Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-23
fn0M Tas ST. LOUIS RNQUIR1R.

The importance ofthis trade has not been sufficiently
estimated by tho American government The English
have always its value They have aided their su
Jects IA carrying IL aud have made IL means of in
diSiduil wealth and OF national power The Moth Wet
aud Hudson Bay companies, protected by the English
government, have carried down the ST. Lawrence the
fnTs OF the Missouri and Mtssissipp uuntrr,i mas na,
isied upon cOnHetce wh ~ belongs to ST Louis aud
to Brush traders have acQUi, ed for her government
The command OF all the sayages of tile North American
Comment.
Tue Hudson Bay and North west companies. for
Long time enemies aud rivals b. each other are now re-
ported to be united under the direction the Earl of
sebHk. The policy and the enterprise of this cbieiain
VIII give new energy To the uuiicd operations tesr
conPauiet Tie seat of their al the Apcon Of
the hssnD"ih aud ked riVsr ia latitude 50 and OpQi
tude gi tom Washington cts BeTo The Eat Of Sc k,,k
has planted Scotch colony bolt iuT ant establish
eha garrison ahd nom this point the lrtIsB traders
extend her operations into the territories Uriied
State: spreading themselves the head Waitis Of
the hsssslppi the fFeT 81 Peters aud a hdt Iat Of
The Missouri which lies above ir MauGau yiiIages...
From these villages 10 the Brush establishments oa The
hssuiboin - but ave days travel Constant com
nHBic1ioD IS Kept up between them as we'll by TIE
Moose river as by The trading path wtcl roe, overland
The MOnse river water Il i.ke As,mib.i. here TAI
its rise wIilin mile uf the Gissouti ,scr Rising NJ
the ROCKY mountains, In latitude 81 ~ jr parallel II
tHe Fails Of 81 Antho,i, The Mis- soy runs II, tl. ,,t
foT 1900 miles u goine to !iUdscu's nav when
bayie reached the 81 the NrTh terican CONT
~, AID gained latitude further north taan the head
Ofhe hssssirpi, sle suddenly tuTns 10 the tuuth aud
6i9rharges aersei into fbe cuff ~ Ait@cp.
Al The point Of this Northern bend hat the British
Fjlrfs 'Hier iie region uf Use Msseu ard cnt 10 she
American traders hom the comfnrrre Of tie Indisns
Above. awCc 1907 tlsy nave 'nain tis adysntase
~ '""' no" 't fi'i shH ItNtfs hlu gohc above had
eti@sd aad even oiosstd ne Rocky ir'pnaHs bri The
Ba,h Fret iudihs upon t..r ~, ihe Bfiti, h
tr.tiefS y of ieT number were Lied asdthe remain
Der dtitfu home.
in this bend that lie Missouri receives tie
feJw stone ~ .Ec utnnh ~ vhtch the American 90.
yeiliu sni IS now esaSl' shlH. iott aad firinf5.
Tie clqice 81 ths pss 81 90 ,Nrritr ard . ,., 1
ntm hive hgen tpiaii, f'nna'e the choice nl il.,
0hctr. q ho are tptiatutlin 90.
She military force ia b. rnder the coinnasi of COLI
Chambers the INDIAN 6ur fftu'rut val le under tb,
i2Ineddte direction 90 capt. U'raiion
al sN fe q
Oh @ubin ~" oifcie OF tieif da.ics ip cour: .,
Rfhsh policy and sitdciing The lujiHs io he d. ,rst
ean standard, ruci H. cSrcrtti lfsW t'eu fttpaf oil
~ tie gengpty aud u4tH.s history 81 BE .e.uif
Slch thcy will yEH
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