Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-20
WIZ. WHITE.
Col. AND'w. BURE, New-Orleans.
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Instructions ~ JieUteHant Pike.
ST. LEWIS, June Oath, 1905.

ST. LEWIS, June Oath, 1905.
SIR,
You are to proceed without delay to
the cantonment on the Missouri, where
YOU are 10 embark the late Usage captive,
ard the deputation recently returned from
Washington, with their presents and bag
gage, and are to transport the whoie up
the Missouri and Usage rivers to the town
OF the Grand Usage.
The safe delivery of this charge at the
point OF DESTINATION, constitutes the prima-
ny object Of your expedition, and therefore
you arc to move with such caution as may
prevent surpri-e from any hostile band,
and are to repel with your utmost force a.
ny outrage which may DE attempted.
Having safely deposited your passengers
and their property, you are to turn your at
tention to the accomplishment of pcrma-
neDt peace between the Canes and Usage
nations, for which purpose you must effect
a meeting between the head chiefs of those
nations, and are to employ such arguments,
dcduccd from their own obvious interests,
as well as the incliHaticns, desires & COM
mands OF die President OF The United States,
as may facilitate your purpose and accom-
plish The end.
a third object Of considerable magnitude
will then claim your consideration. Ii is to
effect an interview and establish good an
dcrsJandus with the Ya,i,tanS; I,e,taRs or
Camm nchecs.
For this purpose you mustinterest White
hair OF the Grand Usage, with whom and
= suitable deputaton you viii visit the Pa
MS RepIJllqnc, where you may find Inter-
prefers, and inform yourself oI lie most
feasible plan, by which 10 bring the Cam
maucaetstoa Couference.--S Should you sue
coed ia Ills attempt and no pains must be
spared 60 effect it--yru viii endeavcr to
make peace between that distant powerful
nation, and The nations which iuhabit the
country betNeen us aud them, particular
iy ths Usage and finally you WI enGca-
vor 90 induce eight or ten Of their distin-
pushed chiefs, TO make a visit to the seat
Of government next September, and you
In2y attach to this deputuion, four or five
P4nis, and ths same number of Canes
chiefs AS your interview with the Cam
matchtes wili probably lead you TO The head
brac'es Of me Araansaw aad Inc Red ri
yers, you may find yclrSclf appropriated
tOthc s-tticmeuts D New Mexico, s. there-
iIe u VII be necessary you should move
N~l.n great cifcumspcCucH, 70 keep clear
q any hunting econnoiuing parties from
thai province, aud To- prevent alarm or Ok.
fence bee use The affair % Spain and the
C"itcd states, appear 20 be on the pOiut OF
auHc'b'c udjus % emf. and morcotcrit is the
desire of the President, to cultivate the
irie'daA.p and hatmori,us intctcoursc If
al' tue uaiious of The earth, aud particular
ly nnr war neigbhols tie Spaaards
lc tac course Of your tour, you are TO re-
marx particularly upon tic geographical
struc nre, the natural history aud D'pula-
rpn W ,hc county Through which you NAV
p&' iak0g particular care % coiicrt s.,,d
preserve specimens Of every thing curious
~ the Mineral or .io@.Lical worlds, which
Con- be preserved aud are portable Let.
F''n I''rees be teTl.ated by your compnss,
400 c,r distance by vour watch. D.. 49,,
t'd in heid bcot, and would advise WOW
wiien circumstances permit, To- protrert s.
10y down io separate book tlte march of
the day 81 every evenings malt.