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we suffered dreadfully from indigestion 

 and had no rest the whole night. Adam 

 being unable to feed himself, was more 

 judiciously treated by them, and suffered 

 less ; his spirits revived hourly. The cir^- 

 cumstance of our eating more food than 

 was proper in our present condition, was 

 another striking proof of the debility of our 

 minds. We were perfectly aware* of the 

 danger, and Dr. Richardson repeatedly cau- 

 tioned us to be moderate ; but he was him- 

 self unable to practise the caution he so 

 judiciously recommended. 



Boudel-kell, the youngest of the Indians, 

 after resting about an hour, returned to 

 Akaitcho with the intelligence of our situa- 

 tion, and he conveyed a note from me to 

 Mr. Back, requesting another supply of 

 meat as soon as possible. The two others, 

 " Crooked-Foot and the Rat," remained to 

 take care of us, until we should be able to 

 move forward. 



The note received by the Indians from 

 Mr. Back, communicated a tale of distress, 

 with regard to himself and his party, as 



