The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-07-08


Shoshonics about 90 miles above, where pro-
curing few ho-sos and guide he set utfor
the main Columbia, across the mountains 10
The south west, leaving she river where il en-
tered tho range, and on il Mr.. Crooks and
five men unable 10 travel Mr.. II. lost Ca
madam named Carricrc by starvation, before
lie met The Sby-ey-to-go indiuns in the CO.
],imbia plains from whom getting sup
ply Of provisions, ne soon reached the main
river; which he descended in canoes and ar
rived without any further loss at Astoria, in
tho month of February. -,
Mcssrs. M'Kcnzic, Mcclellan, ard Read
had united their parties on the Snake river
ty-onc days, to tho Mulpot river, subsistiDg
on an allowance by no means adequate to the
tolls they underwent daily and 10 the small
ness Of their number, which was in all eleven,
they attribute their success IN getting with
life TO where they found some wild horses.
They soon after reached the fork called by
Captains Lewis and Clark Koolkooske |; went
DOWN Lewis's partly, and tile Columbia Who'll
jy, by water, without any misfortune, except
the upsetting in rapid Of Mr.. M'cIellan's
Canoe, and although It happened on the first
day Of the year, yet by great cxvrtivn they
assistance usaking their escape withthe loss
ofsomc rifles. They reached Astoria early
il gsnuary.
Three Of the FIVE men who remained with
Mr.. Crooks, afraid Of perishing by want, left
him il February ON a small river on the road
by which Mr.. Hunt had passed in qaest Of
indians, and have not since been heard Of
Mr.. e.. had followed Mr.. H's track In the
snow for seven days; but comias to low
prairie, he lost every Appearance Of the race,
and was compelled TO pass the rcrnsining part
of tsin.cr in the fpoun,ains, sabsisting some.
times on beaver and horse meat,and their skins
and at others on their success in hndlng roots.
Finally, on the Last Of March, the other only
Canadian being unable to proceed, was left
with lodge Of Shoshonies, and MIR. &. with
John Day, finding the snow sufficiently dimi-
nishcd, undertook, from Indiun in(or nation,
10 cross the last ridge, which they happily
Effected and reachsd the banks of the Coium-
bia by the middle Of April, where, in the be-
ginning cfmay, they fell in with Messrs.
Slouart, having been few days before strip.
ped Of every thing they possessed, by band
OF viIjsins near the falls. On tho 10th OF May
rhcy arrived safe at Astoria, the principal es-
rablishrcnt OF the Pacific Fur Company, with
Ia fourteen miles Of Cape Disappointment.
Loss Qfsao sijf Ionqu7n, near the msAfb Of
-H shr Columbia.
a largo ship arrived from New York after
q passage OF near months, with merchant
disc and provisions for the company. 1t VS.
here we learnt with sdrrow that the story of
tho Tonquin's having been cut off was but too
true. The circumstances have been related
IN different ways by the natives, in the cnyir-
ons Of the establishment, but TIA, which FROM
their pwn knowledge carries with il the grca.
tcx appearance of truth is as follows That
vessel, alscr landing the cargo intended for
Astoria,s departed on trading voyage 10 the
coast north Of Columbia river, with company
of (Ncluding oiicers) twen.y-three men, and
had proceeded about 400 miles along tho sea.
board, when they stopped on Vancouvcr's is
land at place called Woody Point, inhabited
by powcriulnation called Wakc-a -nin-ishes.
These people came on board TO barter their
furs for merchandise, aud conducted thcm-
selves in the most tlccorous and friendly nan-
er during the first day, but the same evening
Information was brought on board by an Indian
whom the officers had as interpreter, that the
tribe wherc they then lay were i'll disposed,
and intended attacking the ship next day;
captain Johnathan Thornc affected to disbc.
lisve this piece Of news, and even when the
sayagcs came next morning in great numbers,
IL was only At the pressing romon,rancc Of
Mr.. M'Kay that he ordered seven men sloft
to iooscM the sails In the mean time about
so Iadians werc permitted to come on board,
whostrsdcd number of sea otters for hlakets
and knives, the former they threw into their
canoes as scoa as received, but sccretcd the
kuiycsS Every one whcn armed moved from
the quarter deck to diiiercn: part of the yes.
sci, so that by thc time they were ready, in
such mauncr were they distributed that at
loast three savagss were opposite every man
of the ship, and at q siSpGl s;yens they rushed
on their prey, and uc,N ithstanding the brave
resistance OF every Individual ofth whites,
they wvrc all butchsred in few minutes.