l10pc the general will pardon the conciseness of my cpi!:>tlc. I pushed forwa1·d last October, with all cag·erncss, in hopes to make Lake De 'able, and return to St. Louis iu the autumn; the wcuthet· was mild and pt·on1ising, until the rniddle of the month, \\hen a sudden change took piL1ce, :.tlldthc icc immediately commenced runnit1 g·. I was then cur,scious of my inability to rctmn, as the falls and other obst.tclc.:s would retuin me until the 1 iver would close. I then conceived it best to stariou part of my men, ,mel push my discovery with the remainder on foot. I marched with eleven soldic t·s and my intcqwctet·, seven hunclrccl miles to the source of the ~Iis~is!>ippi, throu g h , r may without vanity say) as many hardships as i!lmostany pcu·ty of AmericJns c\·er experienced, bycolda!ld lumget·. 1 was on the cou1munication of R ed river· and the Mississippi, the for·mer being- a water of Hudson's bay. The llritish tlag, (which. was expanded on some very respectable positions) h:.ts given place to that of the Uni ted States whet·evet· we passed: likewise, we have the faith and honor of the N. \ V. company, lo1' about g 13,000 duties this year; and by the voyage, peace is established bet,"een the Sioux and Sautcms. These objects I have been happy enough to accomplish without the loss of one m;.~n, :tlthough once fired on. I expect houl'ly the Sussitongs, Yanctongs, \Vachpecoutes, ftnd thr·ee other· bands of Sioux ; they arc some from the head of the St. Peters, and some from the plains west of that river. From here l ol'ing with me a few of the principal men only, (agt·ecably to your ordc1·s) also some chiefs of the Fols Avoins (or Mcnomencs) and Wincbagos, the latter of whom have m tll·clered thr·ec men !:Iince my passing hct·c last autun1n: the murderers I !:>hall demand, and an1 in <!Xpoctation of obtaining two, (for whom I now have it·ons malein~{) and expect to have them with me on my ani \'al. Indeed, sir, the insolence of the savilg-cs in lhis quarter is unbounded, and un-less an immediate example is made, we shall certainly be oblig-ed to enter into a gcnet·al war with them. 1· |