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Show I 12 JOUHNAL OF A VOYAGE 17th July, Thursday.-We crossed the river to learn if any communications had arrived from St. Louis, and if th 'rc wa any news of other Indian enemies of the Osages. Called at Mr. Ja~ncs Morrison's and \\as introJuced to a Mr. Henry (of New Jersey), .tbout eight and twenty years of age : he spoke a little t)panish, and French tolerably well: he wished to go with 1nc as a volunteer. From this pl c.ce I wrote letters back to Beile Fontaine, whilst the Indians were crossing the river. 7i< A man by the name of Ramsay reported to the Indians that .500 Sacs, Ioways, and R eynards, were at the mouth of Big lVIaniton. This gave them considerable uneasiness and it took me some time to do away the impres~ ion it made upon them ; for I by no n1eans believed it. We were about sailing when n1y interpreter was arrested hy the sherifl', at the suit of Manuel de Liza, for a debt between three and four hundred dollars, and was obliged to return to St. Louis. This made it necessary for me to write another letter to the general. We encamped about three-fourths of a mile above the village. 18th July, Friday.-Lieutenant Wilkinson and Dr. Robinson went with the Indians across the country to the village La Charette. Mr. George l-Ienry engaged, under 9ath, to accompany n1e on my tour. Wrote to the general, and enclosed him one of Henry's engagements. t After we had made our little arrangements we rnarched by land joined the boats (which had sailed early) at twelve o'clock . . Two of the men being sick, I steered one boat and Mr. I-Ienry the oth~r, by which means we were enabled to keep employed our full complement of oars, although w~ put the sick men on shore. Encamped on the north side. About eleven o'clock at night a tremendous thunder • See append ix to part JJ. [No. 3·1 page 31.. t SLe appendix to part II. l No. 4· J pa~c 33· TO TilE SO'CHCES OF TilE AHKANSA ,V, &c. 11.3 storm arose, and it continued to blow and rain, with thunder and lightning, until day. Distance 15 miles. 1 9tb Ju(v, Srrturday.-In consequence of the rain, we diu not put oiT until past nine o'clock; my sick men marched. I had some reason to suspl..!ct, that one of them intended never joining us again. At dinner time the sick man of my own boat came on board ; I then went on board the other, and we continued to run races all day, and although this boat had hitherto kept b"hind ; yet I arrived at the en- ·amping ground with her, nearly half an hour before the other. 'l he current not general :y so strong as below. Distance 14 miles. 20tb July, Sunday.-Embarked about sun-rise. Wishing to ascertain the temperature of the water, I discovered my large thermometer to be missing, which probably had fallen into the river. Passed one settlement on the north side, and, after turning the point to the south, saw two more houses on the south side. W e encamped in a long reach, which bore north and west. The absentees had not yet joined us. Di~tance 15 miles. 21st July, Monday.-It c01nmenced raining near day, and continued until 4 o'clock in the afternoon : the rain was immensely heavy, with thunJer and lightning remark~ bly severe. This obliged me to lay by; for, if we prot\ eeded with our buats, it neccssaril y exposed our baggage much more than when at rest ; for the tarpauling could then cover all. \Ve set sail at a quarter past four o'clock, and arrived at the village La Charette a little after the dusk of the evening, here we found lieutenant Wilkinson and Dr. Robinson with the lnc.lians-also, Baroney (our interpreter) with letters from the general and our friends. The weather still continued cloudy, with rain. We were re .. ceivcd into the house of a Mr. Chartron, and every accommodation in his power offered us. Distance 6 miles. p |