their Factories, and their Agents; and should any Foreigner, or other Person, not legally authorized by The United States, come into their district of Country for the purposes of trade, or other views, they will apprehend such Person or Persons, and deliver him or them to some United States' Superintendent, or Agent of Indian Affairs, or to the Commandant of the nearest Military Post, to be dealt with according to Law. And they further agree to give safe conduct to all Persons who may be legally authorized by The United States to pass through their Country; and to protect, in their persons and property, all Agents, or other Persons, sent by The United States to reside temporarily among them.

VI. That the friendship which is now established between The United States and the Assinaboin Tribe, shall not be interrupted by the misconduct of Individuals, it is hereby agreed, that, for injuries done by Individuals, no private revenge, or retaliation, shall take place, but instead thereof complaints shall be made by the Party injured, to the Superintendent, or Agent, of Indian Affairs, or other Person appointed by the President; and it shall be the duty of the said Chiefs, upon complaint being made as aforesaid, to deliver up the Person, or Persons, against whom the complaint is made; to the end that he or they may be punished agreeably to the Laws of The United States. And in like manner, if any robbery, violence, or murder, shall be committed on any Indian, or Indians, belonging to said Tribe, the Person or Persons so offending, shall be tried, and, if found guilty, shall be punished in like manner as if the injury had been done to a White Man. And it is agreed that the Chiefs of the said Assinaboin Tribe, shall, to the utmost of their power, exert themselves to recover horses or other property which may be stolen from any Citizen, or Citizens of The United States, by any individual, or individuals of said Tribe, and the property so recovered shall be forthwith delivered to the Agents, or other Person authorized to receive it, that it may be restored to the proper Owner. And The United States hereby guaranty to any Indian, or Indians, of said Tribe, a full indemnification for any horses, or other property, which may be stolen from them, by any of their Citizens; Provided, that the property so stolen cannot be recovered, and sufficient proof is produced, that it was actually stolen by a Citizen of The United States. And the said Assinaboin Tribe engage, on the requisition or demand of the President of The United States, or of the Agents, to deliver up any White Man resident among them.

VII. And the Chiefs and Warriors as aforesaid, promise and engage that their Tribe will never, by sale, exchange, or as presents, supply any Nation, Tribe, or Band of Indians, not in amity with The United States, with guns, ammunition, or other implements of war.

Done at the Mandan Village, this 29th day of September, A. D. 1825, and of the Independence of The United States the 50th.

In testimony whereof, said Peter Wilson, United States' Agent, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Assinaboin Tribe of Indians, have hereunto set their hands, and affixed their Seals.

Signed by P. WILSON, and by 15 Indian Chiefs and Warriors.

TREATY of Peace and Friendship, between the Osage Nation, and the Delawares, Shawnees, Kickapoos, Weas, Piankeshaws, and Peorias, under the mediation of The United States. Signed at St. Louis, the 7th of October, 1826.

A TREATY of Peace, Amity, and Friendship, made and concluded at the City of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, this 7th day of October, 1826, in the presence of General William Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and General Henry Atkinson, Commanding The United States' Troops within the right wing, Western Department, between the Delaware Nation and their Allies the Shawnees, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, Weas, Peorias, and Senecas, residing in the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas, of the one part, and the several Bands of the Big and Little Osage Nation of Indians, of the other part.

Whereas, the Parties above named are anxious that the unhappy differences which have existed between them, within the last 15 months, should cease and terminate, and that the most perfect peace, harmony, and friendship, should exist, and do agree to the following Articles; that is to say:

ART. I. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between the Delaware Nation, their Allies, the Shawnees, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, Weas, Peorias, and Senecas, residing within the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas, and the several Bands of the Big and Little Osages Nation.

II. The Delawares on their part, and for their Allies, do agree to pay to the Chiefs of the Great Osage Nation, the sum of 1,000 dollars, the receipt whereof the said Osages do hereby acknowledge, in full of all demands the said Great Osages may have against them, for any depredations or murders they may have committed; and, if the Delawares should discover, within 12 months from this date, that the Osages have committed the murders alleged against them by the Delawares, in the present Council, and denied by the Osages, the said Osages do hereby authorize the Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, to deduct the same amount from their annuity, and repay to the Delaware Nation the same.

