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only acquainted with Canoes, the Captain informed us he did not leave Pitts burgh until three days later than he had given expected, that he had been fifteen days a coming, and that it was 270 miles to follow the Coarse of the River, both he and his Men appear- -ed tired, expressing much satisfaction they had gotten here, not expecting we would want them to go further, but when we let them know our house was nine miles up the River, and that we wanted the goods taken there, the submitted to com- -ply, with much reluctance, and not until we first engaged to give them three dol- -lars extraordinary, and half a dollar to an Indian to Pilot them, the Captain saying he was a stranger higher up the River. We have been entirely unable since our arrival here to have any Conversation with the Indians without an interpretter their being very few amongst them who understand any English &; fewer who can, or will express one word, and our interpretter not being ready at the the business it was a discouragement to us, to touch on religious subjects. we had a