Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-01-13


ss---.-se.--.-.-s.-- -s-..-...
Continued from tie first hage.)
ricans as friends, wherever they nigh,
meet them.
An unrc5trained intercourse was i'm.
mediaely opened between our camp
and the villages. the Indians in the
mean time had buried their dead and
began to look more cheerful. We were
Supplied with plenty of corn, and other
vegetables. Those they offered to give
us, and said We had conquered them,
and they were ours, but we chose to
make them some compensation, altboueh
they said the, did not expect any. w
asked them what articles would he most
acceptable to them. They replied that
II We were pleased, TO give the women
any rifle tor bringing the corn 10 the
boats, we might do SO. Copies of the
treaty were sent hy ny Admant, TO Mr..
Pitcher. and In Major Henr, they be-
ing sub. gents.
From Mr.. Pitcher, received the fol-.
lowing note:
Camp near The .4rfcara Villages,
18Th .40guSt, 1928.
SIR-I have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt of paper transmitted TO me last even
ing, by Lieut.. Noel, your adjutant entitled a
treaty of peace, between the Areara nation
and the United States. Notwithstanding, | have
declined any participation in this business and
have been opposed TO il, on several grounds,
which it is not necessary here to mention.
i still think proper, TO inform you. that nei-
ther of the principle chiefs of the ,3,fcafa IA
hon, have signed that paper, and III have been
correctly informed. were not present, at the
meeting, when the paper was signed.
/ have the honor 10 be, &c
JOSHUA PITCHER.
On this subject I had taken some
trouble to ascertain who were the chiefs,
and from the information OF those who
hal been acquaiuled'witb those Indians,
for many years, and who knew almost
every individual, | was fully satisfied
that MAJOR Wooley had not been miss-
ken, and that every chief, or principal
man Of both villages, had signed the
treaty, except one, who had always been
considered, as the frs, soldier of the late
chief, Grey Eyes, and who was now con-
sidered, no better than dog, in their
villages.
1t now became necessary TO see that
our new friends fulfilled their slpula-
tons, as TO Gen, Ashley.-And they
were called upon to do so. They deli
yered to the General three rifles, one
horse and sixteen buffalo robes, and said
that it was all they could do for him
they were told that il was not enough,
and that they must go back to their VII
lagos and tell their people to come for
ward and renumera,e Gen. Ashley OF
that we should again attack them. They
said they would do so---spd went 70 the
villages for that purpose. ! must here
remark that as Mr. Pitcher had declined
any participation IN making the treaty,
he and others OF The company, 10 which
he belonged, appeared to think that they
were not bound by it, and therefore
would not shake hsnda with any OF the
chiefs, at which the Little Soldier and
Others, expressed much notification
They also became suspicious that we
were not sincere IN our professions o
peace. They were afraid to give up
their horses 10 rennmeraie Gen. Ashley
as they were apprehensive tina, we in
tended attack them again, and tina, they
would need them to assist in making
their escape. Mr.. Pose informed ms
tina, the women were packing up evi
IDENTITY for the purpose ofgoing off. HI
said they had again become exccedingi,
alarmed. The least unusual noise il
Our camp, and particularly our MARTA
music, which they had not before heard
terrified them greatly.
The Little Soldier returned to ou
boats late in the afternoon of the 18th
He was very much agila,ed' and exhaust
ed, and tainted almps, as soon ~ he en-
tered my cabin. Our surgeon soon re
stored him when he h ad sufficien " re
covered 10 be able TO speak, he express
ed deep regret. ,ha, hostiliiies shout
again occur. But said il was impossi
bio 10 do any thing more for Gen. Ash