Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-25

saluied The flag bya. discharge ii q nv e.
pieces, when iour Chipeways, one Eoa a.s
man and . FIehchman Of the NorlnoS ..a'
|scomPany presented themselves. IN
stated sha.sotne wolnsn having discov.,.
the trail, and moi knowing bu, wbs, ' !
might besheir enemies had given the al ss
s., they had heard Of the un.ed S,a,. a
party and Ieversd the Gag. MI. C,s..
The EDglishman, had only arrived the q
before from lake de Sable from which,
had marched 10 DAY and an half. w. :
Indiaas were presented with half a dr.. rs
for which taey were very. thankful, haymss
been kepi 10 their camp some days By i
discovery Of the 6res which the s.pIo, i.
party made where they stopped.
The next morning the pa:,y cou,ipue
their journey, excep. Mir. Pike aodon4 8
the men.. who accompanied Mr.. Gram. ~
his establishment on The Red Cedar H..
The British Gag was flying 8, the ,r.s
ing house; Mr.. Grant said il belous,d :.
The Indians. Afer explaining 20 a Chin.
way warrior, called Curleyhead, tie 4
iects OF the voyage, and receiving his !,
swer, which was tina, he should rtn,;,
.quirt tilftheir return, they eat breakfast AID
parsed. Mr.. Pike and bis companion oyr,
took the rest oftbe party al the close Of h.
day.
" In the night ofthe 4.h, Mr.. pit.,
tent was discovered by the sen,insl tob.
on fire; the party were asarmed 10 h.
time to prevent aDy other damage than IL, |
loss of,he tent. which was double cIu,
and some. articles Of cloa,hing which had
been hung TO dry. They fortunately salsd
three small kegs Of powder from the Ga a.
which werein the tent. so
:" On the 6.hthe snowwas three fu
deep, and continued falling all day. Ir ha
days march they me,.wo Freuehmes q
the North West company, each of wlSa
carried about 2oo.bs. weight Oh his bs,L
They had rsckess on. MIR. Grant and h.
Frenchman with him were gone 90 beion.
The mex, day was SO intensely cold ,ast.e,
yeral of the men had their ex,remilies fro
gen. Il was found necessary to seOd
person forward 10 makes fires every !hle
miles.
"Supposing themselves to be at no gra
distance from Sandy lake, Mr.. Pikesh
the corporal Ief. the party and went to view
il. They walked briskly till towards even
ing, whenlhey net young indian, one Of
those who had visited their camp uea
Red Cedar lake They endeavolrsd to
explain 20 him their wish of reaching th'
Lake de Sable that evening. He lurra
back with them till they came TO ust
which led across the woods, which he sig
nifed was near course. They went win
him and soon found themselves 10 ChlPs
way epcsmpmsnt, to which tie ffiendf
savage had led them, with the expsclala
of their remaioiag az it all Bight, kuoTni
IL to be too ls:e toreach the lake asan'
sonable hour. On their refusing to stay D
put ,hem in tbs right road. At desk af
arrived at the place where the track 'h
the Mississippi, when. they traversed's
leagues Of the wilderness without m'D
difficulty, aud at las, struck the shms
the lake de Sable, over branch GIVEN
their course lay. The snow having
vere1 the trail Of the Frenchmeu vno nN
passed before, with rackets, they vsr' i Ts
ful Of losing themselves on the iske'
reason for such apprehension eac Dc 0s
felt by those who have been exposed o.
naked and dreaiy plain, in high '''''S'
on a December night, when the ns'su
10 Farenhsis's Thermometer stood :" ~ VI
below o. Cb:ered by belief sna
saw the opposite shore, they proee.oI
a direct line ]; and sfter some Time '.o
satisfaction Of discovering lights 10
houses. On their arrival they t.unu
their surpriz. large ..oekade. neg
being opened they entered, aud pDs',S
10 the quarters of Mr.. GRAFT wis'e . ="
were treated with the greatest h''p''"
lTo be continued