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my office. They had nert r ceased 10 make inroads. Ami hi 



believed there Wl re white mtfl among the Sioux who stirred them 



up to go to war against the Chi] He darned one person 



particularly. 



It was necessary, he continued, to take some decisive steps to 

 put a stop to their inroads. This was the reason why he had 



led out the war-party which had recently returned* This was 



the reason why I saw the stains of hlood before me. 



Ilr alluded, in tin- expression, to the flags, war-clubs, *kc 



which decorated one end of the room, all of which had vermilion 



smeared on them, to represent hlood. I replied Buccinctly, Mat- 

 ing the reasons which would prevent my making a long visit, and 

 notified him, that in consequence of the length of my route yet 

 to perform, I would assemble them to a general council at my 

 camp as soon as I could be prepared, that notice would be given 

 them by the liriiiij of the military, and that I should then lay be- 

 fore them the advice I came to deliver from their great father 

 the President, and offer them at the same time my own counsel 

 on the subjects he hail spoken of. 



During the day, constant accessions were made to the number 

 of Indians from neighbouring places. Among them were a 

 party of nine Bains Lake Indians, under the leadership of a 

 man named Wai-Wizh-Zhe-deezhig, or the IIole-m-the-Nkv. 

 He represented himself and party as resident at Npringing-bow- 

 string Lake; said that he had heard of my passing Lake Winni- 

 pec, with an intention to return by Leech Lake, and came to ex- 

 press his good will, in the hope thai he would not be overlooked, 

 &c. I presented him publicly with a flag, and clothing and 

 tobacco for himself and party, committing to him a short 

 address to be delivered to the Rainy Lake Indians. 



The link Kund Wai, or Pillagers, being present, with their 

 chiefs and warriors, women and children, I displayed the presents 

 intended lor mil band, <>n blank d out on the grass in 



front of my tent I called their attention to the subjects named 

 in my instructions, to the desire of the L'overninent for the restora- 

 tion of peace to the frontiers, and its paternal character, &c ; 



reminded them of their solemn treaty of peace and limits with 



the 8 aed at Prairie du dries in 1820 ; enforced the 



