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

flOuS u lhiai ldu Ilot iouiiu any WV
willing to 20 into their villages, exceps
man by the name OF Rose, who had the
nominal rank OF ensign 10 Gen. Ashley's
volunteers. He appeared to be brave
and enterprizing man, and was we'll &C
ouainted With those Indians. He had
resided for about three years with them;
understood their language, and they were
much attached to him; he was with Gen.
Ashley when he was attacked; the In
dians at that time called to him to take
care of himself, before they Tired upon
Gen. AS parry. This was all | knew oithls
man. | have since heard that he was not
of good character. Every thing he told
Us, however, was fully corrobora,ed--he
was perfectly willing TO go into their vii
ages, and did so in several times; he
full, confirmed every Thing which The In
.,iano had ,oid 10, he said they naa been
severely whipped, and were the most
! humble beings on earth, but iha, 'hey
were so much afraid Of Us that hey dare
not come to our camp.
Upon my stating to DR.. Gale and to
Lieut.. Morris what the Lltle Soldier had
said in relation to having some OF us visit
the villages, the Doctor and Lieutenant
Immediately asked PERMISSION TO go
there, which was granted very cheerful
ly; and requested them to go imme-
diateiy, ADD inform me, on their return;
what they should discover. Decor Gale
has made TO me the following report:
CAMP near the .Aricara VlAageS,
1lM .fug1tst, 1928.
sIR-In compliance vita your request.
| Lieut.. Morris and myself, accompanied by an
interpreter, have lust visited the Ar,cara towns.
The Little Soldier met us near the picke,s, and
| invited us 10 his lodges, and treated US with
| much hospitality. During our stay, all the
warriors ct the villages collected al the lodge,
| and seated themselves about us. They all APP
| peared very melancholy. They had just finish
| ed burying their dead, many ofwhOm had lam
| two DAYS. inquired OF the chief why he did
not so out with his principal men, and shake
| hands with the American chief, since he had
! begged for peace and it had been granted hun.
| He replied that his young men We're like
frightened deer; that they lad been logged
| with whips of which they had heretofore no
knowledge, and such as they supposed the
Great Spirit alone had power to punish them
with but since soldiers had visited him,
he had no apprehension In visiting u.s. On
parting with him, he shook us by the hand, and
said be understood we were hungry, and re-
| qaested us to send some OF our small boats OPP
poste the village, and he would have them
loaded with such articles as we required for
our subsistence, and that he would return with
them, IN company ps;sh OF las ssssrrioSs.-
to our camp.
am, respectfully, sir, your ob't. serv't
JOHN GALE,
Snse0n, u. 5. II.
Col LEAyEswoRTH Cong.
We were very short OF provisions, but
| did not think proper to send boat, al
that time, but SEM a message TO the Lit
tie Soldier, that they must come to
our boats, and see US without delay, if
he wished for peace. In the mean time
| discovered by conversation with those
who had been in the villages, land there
were several who had now beei. there,
that the towns were moi SO strongly tor
! iiied as we had been informed. That
| The pickets were very frail, aud that they
had but slight bitches on the inside. 1t
appears that The dirt lodges we're the
most formidable deiences which they
bad. Several Indians soon arrived, who
said that they were sent by the chiefs TO
| assure US of their disposition to adhere
o and MAINTAIN the peace which had
been made. bat as they were not them
selves chiefs, dec lined to confer with
hem, bu, referred them to MAJOR Woo
! ley. he consented 10 go with them to
! heir villages, while one of their num-
per rem aimed with US, TO ascertain W llo
the principal chiefs were, and il they
we're seriously inclined to make peace,
IN good faith, or not. The Major soon
returned, and reported, that he was
inlly satisfied that they were acting
With good faith; that they had been
evidently severely logged and humbled,
and were anxious TO make with us per-
nanent peace. He had seen all the
rincipal men, and had made an arrange
ment with them, that all their principal
men, Except one who was to be repre-
| sented on the occasion by his brother, and
one who was wounded, for whom his son
| actetD should meet the American off cers
in front OF our camp, and sign treaty.
In compliance with the spirit OF my in
structions, then applied to Mr.. Pitcher,
| as sub-agent, to assist in making the
| treaty--to draft ii, sc. He declined
Major Henry who was with Gen. Ashley,
| had also been appointed, as special sub
agent, by Major O'Fallon, and there
fore gave him the same invitation. He
politely replied that 1t was a matter in
which he felt himself wholly incompe-