The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-30

bring up charged negroes, beiides a fronp guard Of
Infantry about the pri!oners. What RATED the fri
'uipicIonS III this buGnefs was the death of one or
two refpeetable men,"
We undernand that one OF the perCons noironed was
MIR. Iernigan.
The fbip Two Friends of CharleRor las been re.
captured and fent into the Bahamas.
VlNCENNES, q. T.) JuNr 10.
The folowingis a letter from Capt Clark, to hi,
exceliency governor HARRISON
Fort Manair, l6o9 miles MP TIE A1;1snr;, ekgt. az
81 AZ NJ 1oag. 1919 s5'---dp,ii sd, 1895,
DEAR SIR,
BY the return of a party which we Jepd from, ~
place with dPatehes, I do myfeIf the plea fure
giving you iunimary view OF the MifIouri &c
IN attending as high as the Kanzas river which, /.
331 miles Up the Nlillorri on the S. W. lde. we
met trons current, which rurs from five TO reven
mines an nour, the bottoms exten.sve, and covered
with timber, the high counrry ia n.eriperfed with
rich handfome praries, well watered, and abounds
IN deer and bear; in attending high as the river
fiate, we met current lefs rapid not exceeding g
miles an hour in this dftance we pats feveral foall
rivers on each fde, which wafer fome fine diverGs-
ed country principally prairie between Vincepnes
ana the limos, the bottoms continue wide and CO.
vered with timber this river is about 600 vards
rocky mountains. with the North River and YELLOW,
Stone river, and pafes through an omen country
10 leagues up this river the Ottoes and 80 MilIouras
vt IN one village, and can raife 200 men, Is LEAGUES
higher up the Paneas and Panea republicans live il,
one Vi.age' and can raiie 700 men UP the wolf
iork OF this river the Para Louis live in one VILLAGE
and can raiie go men there Indian. have rar,;aI
rupures frequently. River Plate is ESQ miles nm ne
Nliilourl on the fourth wet fde. Here we find tho
antelope or goat the river of fze afcend;pc :.
the Stone river. commonly called by the In,aC.;v
Little River Defioux, it takes its rife In lake DIFF
pee miles from the river Dcmor and is Ga wards
wide here commences the Sioux country, the next
river of rote is the big Sious river, which bcads
with the st. Peters and waters of lake Wpnep;e l.,
lone high wooded country; about 90 miles min
higher up, the river Jaeque falls IN on the fame de
and about one hundred yards wide this river be,ds
with the waters ofake Winnepie at no Urea, d;0apco
eat from this place; the head of the river Demon ;s
IN Pilican lake between the Sioux rivers and The c,
Peters, the country on both fides of the MiTour;
from the river Plate to that place has very rnueb ,b
fame appearance extepfve fertile plains oon,ainr,
but little timber, and that litsie principally cop6ned
to the river bottoms and Creams the country ea NJ
TINS place and oil from the Mifour rs low as S,on.
river contains number Of f1a lakes many Of vL;el,
IS iaid to be 10 much mpregnated with riaub,r fats
as TO produce all its Effects certain it is ,a, the water
in the na dreams rosi the hills below on the rop,b
qua BruHa country contains great quantity Of nine
RAJ Cobalt, Cinnabar alum, coprerals ard Ieversl
other things the hoDe coal which is on the NJ;Go,r;
IS very Indifferent. Attending 50 miles above de
laequa the river Quicum falls in on the Coutb wee
bce OF this river, is o2G miles up, $50 wards sv;ds
not navgable it heads in the black mountains vbeb
run nearly parallel to the MiIouri from aho,, ,bo
head OF the kanzas river and ends 8. ". NJ ,b;.
place. Qwcum waters a broken country 100 r,;Ies
by water higher. White river falls in on the fe,,,b
wei Tide, and Is 500 yards vide and pavioable %
all the other iHalI 5eaus are, wht Is not par,;er
ary mentioned, this river heads in fome fnaIl i,1s
hort ofthe black mountains The NIshan and Do,
mean nations roves on :he heads Of this river ard ,b
Ouieum, and can rs:tc ESQ men, ,hey were vsr,
numerous les" years ago. but the frall ROY and .bs
Sioux, nave reduced them To tbeir preferf hate,b.
Sioux poirls the foUih ve1 of the MjEar; ,boys
White river; l92 miles higher, and Oh The wen Gde
Teton river falls into it, il is fnall and b,ds IL ,I
open plains; here we large band of s;ouy. ana
the iecond which Nc had fecn called 'Tetone ,Lcrs
are great rsfesis and may be jnfly termed me o.
rates Of the AiLouri, they made two artep,r,s %
aoP they are Undivided & tretc,irg on The liver
n near this place, having re Iuccd the Rvagae AL
Mandsrs, ard drove them from the cosr,ry ~, IS,
'es9Fg, The Si9H~ bonds rove in the country 70 lie