Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-17

!, guns ind clothes They came in abou
midnight, and the circumstance occa.
stoned considerable alarm. We had +
strong desire to punish these rascal,
osages, who commit outrages on thost
very citizens from whom they receive
regular annuities. One other man wa.
taken by the SAME party to their camp
ana probably would have, shared like
treatment, had not the presence of Mr.
.ho,ean, restrained their savage dis
positions. lie sent word to ME that he
hau recovered the horses and e,,ns
which had been taken from our mer.
ana requested me to come on the mex.
morning and receive them On our A..
rival al ms camp we found it evacuat-
ed, but sliorthote written on bark in
strueted me to follow him UP the Au-
tawge river This we declined. think
ing thathi precipitate retreat indicated
some straiagem or treachery. These
Indians should be more cautiously a.
voided and strictly guarded against than
any others on the route.
Mr.. lIeath's company on the same
ront joined us here. The hilafity and
sociability of this gentleman often con-
tribaied TO dispense the gloomy images
which very naturally presented themi
selves on n journey Of such adventure
AND 'ntertainty. After six days or in
cessant fatigue in endcavourins III re-
cover all our horses, we once more left
our camp, and, sfter travelling eight
days up the Arkdnsas, struck south
west course Tor the Spanish country
Our greatest difficulty Was in the vicini-
Y OF Rock river, where we were under
the necessity of taking our wagons up
some high and rocky cliffs by hand. =.
We arrived again at st. Michael. in
% days from the Arkansas. We salu-
ted the inhabitants with three rounds
from our rifles, with which they appear
ed much pleased: With pleasure / here
state, that the utmost harmony existed
among our company on the whole
route, and acknowledge the cheerful
ness with which assistance was always
rendered to each other We separated
at st. Michael for the purpose of trad
ing more advantageously. Some of the
company3 among whom was Mr. Heath.
remained their, and others did not sec
again until my return. On our return.
we took a different course fr6ni that
pursued on our way, but, which con-
sldefabiy shortened The route. md ar
rived at Fort Usage in As days,
Those whb visit that county, fbr the
purpose Of vending metchandisk will do
well to take goods Of excellent quality
and uniaded colours. An idea prevails
among the people there, which cettaisly
IS very just one, that the goods hitherto
Imported into their country were the
remains of an old stock, and sometimes
damaged. A very great advance is OBJ.
tanned on goods, and the trade very
profitable; money and mules are plen-
ty and they do hot hesitate to pay the
price demanded for an article iii suits
tlieir purposes Of their fancy, The
a dmi nistra'ion of their gopernment
although its form is changed, is still
very arbitrary, and the influence which
had on the minds and MAN.
hers Of the people still remains, which
IS displayed by the servility ofthe lower
orders To The wealthy.
Anexcellent road may be made from
Fort Usage to Santa Fc. Few places
would require much labor to render
hem passable, and road might be so
aid oft as not to run more than thirty
miles over the mountains