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Show APPE~DlX TO PART I. 1\Iy party has been some !>m all c!1eck. to them this wintet·, as I was determined to preserve the dignity of o ut· fl a~;, or die in the at-tempt. . · r J presume, gt:neral, that my voy:1ge wtll be protlucttve o mllch new matter, useful and interesting in format ion to o.ur government, <ll though detailed .in the unpoli shed di ction uf a soldier of fortu~e. . l:hc rive t· broke up nt my Stockade, (GOO mil ·s above here' on the 7th in stant, and Lake Pepin was passable for boats on~y, on the 14th . Thus you may percei\'e, sir, I ha,•c not bccn.s l c)\~ 111 ~11y descent, l e~win~ all the traders behind m . From the time ll will take to make my' al'l·angcments, nne 1 t 11 e sta t c o f tl 1e water ' I calculate on a nivin ~ at the cantonment on the 4th of May ; and hope my general will be assured, th at nothing but the most insurmountable obstacles shall detain me one moment. I am, clear sit·, \ "'ith g reat consideration, Your obedient se rvant, (Signed) Z. 1\J. P1ro:, Lt. N. B. I beg- leave to caution the g·cncral agninst attending tG the rt.'pol'ts of a11y individuals, as it relates to this country as the m ost uubounded pt·ejudices aud party r·ancour pervade almost ge· nerally. (Signed) -·- [ No. 12. J A SPEECH P. DELIVERED TO THE PUANTS, AT THE PRAIUIE D ES CIIEI!Ii· s ' ·ruh 20'1'}1 DAY OF APlllJ., 1806. BROTHERS-vVhen I passed here last autumn, I requested to sec you on my return. lam pleased to see you have listened to my wonls. It has pleased the great spirit to open the cars of allthu nati ons through which I pHssed, to hear and attend to the words of their fa ther. Peace bus been estublished between two of the most powerful nation::~ in this quarter. Notwithst.mdi.ng all this, some of your nation have been !J.olc! enough to kill some of the white people. Not content with fil'lng on the canoes, in descending the Ouiscousing last autum1~, they have killed a man on Rock river, when sitting peaceably in Ius tent. APJ>ENDIX TO PART I. Also-they have mol'e recently murdered a young man ncar this place, without any provocation whatever. As an ofiicl'r of the Uuited States, it is my duty to demand the murderers ; and I do no•ru tlcmand tiJC711. BROTHERs-In this action I am not influenced OJ' urged by any incliviuuai of this place, ot· the people g·cnc rul ly : no mot·c than, as it is my duty to g-ive all our c itizens all the pt·utC£tion in my power . I will not deceive you. If the prisoners arc dclivet·cd to me, I shall put them in irons, under my guards; and in a ll instances treat them as men guilty of a capital crime ; and on tbcir an·ival below, they will be tt·ied for their h\'cs, and if it be prcwcd they ha\'c killed the people without provocation, in .tll proLability they will be put to death. If on the contl'ary, it is proved that the whites were the aggressors, and it was only self defence, it will be deemed justifiable, and they will be sent back to th eir nation. lt becomes you to considc1· well, if in cnsc of a refusal, you arc sufTiciently powerful to protect those men ag..Jinst the powl'l' uf the United StateS-\\ ho h a::~ always since the treaty of I 795, treated ull the savages as their children ; hut if obli~;cd to march troops to punish the many murders con1mittcd on th~..:ir citizens ; then the innocent will suffet· wi t h the .P 'LIIlty . ;, My demand will be reported in candor ancl truth below- when the general will take such steps as he may deem pt·opcr. But I hope fot· the sake of your innocent women and children, you will do us and yout·sclvcs justice. I was directed to invite a few chiefs down with tlle to St. Louie;. l\lany of di fferent bands arc ahout to descend with me. I now g ive an invitation to two ot· three of your principal men, to descend with me. \ Vhatcvcr arc your detc r 111inations, I pledge the fuith of a so/di(T, for a safe conduc t back to your n:1tion. At present, I am not instructed to act by force, to procure those men-therefore, you will consider yourselves as acting without rcstl ·aint, and under free dclibc t·ations. They replied-" That they thanked me for the generous and "candid manner in which I had explained myself, and that they ' 1 would give me an answer to-mon ow ." 21 st Ajtril.-Thc Puunts met me in council, agreeably to promise, and Karamonc, their chief~ addressed me and said-" They "hac~ come to reply to my demand of yesterday. H e requested that "I, with the tradct·s would listen." A soldic t·, then cal led the L;ttle Thuuder, arose and suid-" The chiefs were for giving up the '' mut·dcrcr present; hut, that i t was the opinion of the soldiers, that " they should themselves t•1ke him with the others to their fathct· |