Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-26
UPPER MISSOURI.


more from this interesting portion of the
country since our last--but the feelings which
the Intelligence already received has awakened
IN the public, are not yet soothed. The most
lively anxiety exists respecting the unprotected
situation of several of our citizens who are in
advance of the trading establishments, and
who may yet become victims to the harbaritv
of the lhdlans. Several of those parties, re-
lying upon The friendly reception which they
met from the Indians, and reposing perhaps
TOO much Faith In the kind professions that
were made to them, have penetrated the dis.
iant fur region where succour cannot reach
them, and where they may he cut of at =
mere signal. This is "a subject of great and
peculiar concern To the people of ST Louis
one OF the best hopes of our citizens,-one of
the most furnishing branches of our com.
inerce, IS endangered. The Indian Trade which
has employed so much oi the capital enter
PRISE, " acurity,ofSt. Louis is likely 10 become
seriously dIsOrganiZed, in consequence of the
late transactions on thu Missouri. The tradiny
parties are cut of, the men are murdered, the
fruits of their labor are taken from them, and
M timely ar efficient protection is afforded
Every disposition is manifested. and all Just
means are Ssed by the military auihoriiirs on
The Missouri Ia extend assistance and relief:
but from uncomfortable causes il cannot be
done rfiectually.
We repeat that these disasters threaten
great injury to the place and the country
generally Nearly the whole effective and
active means IN the United States engaged in
the Fur Trade, are concentrated in ST I.nuis
it may, in fact, be- called the emporium of
that trade. The union of the house of Snnr.
Bostwick Il Co. with that uf John Jacob
Astor which has long commended with the
Brush Companies, has placed the PRINCIPAL
fat at
snnr Fur Company, which occupies many
posts uu the Missouri and lis waters. and -
composed Of rnterprising and experienced
men-the Company ofChotcau aud BrrthoM.
which also trades an the Missouri and hiss
several valuable establishments som.
smaller but equally nerileriOus companies
employing in the aggregate capital nfseveraI
hundred thousand dollars, and numerous
class Of active and industrious mcn-draw their
principal equipments and resources from, and
make their annual returns to- the city of ST
Louis with this know ledge Of the trade and
lis prodnctiteness, i, is no light matter to see
II thus Jenpardistd, and lis very existence
threatened by the mere nhim Of a savage
Every citizen must Feel interested in IFS
protection and lis prosperity, and no one can
look without regret upon state Fittings that
Is Calculate q Ia have an adverse tendency
L. S.-After the above was in tyne we
conversed with person who has Just arrived
from Gen. Ashley's station on the Missouri.
Mai. Henry had formed conjunction with
Ashley about 10 miles iIelnw the Aurickarees
where they awaited the arrival of the Military
expedition under Col. Leavcnsworth, with a
force OF about 1870 men. Leavensworlh was
within 500 miles of them, going on very well.
Ihere had been some fighting between the
Sioux and the Aurickarees the furmer in
great force, was not far distant from the Rces'
Village. Isl T.. Eno
august "A succession of calamilies.
involving The lives and property ofthe Indian
traders, follow each Other 10 quick success
sion. Scarcely had we penned AN account of
The disasters brought by the last express. be
fore we are called upon TO record fresh instan-
ces OF savage barbaFity, committed IN ano-
tneF quarter, upon our entcrprishg citizens
Mr.. John Nc knight, an old and respectable
ct'Izen "i 81. Lonis. trading on of The up
per sources OF the Arkansas, has been murder
ed ny the Iudians and robbed of nearly all his
merchandise. He had fixed himself nea r the
Spanish boundary, where he erected fort,
pFotrctedb by few men, with the intention OF
making an establishment in that quarter and
-nprnlng trade with the Indians. But in
consequence ofthe unfortunate fate ofAlr Me-
Knight. the post has been abandoned, and
the party has returned to the settlements.
The Indians by whom this atrocity was
committed, are called the Cdmnnches, a nu-
mprous ana wariIke patton, bordering on the
heads OF the Arkansas, and spreading through
great portion oF Texas. II is supposed they
could bring into the field at least ID GOO war
riors. The Spaniaids have never been able 10
90 any thing with them, and have almost re-
llnqnIssled tn" country tO their possession
From st. Antonio in Texas, TO Santa Fe in
New Mexico, the Camanches roam AT large,
the unuIsputed masters OF the soil. al the
early frontier establishments Of the Standards
have long since been cut off by those Indians,
ana The further ingress Ofihe Europeans en-
''TtIy checked by the fears which they inspr--
Ell. Bnt Tie Americans they have heretofore
viewed ~ The most friendly manner, between
Wh0m and themselves there has always been
kcept mp kind and mutual intercourse. The
Camanchrs are said Ia be under the direction
OF the celebrated Caddu chief, the same, it was
mentioned short time since ihats Ilurbide
wished TO form an dHi6nce with, for the pur-
pose of getting his Camanchrs into the Inpe
rial service, in return for which, the Caddo was
10 have had an " empire" on hia own footing.
ID.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
NEw YONG, August 20.-Thr Board met
yesterday, but no case Of sickness being re-
ported, adjourned to this day The Mayor
stated, in reference to the case mentioned
yesterday, that he had learned from the IA
iher Of the boy that his son had got so intox-
icatrd at the fire on Friday week, as to be at.
irrly incapable Of walking home without as
sistance. Mere. .4dU.
GREAT ARRIVAL.
August 21.-Leifers from Laguira, receiv-
ed via Philadelphia, announce the safe arrival
of the Dutch ship Goode Hoppe of 1900 tons,
and 81 guns, (2l long 81 Founders and 10 car