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

enemy from escaping during the night,
and the next day to gain possession OF
the towns. But while coDversng with
Gen. Ashley, heard and saw Sioux
and an Aricara holding a CONVEX alton
on the plain, IN trout of the villages. |
sent io.' Mr.. Pitcher and told him that
the Sioux and Arrears were holding a
parley, and that | wished him to 90 and
see TO II; he moved off with his inter-
prefer IN that direction.
On casting my eyes upon the hills in
our rear, | discovered that they were
covered with the retreatmg Sioux, aud
soon had reason to know that they were
all gong off. | Immediately mounted
my horse, and went after MIR. Pitcher,
10 be present a, the pariey with the Sioux
and Arcara. We halted, and after some
few preliminary motions, the Aricard
advanced. | directed the interpreter to
aok him wat he wanted. | was told
that he said, that the Ariearas wished US
10 have pi,y upon their women and chill
dfen, and to not fire upon them any more.
Ihat we had killed the man woo had
done all the mischief, and who had
caused both US and themselves so much
trouble. He wished we would permit
the chief TO come out and speak 10 us,
and make peace, as it was the wish oi
The whole nation, for we had killed a
great many OF their people, and OF their
aorses. directed the Interpreter to tel
him TO go back and Inform his chiefs,
that it they were sincerely disposed tor
peace, | should eXD-N 10 see the chists
come out immeHately >.e>speak to us,
aud that we ws1ld meet them -ar.AIeu
them on What terms we would make
peaee. We then returned 10 our boats
and The indians went INTO the village.
In short Time aiierw aris, several Ari.
caras, mink ten or twelve, were See
approaching, very cautiously, toward out
camp. | invited The senior officers OF
my command, the gentlemen OF my staff,
and Mr.. Pitcher, TO 20 with me and
meet hem. We did so--lhey appeared
to be N ach terrified. They told MS The
same that the other Indlan had before
told US, aud in addition said, " do wit
rs as you please. bat do not fire any
more guns at us---We are all in tears"
told them they must make up tht
losses of Gen. Ashley, and behave vel
In tuture; and to make me certain tina
they would do SO, they must give m,
five Of TIER principal men as security
~ hGry ,1taI tEar
would restore every thing they could
Their horses had been taken by th'
Sioux, and killed in great numbers
They had no horses to give, but the'
would return ali The guns they coalc
find, and the articles 0. property which
they received from Gen. Ashiey---eyer
10 he hats. addressed them and briee
" odd them in substance, mat they haf
yet seen bat small specimen OF the
power Of the Amercans. That they
were all in our power, bnl hat we dc
nai wish 10 hur, hem, il they would be
have well. 1t was the wish of the peo
pie and OF the government OF The Unilee
States to be at peace with all the re.
9N1'to II ibSy btbdNt bh't
any more, they might expect to be NOR,
severely punished than they had ye
been.
They repeated the terms before stated
and offered 10 let i've OF lheir number VI
wnh US as hostages. Considering m,
small force, The strange and unaccounta
bic conduct Of the SiouX, and escn ths
great probability oil their Joining the Ari
caras against us--and also considering
the importance OF saving 10 our country
the expense and trouble of a long India
warfare; and the importance OF securing
the safety Of the Indian trade, | thought
proper TO accept The terms. The pipe
Of peace wa, accordingly lighted. |,
passed round very well until ii came tc
Mr.. Pitcher; he refused to smoke. He
also refused to shake hands with the In
dians--but got up and walked back and
forth with much agitation; bat al last
said to the Indians, " Iha, war chief has
said you shall be safe, and you shall b.
50; but ty-morrozv I zv'H sheak to you u
He however al last said, that, as it was
my wlsh that he should smoke, he would
do so, but not as an evidence OF his as
sen, to the peace, or something to this
effect. His whole manner was such as
to have very unfavorabie effect upon
the Indians, especially as his Interpreter
Zone Collin CampbelD bad told the In
dams, that Mr.. Pitcher WAS the principal
or first chief OF our expedition.
After smoking and selecting from
those present, who, by the by, were said
by those hes, acquainted with them TO be
the principal chiefs, and men of their ma
tion) the five hostages to go with US, and