Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-06

and across the rivers. so that the centre M e,ri
state slouid he OH river, ana tI;. fro,t,.r, In
the max ed ulains. ~
%, tins ria" each s'ato woud have lis ca
piiai Oh the banks OF river wl.r. III, ,,.aI,I,-
ana c"nimetce and pcpuiaIior,~p q, each it.,a
wonld De, aud the banks - H., Nissou,, As:
kansas, kedtiNeI, kanza~ Platte. and Se,ln,,,
Siohe, "o0id exhibit sut cession Of great CT
uts, chlSiaN "i states, appearing abc,e each
Other To the foot OF ihe Rotk, merriam. '
W. (St T.. Fan.
we understand that the troops eugas ed =,
Tue expedition 10 the Upi.et MisseI1I he
cautioned about two mile. as0,. ths Council
b'uiiS. on aspot well supplied viii t,mb. for
fne anu building and il, "a soil so ric iL.t re
troop which may remaip there viii Is. easii,
aple 10 ,aiN' theh owI. pre-. fienS- The poSt
u caieu CdHtoRPen! BiSS0uri II isa ,.s,Iar
'quare The curtains iorm.d b, tl. $50,
wall OF tie hHs, and thanked b, fop, sS,'ara
LfV' ctiohs from the gatP-waNS- Ii,ntr,a,,
mand =" COM
The troops in their ascent. abar :. 6sa a..
sisaii ssSai trsispo,iati al A5niii, : fs,.,c
ment, aud went from thence TO ,h. Ccr,',,
bi'Fhs ~ 70 isis t2I0 niles from G,b a. 2gti,
seF'emOer hey had consumed 10 da,, am
6a,a>>, q with steam boats, in settn,e from,
beile foniane 10 Martin ; Canturmeur stron,
lI!h June 10 2yih Aug $50 miles W"
n' troops are amply snprhed with pro VIZ
ioils until tie first al july lSlU-s- Z, fbS -.
rrtiGaS " the nii'itaFy office. oad the o, ;ss'
stationed at this ptpce.
j lie salDDIlty OF the climate IL an 4 d h, III,
htal'hiheSs OF The troops NotWiffSt,, d;uo
theIr great exposure wadiGg for bonr. a. ,Lo
water, wet all day and otien Iv;uo in ,..t
c Dimes al night, no increase OF sickness ,ook
pace circumstance very rernstk hI.. ',,h,,,
run'faSleo VIM me nnn-uAl sicknpss which
mas pleVaIled throughout the Uhi,to Stat..
Councils nave been held with M. x mas
Oito's Pawnees aud Mahas The obiec, NJ,
the establishment of the post ba> beeu ex nia;.,
e. 10 thenl, win which they appear well SAT-
lSht", anu often resort TO il TO CRAFTY tL.ir
euro ny, apd 10 dispose OF their game
suhaiierns command has b. en- detached
10 marx aud open road from the CouuciI
BiuffS 10 Caretton, which will diminish The
ovei lanh distance al least an huudre miles
Inc usual rchaess OF the Missouri buttnrps
We're remarked to continue as far as HE rroons
hav a-cended. Timber however dImi6ishes
pom IN quantity, and iti the size of the frees
ana becomes confined almost exrlusiveiy 70
cotton wood. In many places immsnsa -. ~
ileS skirt the boIJeis of the river.
The following is the position Of the steam
boats " '"e S'e%'"
western Engineer, nine miles below The Cam
touinenl, 'aielN RIooTed tor the winter
me EIpeddtOn, at Cow Island in tLe river
ana exposed 10 much danger. itn not removed
me 'johHa9R, near the mouth OF The Kanzas'
probably safe.
The IhOmGS JeIerSGn, near the mouth of the
Usage. IN the aver, and doomed to almost Ger
tain destruction. 49,
QnTe: II the three latter vessels are destroy-
de by ice TINS "lhier o. by floods in lie sprtn,,
on whom VIII the loss tai? The people OF lie
thited STATES, on the MeSSrs JnhDsrn. sIte
iatteI have them in charge. but i, is baIirvsd
that Tie money of the people bnilt Them