Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-21
FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS srw ERA or JUNE ..

FROM THE JUNE Q.
The steamer Independence reached this port yesterday
Council Bluffs, situated the Missouri river about thre.
hundred miles above Fort Leavenworth. She brought dowr
four hundred and thirty packs of robes pee and fur the
largest proportion of them the American Fur Company
The Independence left here the 18th Of May with cargo
Of about one hundred and twenty TONS principally corn
and four for the Government which delivered the
Bluffs the use of the Pawnee and Iowa tribes Of Indians
who to Commissioners the part Of the United
States that point the st instant for the purpose of
gotating treaty.
We learn from the officers of the Independence that after
difficult and dangerous passage of about fifteen days. they
reached the place OF their destination where they found the
Iowas and large number Of Indians belonging to the Otto
tribe, in almost starving condition, having been driven in
from the plains by the Pawnecs who continually commit
ting deprcdaons upon the neghborng tribes and par
cuary upon the deenccess and children of the
ardly owas and 0oes these attacks Of the Pawnees oge
ther with their Incidence and unugal way of living,
had compelled them in TO the Bluffs prevent starving
The Pawnecs daring reckless set Of scoundrels
ing from place TO place. having fixed quarter to live in
and taking good to let opportunity to depe
date upon their fortunate and weaker ncghbos With
the object of making them occupy steady position, and
to prevent il possible their frequent depredaons upon the
weaker tribes new treaty is TO be formed with them
The Sioux said to be the only tribe in that quarter that
the Pawnees stand in fear Of recently party OF the former
eight Pawnees the plains short distance back of the
Iowa point four Of whom they caught killed. and scalped
ayed hem and stretched their skins hoops which they
brought into the fort trophies of victory Il for the pur
pose putting stop such OF boodshed this that
the United States Government sent commissioners to the Bluffs
TO treat with them.
The Commissioners also empowered TO hold treaty with
the Potawatamcs for purpose of purchasing their lands
and removing them south of the Missouri they said to he
powerful and warlke tribe, much further advanced in civil
cation than most Of the northwestern tribes.
The Independence reached the Bluffs the Goth ulmo
t;S.ba har~ nunapp ofr md
urs and started back the I'd instant Up to the time Of
her departure but few Of tho commissioners had arrived
Bcllevew, the place of meeting
The fur companies that region fast consolidating into
the powerful and association known the American
Fur Company, who have this last winter purchased besides
the claims Of the Union Fur Company, those of John Bapte
Roy and the Coope and arrangements about to he made
between them and the companies of Peson and Ewing by
which il said they will obtain the whole business in that
section The officers of the Independence report having met
six belonging them from Fort Pierre, heavily laden
with robes and under the charge Of Mr. Whiting, their agent
short distance below ST. Joseph descending the river they
will perhaps reach this city in few days