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begging him for a biscuit, as they had eaten nothing for two 
days! our visitant was somewhat disconcerted, but passed it off 
with, « Poh ! I’m sure they can’t be suffering 1 ” 
He resides on the Gasconade; was the second family which 
settled in that quarter, about three years ago. He has at pre¬ 
sent about 250 men on his muster-roll. We were entertained 
by him with a long story of his having pursued some Pottawato- 
mies, who had committed robberies on the settlements some 
time last summer; he made a narrow escape, the Indians hav¬ 
ing attacked his party in the night time, and killed four of his 
men after a desperate resistance. The captain had on board a 
barrel of whiskey to set up tavern with, a bag of cotton for his 
wife to spin, and a couple of kittens, for the purpose of aug¬ 
menting his family: these kept up such doleful serenades , du¬ 
ring the night, that I was scarcely abie to close my eyes. 
CHAPTERIL 
Tuesday 9 th. Set off this morning with a light breeze, which 
continued to augment until ten, when from a change in the coursft 
of the river, it was Unfavorable for two or three miles. Passed 
a number of plantations on both sides, and isle a la Lovtf - j y which 
is about twelve miles long, and two wide, near the N. E. side $ 
it has a compact settlement In the course of the day we lost 
sight of our captain of Vhe Gasconade, who was not able to keep 
up with us in his canoe. 
Passed at four o’clock, the Gasconade, a considerable river, 
S. W. side, which rises with the Maramek, and has been as¬ 
cended upwards of one hundred miles, in canoes ; but its chan¬ 
nel is rocky and rough. It is ninety miles from the mouth of the 
Missouri. The lands on its borders are broken and hilly, and 
badly wooded. Before reaching the Gasconade, we passed a 
