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Show JOURNAL OF A VOYA(a~ zsd August, Saturday.-! expected to have received from the chiefs their answers to my demands; hut re. <.:t>ived an express from both villages, informing that they wished to put them ofF until to-morrow. I then adjusted my instruments. Took equal altitudes and a meridional altitude of the sun, but, owing to flying clouds, missed the immersions of Jupiter's satellites. • 24/b August, Sunday. - Was nearly half the day in adjusting the line of collimation in the telescopic sights of my theodolite. It began to cloud before evening, and although the sky was not entirely covered, I was so unfor. tunate as to miss the time of an immersion and (although clear in the intermediate period) an emersion also. I was informed by Baroney that the Little Village had made up eleven horses for us. In the evening, however, the interpreter, accompanied by the Son-in-law and son of the Cheveux Blanche, came to camp, and informC'd me that there were no horses to be got in the village of the Big Osage.t • See Meteorological Tahle~, latter end of i\ ppcndi>.. to part ll. tOn the 24th J\ugust the son, son-ill-law, and interpreter of the Chevcux Bla11chc came to camp, when the son-in-law spoke as follows :-vir.. " I am come to ~ivc you the news of our village, which is unfortunate for us, our chief having aRSrmbJcd his young- men and warriors and proposed tO them tO fumi~h horS~S, &c. they have generally refused him; but I, who :un the principal man after the Chevcux Blanche, will accompany you." The son.-" Our young men and warriors will not take pity on my father, nor on me, nor on you, and have rcfu~cd to comply with yuur rcque5t; hut I will :lccornpauy you with two horses to carry provision for your voyage." The interpreter.-" The Chcveux Blanche was ashamed to hring you this •nswer, but will again assemble his villJgc and to-morrow come and give you the answer." I replied-.. That I had made the demand without explanation, merely to let the Osage act agreeably to their inclination, in order that we mig?t sec what dis· position they would exhibit towards us: but why do 1 a5k of thcit chiefs to follow me to the Pawnees? (, it for our good, or their own ? Is it not to make peace with the Kans? To put their wives and children out of d3ngcr! As to their horst) which they may furnish us with, twill pay th<.:m for th<.:ir hire; but it is untcmin TO TJJE SOCHCES OF Tlll·: AHK:\N Si\\V, &c. 1:; 1 ?.Stb August, Monday.-In the morning we were Vl~ itcd by the Cheveux Blanche and three or four of hi.:: chiefs, who were pleased to accord to my demands. I Ie found much difficulty in informing 1ne that, in all his village, he could only raise four horses, but that we should be accompanied by his son and son-in-law. I then expressed to him the cliff •renee of our expectations from the reality. l-Ie remained until after twelve o'clock, when I went to the Little Osage village, and was received with great friendship by the chief: Remained all night at the house of Tuttasuggy. Took the census.~ 26tb August, 'Iucsday.-Rose early and found my friends in council, which was n1crely relative to our horses. The chief then ucclared their determination to me, and that he himself gave me one horse, and lent me eight more to carry our baggage to the Pawnees. Sold the old batteaux for 100 Jollars, in n1erchandise, which l conceived infinitely preferable to leaving her to the uncertain safe-guard of the Indians. About this time we received the news that the party of Potowatomics were discovered to be ncar the towns. I gave them the best advice I was capable of giving, and then returned to our camp. 27tb August, vVcdncsday.-Spcnt in arranging our baggage for the horses. Received four horses from the Little Village and two from the Big Village. In the evening lieutenant '~Vilk.inson rode to the Grand Village. I observed two immersions of Jupiter's satellites. 28tb August, Tbursday.-"V\Triting to the secretary at whether I can pay them here, or give them an order on the supcrin~cnc.lant of Indian aff-airs at St. Louis : but this I do not now wish them to he made acquainted with. ~ ~'t"C S atist ical Tahlc~, _<\ppendix to part II. page 53, and opJ)Osite page S.1• |