The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-10

Aou nave iurs AID peltries which we want, aut!
! we have clothes and other ufeful things thai ven
want let us employ oufelves then in mutually
accommodating each other. To begin this on
our part, it was necefary to know what natl
| ons inhabited the great country called Lori6a-
| ma, which embraces ali the waters of the M E
| ilihppi and Milouri, what number of pe,tries
| they could furniIh, what quantities and kinds of
| merchandise they would require, where yopld
| be the depoiits mott convenient for them. and
| TO make an exact map of all thefe waters. For
this Purpoie fent beloved man, Capt. Lewis.
| one ofmy own houishold, to learn iornethinp of
| the people with whom we are now united, to ,,,t
you know we were your friends, to invtc ven
TO come and fee us, and TO tell us how we can he
utetul 10 you. thank you for the readincfs
with which you have liitened to his voice, and
FOR the favour you ihewed him in his paiage IL,
the Mitiour. hope your countrymen wi.ifs-
vor and protect him as far as they extend. On
his return we ihall hear what he has ieen and
learnt, and proceed to efabliih trading houies
where our red brethren mall think beie, and to
exchange commodities with them on terms with
which they will be fatis6ed.
With the fame views ] had prepared ,ro,bs-
party TO go up the Red river to its fourcr, thence
to the fource of the Arkanfa, and down to it's
mouth, but will now give orders that they fha.l
only go fmall difance up the Red river this
featon, and return to tell us what they have
een, and that they ihalI not fet out for the head
of that river till the enfuing fpring, when you
will be at home, and will, hope, guide and
guard them on their journey. i ALTO propofc
the next year to fend another fInall party uD the
river Kanfas to its fource, thence to the head Of
the river of the Pants, and down to its mouth.
and others up the river on the North iide of the
Mifiouri. For guides along thefe rivers we nun
make arrangements with the nations inbabi.inp
them.
My Children l was forty to learn that
fchim had taken place in your nation, and that
a part of your people had withdrawn with the
great track, to the Arkanfa river. We will Ccud
an agent to them and will uie our bef Offices TO
prevail on them to return, and to live in union
with you. We with to make them alfo our
friends, and to make that friendihip, and the
weight it may give us with them, uicful to YOU
and them.
We propofe, my children, Immediately to eff
tabliih an agentto reide with you, who will
ipeak to you our words, and convey yours to
us; who will be the guardian of our peace and
friendihip, convey truths from the one to the o.
ther, diiiipate all falfehoods which might tend
to ALLEVIATE and divide US, and maintain good
understanding and friendihip between US; as
the difance is too great for you to come often 6,
tell us your wants, you will tell them to him on
the fpot, and he will convey them to US in wri-
ting, 70 that we will be fure thatthey come from
you I; through the intervention of fuch an A.
gent, we hall hope that our frendfhip will fore
verbe preterved, no wrong will ever be done Won
by our nation, and we tru(t that yours will do
none to us and lhould ungovernabe individu-
ais commit unauthorized outrage on either fde.
let them be duly puniihed; or if they efcape.
let us make TO each other the bef fatisfac-
ton the cafe admits, and not let our peace be.
broken by bad men for all people have fome
wi
train. AS you have taken 70 long Journey to
fee your fathers, we with you not to return till
you fhall have vliited our country and towns to-
wards the flea coat. This will be new and fatif.
factory to you, and it will give you the fame
knowledge of the country on this fide of the
Miilifiippi, which we endeavorng to ac-
quire OF that on the other fde, by Tending truf-
tty perfons to explore them. We propofe to do
in your country only what we are de(irous Won
fhoud do in ours; we will provide accommo.
dations for your journey, for your comfort while
engaged in it, and for your return in fafety to
your own country, carrying with YOU thofe
proofs of elteem with which we difinpui(b our
friends, and fhaIl particularly ditinguiih Won.
On your return tell your people that take them
all by the hand, that become their father here
after, that they fhall knew our nation only az
friends and benefactors; that we have no views
upon them but to carry on commerce ufeful TO
lHcni d'iu us 10 Keep thefn IN peace with their
neighbors, that their children may multipIv.
may grow up and live to good old age. and
their women no longer fear the tomahawk of a.
ny enemy.
My children, theft are my words; carry them
to your nation, keep them in your memories 6,
our friendhip in your hearts and NAV the
Great Spirit look down upon us, and cover II,
with the mantle of his love
TIL JEFFERSON.
AT the time the foregoing Addrefs was deli.
vered, the Chiefs were prefented with the fol.
lowing Inftrument of writing on parchment.
Cbi:fJ and Warior5 IF Tie O)age nat;ou of hd:-
ans
The Prefdent of the United States takes w,