Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-19
UPPER MISSOURI

81. LOUIS, July l9.-The public mind has
been al length aroused, not by the cool aud
sober pr Dcess of investigations but by the. actual
agSress,ons made by the Indians npoG our en-
terPrising citizens in their prrilous exuedi
tons To the mountains. Ii is strongly SUSPECT
ed, and very shrewdly perhaps, that the in
huence Ola certain foreign power is visible in
the late Indian attacks. II also well known
that the party of Assiniboins who stole 80 of
Gen Ashley's horses, was headed by ii genie
man who spoke the kings English lrry much
10 the purpose in which ne was engaged. and
that the Indians have told our bunters. when
questioned Oh The faci, that white men from
The direction of The north west had been
among them.
There IS one circumstance that ought To- be
known al this time The Iadians lcfb icEoDl
.)lU. OF'i0Ou has had Intercourse are Giendli
and aegoisd 10 the GUARDIANSHIP O'Fa!loI
himself they look mp not only as a Father
bur as brother ; the character of that gen
iieman Is well adapted 10 the service in which
ne Is engaged, and be is possessed of necu
Iar KIND oi cioquence that al once fascInates
and contnces MS Indian auditors In this way
he has secured the friendship and the. services
uf the indians both for the traders and TOR the 20
Nernment, As is shewn IN the case of600 noun
led Sioux having volunteered Ia 20 against
the Anrckarces. The Sioux is the most dis
tani nation on the Missouri, Ne believe. that
MAJ. O'Fallon has visited and the Auricka-
rcta, sun farther up, and With whom lac has had
90 dEec communication, Is the nation that mas
hNruup arms. This proves atouce the salutarv
effects arising from more general intercourse
with tie Indians but Mai. O'Fallun cannot
go alonr he should be Supported "A certain
display should tie made of The force Of the
country, because many of the distant tibps
believe that VT have no force, and look upun
ds nation OF trappers and hunlrrs The qilcs
Ton nov ls-cuuld force be spared from
Fort Atkinson sufficient for this pnrpos, ?
Are there troops enough on tie Missouri tn
in!ii! 'he original intentions OF The gn,rrnnrui
rcspectiug that country? Eaguirer.
"" mentioned Issl week The drparturr Of
Col Lca'enswUrih from Fort Atkinson. ON
his expedition against tjlc Anrikarrps-A let
Ter las since bscn received hy gentleman In
this place bonn Mai. Foster, cnn.mauIjp.- ..
Athmson, conveying the uuwelcunie inirlli
sencr Of the loss ofone ht-transport Lvais
aud that lieutenant Wickl.iIo, sergeant and
SIX men were drowned IA good part of th.
cargo was saved, but damaged. This misror-
tune happened On lhc 4,h of July. about I60
miles above Fort Atkinson. Lieutenant Wick
nue. had been 10 ihe army upwards OF four
years, and was from Lexington in Keni,,cL,
~,
circle OF relations aud friends viii have f.,
mourn lis unliMcly death M
We are happyto state that the detachment
Of recruits Which lee, Philadelphia some tin,e
since destined for Fort 4 kiHsdn, under fine
command oi Captain Fowl, arrived At This
place On Thursday last in good health. Lieu
tenants MCabe, Mitchell. Rodgers, Vinion.
and LaSneil, are associated with Can't. Fowir
The detachment will resume It's march Tor "a,
ther It's voyage in day Oh two. Ib.
.Hnohcr Indian Oviydgc.-Thr report In
circulation Ia the early part Of tie week, res
prclIng the defeat of party Of the Mssour;
Fur Company under Messrs. Immel add
Jones by the BiackfaQl Indians. turns ont To
bc but TOO tue. We have been furnished
with the following letter from MM. O'fallon
Ia Gov. CLARK, which, with other important
information, gives an account Ofihis really
unfortunate occurrence
Tort 7Hmsot, 81 Joio, 1928.
DEAR SfE How psinjul Tor me 10 ttll. ,vd con
TO bear, OF ihe bdfbdiiy OF lhe inJidus They con
rnue 20 deceive, aud mufder ihe most cnfefDr,.,e
ui our people, aud i continue tO iOrbcar a. ve
90 no soon discover greater spirit Of resentment,
ms iNer viii be cisc0iouged wilu or blood
The defeat OF Cen ASHLEY by tue A'Rickarees. and
departure Of lhc uoops to hi- relief had scarcel,
gone To- Noh whcO au cNjiess arrived announcing the
dfcat hy tIe Bla,tloot Indians near ,te Yspn,
stone fiSrr; of the Missouri Eur CompaBy's yellow
some or Mountain expedition, commanded by
Nrssis Jones and lmmr both Of whom viii, five al
ihcu men, .lmUng,t the si+iu--AH of their rro
pcriy 90 the amount u about ID 900 Tell into the
bands % thc encniv
10 add 10 Cen A.hieys catalogue Of misrortunes
The Blat kioo Indians have recently defeated - bari,
Of eleven and ked l1ur OF ~ pr Irury's n.et, nesr
his estairshuCHi, at the mouth Of Tie yellow S,ope
titcr-- 10 express goes 90 si.tic, 'tat ,,ant
circumstances (of Which wiz be- atpri,e in a t.r
dAi 80 have uanspnrd 60 induce siroue LtheC fEg
NE Bgjhsi frtters, (Hp9sop Ba Comp1nyJ a5s er
eWHg nc irdi0S 0gaipsi u.s. eiLe H. dr.re as C-o,.
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