The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-14

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.MyfraSionJ 10 lieutenant Pike.
ST. LEWIS, JUNE oath, 1soS.

.hyfra9ion5 10 Lieutenant Pike.
ST. LEWIS, JUNE oath, 1906.
You are proceed without delay to the
cantoDment on the Mihouri, where Won are 70
embark the late Ofge captves, and the depu-
| tation recently returned from Wilmington, with
their prefents and baggage, and are to FRANKFORT
the whole mp the Miffouri and Ofaee rivers Tn
the town of the Grand Ofage.
! The iste delivery of this charge at the point
OF deftination, contributes The primary ob,eef
or your expedition, and therefore YOU are TO
move with fuch caution as may prevent fur
| prize from any hottie band, and are to repel
with your utmoR force any outrage Which NAV
be attempted. -
| Having fafeiy depofited your panengers and
their properly, you are to turn your attention
tothe accomplishment. of a permanent peace be-
tween the Games and Oiage nations, for which
purpoie you mutt effect a meeting between the
head chiefs OF thofe nations, and are to employ
fuch arguments, deduced from their own obvi-
GUS interctS, as well as the iucIinaticns. de6res
and commands of the Prelident of the United
States, as may facilitate your purpofs and &C.
compih the end.
| third Object of coniideTabIe magnitude will
then claim yonr confederation. Itist to effeSf a n
/ itterview and cftablilh good understanding
1
For this purpofe you mutt intereft Whitchair
of the Grand Oiage, with whom and a fuita.
bic deputation you will Wilt the Pants RepubIi.
/ que, where you may find Interpreters, and in
form yourielf Of the moi feafibe plan, by which
to bring the Cammanchecs 10 conference
Should you fucceed in this attempt and mn
pains muf be fpared to effect it--you will en-.
oeavor to make peace between that diitant
powerful nation, and the nations which inhabit
the country between us ard them, particularly
the Oiage; and finally you will endeavour to
induce e'ght or ten OF their diainguifned chiefs,
! to make wilt to the feat of government next
| September, and you may attach to this deputa.
+, ton, four or five Pants, and the fame number
OF Canes chiefs. AS your interview with the
Cafnmanchees will probably lead you to the
| head branches ofthe Arkanfaw and Red River,
you may find yourfeIf Appropriated to the fet'
| Elements OF New Mexico, and therefore il viii,
be neceilary you ihouId move with great ole
cumipeetion, to keep clear of any huntina ~
accommodating parties from that province. aud
TO prevent alarm or offence becauf. the afr,;r
of Spain and the United States, appear 10 he
| ON the point of amIcabe adiuftment, and more.
over Vt is the deiire OF the Prefdent, to culti.
| vate the frieDdfhip and harmonious iutercourfs
| OF All the nations OF the earth, and particularly
our near neighbours the Spaniard,.
| in the cours Of your tour, you are to remarl.
particularly upon the geographical nruetnre.
! the natural hiitoTy and population of the com.
| Try through which you may pats, taking par
tIcuiar care to coletl and prefcrve fpecimens of
every thing curious in the Mineral or Botanical
worlds, which can be preferved and are porta-
Die. let your couries he regulated by yosr
compsis, and your alliances by your watch, 10
be noted III field book, and would advife Won
when circumstances permit, to protrad and Law
down IN fcparale book the march of the day
at every evenings halt.
The intrnments, which have furnig,ed Won
will eidJie you to afcertao the variation of IN.
Magnetic Needle and the latitude with ex,e,i-
tude and ut every remarkable point, win
yon to employ your TeIefcope in obfervinr the
| ecfpies OF Jnpiters Satellites, having preyiouflv
regulated and adjufed your watch by your
| Quadrant, taking care to note with great nicetv
the periods OF immerlions and e.ner6ons of the
| eelipted Satellite. Thefe obfervations NAV en-.
able us after your return by application 70 the
appropriate tables, which csnnot now furni1,
you, to aicettain the Longitude.
II is an objed of much infereff with the eye
cutive, TO afcertain the direction, extent and ma.
| vgstion OF the Arkanfaw, and Red River "a
far therefore as may he compatible with thefe
inRruttions and practicable to The means gov
| may command, | with you TO carry yod,r vi.w.
to tboie fubieets, and flould circumstances con.
| ip're to favour the eoterprzc, that YOU nav de-
tach party with a few Ofsge TO defend IN,
| Afk1ntaw under the orders Of Lieut.. yyilkinfon
or Sergeant Ballinger, properly inaruSted arc
| equipt TO take The cOUries and diRanc,.e. fo re-
marx on the foil, timber &c, Be. and to rot.