Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06

which was, attempeed'', ou' he' e'e'"
..,rnding. it became impossible to
Sow her in; both sklffs were manned,
30, they had not advanced a rod from
,hs boat before those at the oars were
hot down. finding aillost, those on he
beach attempted to swim to the boats
.oms who could not, fell alive into the
b,nds of the indiana; many VINO at
t,mp,ed to swim, were, by the violence
nflhe current, driven below the boats
sna drowned. We lost in all four cen
Tiled and twelve wounded We re.
,,sa,sd down the river about 90 miles,
intending TO fortiiy ourselves until we
con,d get assistance from the Bluffs ::
Tho French bostmen were so panic-
sruck they would listen to no terms
,,ey would return and forfeit their wa.
yea sooner than remain. Ashley para.
5sd his men, told them his situation.
and called for volunteers one third. be
Ing twenty-five, only renamed, and Of
,bsss one half are bostmen, who intend
rscurning when Henry's boat comes
Gown, Out of one hundred men. the
nnmber he lett St. Louis with. ques-
ron much whether ne will arrive at the
Yellow Stone with more than ten, land
of this number hope TO DO one; And.
IN, he could not obtain men enough to
remain with him sufficient to man both.
boats, he determined to for'ify his own
lax all those on board who were
wiling to stay, and those good. only
tina; might be wanted--send the balance
. the goods to this place. and the large
heat to -. Louis. With the goods |
wa, lett in charge, and shall remain
here until | hear from him or Henry.
lam now, by water. 2iO miles from
t..- ia arec towns; by land, leo. la
thu. fort we have 9 men. 1t L. strongly
p,cSet,ed. there ate two swIvels, one at
taeh angle
Council Bluffs is six hundred miles
below t1Is, a Ve,y hi udiclous place for
a mih.ary post. hese and above this,
j, ne spot where the Iodians have al
w.y,b>en most troublesome. You will
ma ,,y believe Z. bu ! as,ure you 1t Is
fact, our Indian a. gem mas never been
ABOVE the Bluffs, lie oas never made
h,m,e,f known TO the Indians III this
quarter. They uave been jold OF
,r OPS, &c 81. a: the Bluff. out they
do not 5eue,e Il; they have never seen
more the white people than the few
traders that come among them; & each
tribe thinks I'VE are less numerous than
they-,hey ha e reason to think so,
having never been punished Tor the nu-
merous roboerIes aud murders commit
ted by tham. Tue hos lIties Of the In.
dams may be very essIly accounted for.
1t Is but FIX or seven days journey from
this place, bu five from the Ricarees,
and but three from the Mandan Villa.
&c, to the English posts on the Red
river.
nave been told, though l cannOs
vOu h Tor lts authenticity, although |
think 1t highly probable, from their de-
termined hostility ,tnatshey have erect
ell trading Embellishments within QUE
territories. One ;hlrg is certain they
are not willing we should rival them in
this valuable trade. All the injury
they can do "a they will do. The hos.
tlhty ofthe Sicareas, Black feet. Snake,
Ch;aus, and Assiniboines is entirely
owing to the influence of the Northwest
or Hudson Bay Company The late
sct prohibiting the sale Of Spirifu-
ous liquors to the Iodians. has not that
god effect which he trainers of it had
in view. Ii was passed without mature
elaboration and a Knowledge of the
c -cums,ances. No act that Congress
eoa d have passed could have such a
!. ne 'ey IL assrandIze the North
Yves; G. 'mpsDy. ln consequence of
PHI. r,,,., of those tribes that former y
Srsoosn,.d Se river have now left 1t,
and more CON, spPlate dong so, should
,ha, a., No, be ."epealed or amended.
From the Eaglish they can get what
,Iluor thew want, and he distance is
no,hinc to an Indian, when he has IN
view The gratidcauon OF bis passions :,
= q,ong the hicsrees saw several
Eagtr,6 medals. and some OF British
Manufacture.
Our government must remedy these
abuses: she mus, divest herself OF that
sppalGng slowness chat attends al oe'
OPERATIONS. She must show more ener-
gy han she has aons, if she wishes TO
preserve ne fur trade; otherwise our
*FsdeIs may as well abandon the ousl-
ness. The rsque is too great foe ino'-
s,dual en- erprlse when una'ded and un
a.,A led by the government Adieu -
For nyseIf 1 am determined to have
revenge tor the loss of two young men
to who - ] became very much attaene"
ami never will descend this river I'M
laIassist in shedding the blood OF some
nf,as Ricsrees. 1t would give me plea
Of