Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-18

Tables No. 2 and 3 eAhbli a saving, by the
expedition 10 the Mississippi for 1919 and the
Ihtee succeeding years compared with what
Their "NpeDces would have been. had the
troops remained at their former staIious OF
1871 81 and an extra expence for the
missouri expedition, estimated for the same
ie' ni, oil , 81 362; resulting in saving, ia the
course OF four years, ia the two expeditions
) IL, tS5 81.
No.l
summary of The mcVemeuis which will be
mace ny the troops composing the Missouri
ana Mississippi expeditions, in the course
OF tie ensuing season, and The manner la
winch IL Is proposed TO employ them
III - proposed To move the rifle regiment
nom lie Council Bluffs 10 the Mnndan villages
aud To erect barracks there, properly defend
ed for five hundred men.
10 remove some OF the principal obstruc-
Hons 10 The navigation of the Missouri river
Such as planters, Sawyers aud RATS: this work
may bG accomplished by the tTooDs on the
Missouri, In the course OF three winters
To open road FROM ChaIitoa, in the Mis-
souri, TERRITORY, 10 the Council Bluffs, and
thence TO the Mandan villages
10 open road from the Council Blnfis to
Tie post at the mouth of ST. Peters Oh the
Mississippi
10 improve the navigation on the Ouiscou-
SIN ana FOX rivers, and connect them by a ca
nal OF GOOD road, IN order to facilitate tie
communication between fort Howard at
Gietn Bay, aud Prairie du Chien OH the Mis-
sissIppI; those rivers are uavisable foI Bat
tea"%' within one mile OF each other.
LetteTJTOm the Secretary Of ID0r 10 the Chair
man oj Tie IAhG'y Committee
DEPARTMENT. OF WAR,
18th Dec. 1919
SIR--In reply 10 your letter of recent dale
requesting TO he Informed of the eXDeuditures
which have been, aud which are IkeIV IN he
incurred in hiiiHg ont aud prosecuting the ex-
peuiiinn ordered to the mouth Of Tie Yellow
ntoht, on the Mississippi river, aud of The OH
j"cis intended TO be accomplished by The ex-
pedlliOn, have the honor 10 make the fnIIow-
IH@ statement:
Tie enclosed report aud estimates from, The
Quarter Master Generai, mark I'd Nos I23
J; ~l'h statement OF the duty performed aud
That HhiCl is contemplated exhibit The ex-
ptHSe OF ihe expedition up the Missouri, for
l'e last, anu the next succeeding three wears
WIN SllIiaI statement "a relation To tiat ON
ihe mI,5iSSpp,. Though the last is not refer
Ted TO III yOur letter, vet, as The Two movements
constitute part OF the same system of mea-
urtS, believed that il wOuiL not be ulaccen-
tame 10 TIE committee to receive d statement
~ 'hG WhOIe Ut tie eNpeuCes incurred or
hkeiy to be occurred, In IT'S execution.
ihe expedition ordered TO the mouth of The
yellow stone, or rather 10 the Mandan village
or ne military occupation Of the former de-
pending on circumstances. is not vet finally
determined ON IS part Of system OF mea-
SnleS, winch has tor its objects the Protection
OF cur northwestern tiontiCr, and tic greater
extension OF orr iur trade. II Is on that from
tier oniy that we have mnch to fear from IN
hian hoSii.ities The tribss TO the southwest
are either so iucOUsideIable or so surrounded
b, white population, and, what - Of not les
Importance, so cut off with intercourse from ali
foreign nations, that tGeie are reasonable
grounds 10 believe, that wt shall, in future. be
almost wholly exempt from Indian warfare iu
that quarter. Very different Is the condition
OF thUst on our uoItbWcsterk border. They
ave open 10 the Influence Of % foreign power
ana many Of tie most wailike ana powerful
biDtS, WhO, by the extension OF our settle
Wthis, arc becoming our near ueigubOrs are
set vtry HUE acquainted viii our power 10
Suald against their HOSTILITY, ~ has been
lhOH2hi proper to increase our forces on thsf
if1iuri 'toiD OHe TO tbfre regiments and 10
occupy new posts. better calculated to cut of
AL Intercourse between the indians residipg
~ oHr territory, and iOrCigu traders OF posts.
dHd To garrison them with = force sufficiently
siInug 10 ovefawe the ueisbbontipp thine
WIN this view measures iidvt been taken 10
t'lhG.'sb sliOng posts a. the CouHrIi Bluffs ~
ihe NanGdn age, ~ the Missouri : III tIir
'uOuth OF The ST. Peters. on lie l!Issi,siuui
aud tbe iais Of ST Marls, between Iatt
superior and Huron. ihe post, ~ Green
Bay, CElcsso, lScck Island, aud lha PraiIie do