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Show '26 JOUHNAL OF A VOYAGE Le Grand Partisan. Le Origi.nal Leve, (\\far chief, gave him my father's Le Dcnu l)ouzen, 5 tomahawk, &c. &c. Le Beccasse. Lc B~uf que Marche. . It was somewhat difllcult to get th m to s1gn the grant, as they conceived their word of honor shou~d be taken for the grant without any mark; but I convi.nced thc1n it was not on their account, but my own, I w1shed them to sign it. ~~< 2~~tb Sept. Tut-'sdrry-ln the morning I di. covered my flag was missing from ofr my boat. l3cing in d_oubt whether it had been stolen by the Indians, or had fallen overboanl and floated away, I sent for my friend, the Original L eve, and suflicicntly evinced to him, by the ve·. hcmence of my action, by the immediate punishment of n1y guard, (having inflicted on one of them corporeal punishment) and by sending down the shore three miles in search of it; how much I was di pleased, that such a thing should have occurred. I sent a flag and two carrots of tobacco, by a Mr. Cameron, to the Sioux, at the h ad of the St. Peters ; made a ::,mall draft of the position at this place ; sent up the bodt l got fron1 Mr. }'is her, to the village, on the St. Peters, and exchanged her for a barge, with Mr. l)uncan; my 1nen returned with th barge about sun down. She was a fine light thing, eight men were able to carry her. Employed all day in writing. 25th Sept. fl 'cdncsday-I was awakened out of my bed by L e Petit Corbcau, (head chief) who came up from his village, to sec if we were all killed, or if any accident had happened to us ; this was in consequence of their having found my flag floating three mites below their village, (1.5 nulcs hence) from which they concluded SOlUe afrray - See appendix to part I. [do. 3) p. 6, and (No. 4 J P· 9· TO THE SOURCES OF TilE MISSTSS£PPI. 27 had taken place, and that it had been thrown overboard. Although I considered this an unfortunate accident for mr, I was exceedingly happy at its effect ; for it was the occasion of preventing n1uch bloodshed among the savages. A chief called the Outanl Blanche, had his lip cut olf, and had come to the Petit Corbcau, and told him, " that his face was his looking glass, that it was spoiled, " and that he was determined on revenge." The parties were charging their guns, and preparing for action, when I~)! the flag appeared ; like a messenger of p )ace, sent to prevent their bloody purposf')s. They were all astoni~h ~d to sec it; the staff was brok '. When the Pel it Corbeau arose and spoke to this cH>ct : " That a thing so sacred, " had not been taken from rny boat, without violence ; ' ' that it would be proper for them, to hu, h all private " animosities, until they had r evenged the cause of their " eldest brother; that he would immediately go up to St. " Peters, to know what dogs had done that thing; in or" der to take steps to get sJ.tisfaction of those, who had " done the mischief." They all listened to this rl'asoning and he immediately had the ilag put out to dry, and mbarkcd for my camp. 1 was much concerned to hear of the blood likely to hav been shed, and gave him five yards of blue stroud, three yards of calico, one handkerchief, one carrot of tobacco, and one knife, in order to 1nake peace among his people. }Je promised to send my flag by land to the falls, and 1nakc the peace with the Outard Blanche. 1\'Ir. Frazer went up to the village, and we embarked late, anJ encamped at the foot of the rapids. In 1nany places, I could scarce thro·.v a stone over the river. Distance 3 miles. 26th Sept. Thursday- Embarked at the usual hour, and after much labor in passing through the rapids~ arrived at the foot of the falls about 3 or 4 o'clock ; unloaded my boat, and had the principal part of her cargo |