2nd.. of December Sunday 1804—
The latter
part of last night was verry warm and continued
to thaw untill [blank in
MS.] oClock when the wind Shifted
to the North at 11 oClock the Chiefs of
the Lower Village
of the Mandans [came] with many of theire young men and
4 of the Shar-ha's who had come to Smoke with the
pipe of
Peace with the Mandans, we explained to them our intentions
our views and advised them to be at
peace, Gave them
a flag for theire nation, Some Tobacco with a Speech to
Dilever to their nation on theire return, also Sent by them a
letter
to Mrs. Tabbo & Gravoline, at the Ricares Village, to
interseed in proventing Hostilities, and if they Could not
effect
those measures to Send & inform us of what was going
on, Stateing to
the Indians the part we intend to take if the
Rickores & Seauex did
not follow our Derections and be at
peace with the nations which we had
addopted. we made
Some fiew Small presents to those Shar-ha's and also Some to
the Mandans & at 3
oClock they all Departed well pleased,
haveing Seen many Curesostties,
which we Showed them.
river rise one inch
