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Show APPENDlX TO PART I. ha<> been collcrtin;.; matcn. a1 s fo r tl ' cir ll•'\ Lur<.d and philosopln ul hi~tory. . . . 'Iecount of nations of Indians 1 haYe nul a ll<. Ill j1tcd to ·l''' l\ e •111. ' ·. • • • 6 · . who from thcu· 111t1- . . . . . , . . {1l th<' f.vsl IIlii Oil I .~' ' . ''hom l dtd not \l'ilt (X(e .. (' J' <nl \)Oint of \'icw) 1l \\oultl · · h the Swux m a m ' JH at<.: ronncrLwn "Jt , I I' t of the catalol~uc. . )('!'to have c l <HI 'II have bl·Cn ltliJli'Ol r I .. I ))'lrlS or the voyage l WI tl · !l'(.;()!t'l'itJ) lJc,\ ' ·- The corrcctli<'SS o . IIC h . ,.., {' . 1101' <l ' \t1f)'('r, to sec my- J f . , S 1 sparrJ ll('ll let• tllll e 1 '' \l\ :I-Y, UC, ' ·:>~ your ' ot, .t. . 'tl m imntcdiatc route. s ·If every part connected wt 1 y I , t' 1\C I left St. Louis, there 1 1 J· nO\\ S atttc II Thl' general a rt:a( y " r. '. ·I ·stial observations ( excc ptin~ . ·n· s proper 101 C( e I were no .l llI! ilIl 'Utrn c ·: I ·I ·ere inackquatc to taking t 1e l'lll'>llccl 111(.;, w tiC. I w tho!>c whir I tc u . t·\bles nor author~ lQ accom- ) 'tl 'I' lnd I the propet • · lom,ituck ; net It: . ' I It be '\Sccrtainccl, by various charts, . 1 · t hut tl c·' n no < 0 11 l • • · plt o.;h that o )_l<'r , ' . 1 .. 1. cl I prOJ>C l' time-pteccs nor . t [ tnV rOUlC . l\('lt lCl 1:.1 ·1t dil1',·n·Dt pmn 50 • ' · • Those m·Hie were ' . 1 rTic·1l observatiOns. • . instntm<'tltS for mctcot o o.., ,, . I . . I . l the town of St. Loms. . .r . . ·trumeut I put c 1,\Se< 11 . from an llllj)C1lect ms . r . . r the tntut·ah~t, and even the qnallllcauons o ' . d l clo not pos. sess· ld . - ·il lc to have 1l'raufle h '' \'C IH en tllljlO'i'> > ,, l1ad they been mmc, ll wou ,, . I .. . lit"' O\'Cr the coun-t as we pa~se<\ Will 1 ,q>H ; ( them to any great cx:cn , . . 1 'th snow six 1110tHh~ out o , , l •lnch wa•> COVCICC Wl · I t r)r we S\tl'\'t) N, " . I ,.ht . wn c too muc I I t 1 t1d mtlerd, my t lOU !, ~ the nine I was a ><><·n . . . . of the morrow, to . l . "' . ,. i..,ions ror the CX1p;('11Cle5 . I (' 11~l'O~S(' cl Ill 111<1 Ill.' pt 0 . • , , J . Ja ·idity of mind w}HC l attcmlh. .,, <. ;.c· ll.i H· c which re<lll il'l'S tlll\e ~tnt '' p c sdtlon1 l't-11 tn my lot. . 1 t ·1-c~ the j 111alr ination, '1' 1•<' .] P\ll'llal iu itscl[ will have lilt c to s t't '. . ~ Ill ,,·~·y note~ ' ' 1 1 lll'lll Ill' ' but a duJi dct,l il of CUI' daily llll\l'C ll <til<\ • C·~\ ()• '\l.'t .. ,others, or O;l. · t tl . gco~r rap IIC •l • ' . which ~hou1d have com<.: m o lc . , I . . th'lt were never 111· . tiH' S'\V'\'"l' chai',IClCI', am 1\l.\ll} ' SCI'V:\tHll\'l 01\ ' '' ':~ • · ·t · · 1 1 1 itt nl'- oOH·ttll rcp01 · tended to h :lvc })l' n Inc \t: ec ; . ·I t fre<JU Cilt1v by fire- Tltc u.lily OCC l\1'\'t' ll(' l':~. we r . "l'll\L:Il at Ill )!; 1 , · I,; • . ' ••.•• - to freeze r . I , I tht: cold 'iO SC\ Cl (: ~l5 li ~ht, whcn extremely atl!',ll<:<, ,\11~ l . l d<' f''l llCC of exprc~- . . (' r \l"SC ll<l\ C ltttk C a till 0 .