The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-03
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and 0dT'anef the intcrcRJ ofJtirnce. PIen NJ.
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re bifo'y Of otbcr celebrated Ratrf;aien. Was
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and s0i5f the u@aJated /.teejj ofbis ad,uiniRy4.-
OF, 66S contributed TO 6en3 nesv boaours man
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''a'nf baG'c nat yet aveakened ;s rsrnrI to the in
feTeHS oj'frience and ihat t6. yxau 4vbo is dig
sahng f'aiiticai happiness to IFS millions of bt9.
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tot919ing letter sve ba4'e rxtrat7ea fran t3e EN-
p0h Of fb' PhiioiophicaI Magazine, BY .4lexau-
der 7Iiiorb, 1906.
'egy 2f4 LITTER fran TJ'~at J3f;,s,, P,siJ... ofA.
IT, s.. 10 n Ednjas- Saint Fond.
" journey undertaken for the purpofe of max
ing discoveries in this country, will probably procure
IT'S lone information III regard to the rnlon;x
and other animals, either loft exiting The
inme! Hate objaa oft is explore the river AIihou
RI as far as It's ourcc; ten vit the neareR river
iitnated to the wei, and defend thence TO the Pa
chic ocean to give at the fame time an exact geo.
graphy o! that interefing channel of communication
scrolls our continent. The labnurs and dangers Of
This journey the rength of body and mind it re-
cures; the knowledge Of the manners Of the fava-
ges, aud TIE aadreis manage them which are ne
ceiiary exclude from this enterprise men who hav.
not applied TO the licences, and whole habits are not
lnited to kind OF life 10 active and perous Can
tain Lewis, 10 whom have intrufted il, poleaes all
the knowledge in anatomy re1ue to fulfil that psr.
and though he is not absolutely regular bo,aiil
zooiogt, or mntralogih, he has obferved 70 exactly
the material productions of this country that he will
no; LOT. ms time in noting down things with which
we are aread! acquainted. He will attend to thoie
only which are new in that par; of the world In
particular he will give account of its animals
TINS expedition conliGing Of about twelve perfons,
viii probably return about The end of sos.
" hope to BE- able next funmer TO ferd other ira
velleTs towards the principal branchesof the Miipp
and the MiTour, the Red River TO Arcan(a, Padoru-
as, and thu river Mffnippi itfelf. The objects OF
thefe expeditions will be the fame thore of that in
trulfed TO Captain Lewis. They will require the
fame fpaee Of time, that is fay, two years. seve-
raj OF theft rivers extend 100 or 1900 miles inland
reckoning from their fources, and into regions which
have never been viited by white men. IL would
g'e me great plealure If thcfe travels houd procure
us materials for enlarging the boundaries OF or
Knowledge, aud givet elder brethren in fcieice
tribute OF our gratitude for the Information they
have communicated to US"