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daily consumption ; and, as we had a little ammuni- 

 tion, many were paid on the spot for what they gave. 

 On the 9 th I had the satisfaction of seeing the In- 

 dian arrive from Fort Enterprize. At first he said 

 they were all dead, but shortly after he gave me a 

 note, which was from the Commander, and then I 

 learned all the fatal particulars which had befallen 

 them. I now proposed that the Chief should imme- 

 diately send three sledges, loaded with meat, to Fort 

 Enterprize, to make a cache of provision at our present 

 encampment, and also, that he should here await the 

 arrival of the Commander. By noon, two large trains, 

 laden with meat, were sent off for Fort Enterprize. 

 The next day we proceeded on our journey, and ar- 

 rived at Fort Providence on the 21st of November. 



Conclusion of Mr. Back's Narrative. 



1 have little now to add to the melancholy detail 

 into which 1 felt it proper to enter ; but 1 cannot 

 omit to state, that the unremitting care and attentions 

 of «.ur kind friends, Mr. M'Vicar and Mr. M'Auley, 

 i ;ether with the improvemenl oi our diet, materially 