~· . 'f the ink 111 my p<'n, 0 0 1 • nrl them, wluch, 1 ~.ion or style; but they ha,·e. lt uth lo t cc<c>ll~~,'~t,~li CI'l}' or our J. out n<d ists, 1 1 st n p the page a ' always atteiHkd to, wo_u c . . . . : 'l he •cttcral will please to . t · ltCJ'('~\ll) ll' OCCIIllCllCCS. !-!; 1 of th<:ll' moe; • t\w II " ,.., S 1 is be ore rcrol le ct ah;o, th:tt 1 I l<H 1 sc'· trcdy rct11rllC.' d to · t. _.o. n H·I ' ·d'tcr some . , ... 110w in cont<·mp I all· on w..t s· l)l'O\)OS· <· <l to me, •11 .' ·) · 1110 ucctl \0},\g(, . · · · . lC l'C!>)JCClS con!>:H lc rat.w n, my duty (amlmclmauon lll ~,on me to undertake it. t 1 the pos~ibility Tl e ')I'C [YU"ttions for my new voyar;c prcvcn e< . thnt I l I t ' tion or my Cl'l'OI'S, ' of my pnying that attention to the currcc APPENDIX TO PAHT I. should otherwise have done. This, with the foregoing reasons, will, J hope, he deemed a sulli.cicnt apology fot· the numerous cnors, tautologies and egotism!:~ which will appear. I nm, clear gener,d, \ \'ith great respect, Yom· obedient senatH, (Sig·nccl) Z. :\I. l'[fo~ , Lt. Ist. Rcgt. ]nfty. G't'11tral J amt·t.· 11'/:lkintwn . -·-...... [ No. 16. J lm·truction.~ dclivtrcd to sC1'[{eant Ifenn; Krnncnnan, at P inr crl'ck raj1ids, Oct. 1, 1805: YOU arc to remain here with thL: party under your command, •mbjcct to the following instrttctions: viz.-Your g-uards to consist of one non-commis!>ionccl oflic ,. and three privates, yourself mounting · in regular rotation, making· one ccntinel by clay and by nig-ht; and, until your position is in closed by pickets, every man is to be employed on that object; after which Sparks is to be employed in hunting: but this will by no menns excuse him from his tow· of g-uard at ni ght when in the stock,\dc ; but he must be relieved during the day uy another man. Should n11y Indians visit you pre\ ious to having your works complete, divide your men between the two block houses, and on no conditions snffcr a savag·e to C11te1· into the one where the stores :n·e, and not mot·c than one or two into the othct·: but should you be ::;o fonunatc as not to be discovered untd your works arc completccl, you rnay adrnit three, without arms, and no more, to cnte t· at onceat the same time alway~ treating them with as much fl'icndship as i. consistent with your own safety. You arc ful'llished with sornc tobacco to present them with; but on no condition do you ever give them one drop of liquor, inf( mning them I have taken it all with me. From the arrangements I have made with the Sioux it i5 presumable they will trent you with ft·icndship; but the Chipcways may be disposed to hostilities, and, should you ever be attacked, calculate ou sut'l'cndcring with your life. Instruct your men not to Grc at random, nor ever, unless · the enemy is ncar enoug-h to make him a j10int blank shot This you must particularly attend to, and punish the first man found acting Ill contJ·arlic:tion thel'<:to. The greatest economy must be used with |