18th August, Sat'day 1804.—
a fine morning.
Wind from the S. E. in the after part of
the Day the Party with the
Indians arrivd. we meet them
under a Shade near the
Boat and after a Short talk we gave
them Provisions to eat & proceeded
to the trial of Reed, he
confessed that he "Deserted & stold a public
Rifle Shot-pouch
Powder & Ball" and requested we would be as
favourable
with him as we Could consistantly with our Oathes—which
we
were and only Sentenced him to run the Gantlet four times
through
the Party & that each man with 9 Swichies Should
punish him and for
him not to be considered in future as one
of the Party. The three
principal Chiefs petitioned for Pardin
for this man after we explained the
injurey such men could
doe them by false representations, & explan'g
the Customs of
our Countrey they were all Satisfied with the propriety of
the
Sentence & was Witness to the punishment. after which we
had
Some talk with the Chiefs about the orrigan of the war
between them &
the Mahars &c &c. it Commenced in this
way in two of the Misouries
Tribes resideing with the Ottoes
went to the Mahars to steel horses, the
Killed them both
which was a cause of revenge on the part of the Missouris
&
Ottoes, they also brought war on themselves Nearly in the
same
way with the Pania Loups, and they are greatly in fear
of a just revenge
from the Panies for takeing their Corn from
the Pania Towns in their
absence hunting this Summer.
Cap L. Birth day the evening was closed with
an extra gill
of whiskey and a Dance untill 11 oClock.