III It is further understood that the Delawares and their Alles shall not hunt on the land reserved to the Osages, under the penalty of

any injury they may receive on said reservation; nor shall the Osages hunt on the land reserved to the Delawares or their Allies, under the same penalty. But each Party may or can hunt in any other direction or Country in which either of the Parties is authorized to hunt; and if any person or persons of either of the Contracting Parties, shall be convicted, to the satisfaction of the President of The United States, for having killed any person or persons of the other Party, the Nation to whom the murderer or murderers belong, shall deliver him or them to the Government of The United States, or pay to the offended Party 1,000 dollars for each person so proven to have been killed; and, if a Principal Chief, an additional sum shall be paid, at the discretion of the Superintendent.

IV. It is agreed by the Parties aforesaid, that no private revenge shall be taken for any property stolen or destroyed, or murders thought to have been committed, by either of the Contracting Parties, but that complaint shall be made in future by the aggrieved Party, (or by their Agent,) to the offending Party, or their Agent, for redress; and the Agent of the offending Party is hereby authorized to compel the Offenders to make a full and fair compensation to the injured Party, as stipulated in the 3d Article.

V. It is further understood by the Contracting Parties, that, when either Party may receive an injury from the other, and have made due complaint thereof, as provided by the 4th Article of this Treaty, The United States will interfere, and cause justice to be rendered, as far as practicable, should justice be delayed beyond 6 months.

VI. It is agreed by all the Tribes, parties to this Treaty, that Messengers shall be sent by them to their Bands, residing or hunting in different parts of the Country, to notify them of this Treaty.

In testimony of our good will and friendship towards each other, We, the Representatives of our Nations, specially deputed, and the Chiefs, Braves, and Considerate Men, have hereunto affixed our hands and Seals, this 7th day of October, 1826, as before written.

In presence of

Signed by 72 Indians,

Wm. Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs; H. Atkinson, Brigadier General, United States Army; R. Graham, United States' Indian Agent; I. F. Hamtramck, United States' Indian Agent for Osages; Pierre Menard, Sub Agent; P. L. Chauteau, Sub Agent for Osages; John Campbell, Sub Agent for Delawares; Jno. Ruland, Sub Agent, French Interpreter, and Translator; Cerré, Interpreter; James Conner, Interpreter; Paul Lois, his x mark, Interpreter for Osages; Jacques Metté, Kickapoo Interpreter; Louis Laploute, his x mark, Interpreter for Shawnees.

SPEECH of the Lord High Commissioner of The United States of the Ionian Islands, on the Opening of the Legis lative Assembly. 8th March, 1827.

MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN,

I CONGRATULATE you on being assembled in this Third Session, in which I have no doubt the same zeal for the publick good, and the same prudence in promoting it, which has already so eminently distinguished your former labours, will be fully displayed. Knowing from long experience the principles of moderation and patriotism which guide you, I may with full confidence anticipate, that the result of your exertions in your present Session will advance the prosperity of your Country, and augment the happiness of your Constituents.

The perfect tranquillity which has so long pervaded every portion of these States, and which has been uninterrupted since I had last the good fortune to meet you, continues to exist: and if I now advert to it, I do so, not so much as a subject of congratulation, as that it affords evidence how admirably the provisions of the Constitutional Charter are adapted to all the circumstances of these Islands.

Your political situation remains the same as at the close of your last Session.

The Neutrality, which, from the beginning of the sanguinary Contest still carrying on in the neighbouring Countries, was so wisely adopted by your Executive Government, and approved of by His Majesty, my Gracious Sovereign and Master, has been most rigidly and faithfully adhered to: and the same line of policy will be strictly persevered in, as (under existing circumstances) it is the only one which can in wisdom regulate the conduct of these States;-nor must it be permitted, that any attempt should be tolerated, which can for a moment bring that Neutrality into doubt, and compromise the honour, the integrity, or the good faith of this Government.

During the recess of Parliament, your Executive Government has been unremittingly engaged in giving full effect to those Laws which were enacted during the last Session, and in providing for new exigencies as they have arisen.

All the Acts of a Legislative nature, which have been passed since your last Meeting, are already laid upon your Table; and, if confirmed by you, will become permanently the Law of the Land. There are amongst these several very important; and all of them demonstrate that your Executive Government is animated, not only with the greatest zeal for the advancement of the publick welfare, but that all its measures are governed by a wise spirit of moderation and circumspection, which, joined to a thorough knowledge of the real state and condition of the people and their wants, cannot fail to attain the object in view.

The regular Accounts of Receipt and Expenditure for the Financial Years which have elapsed since your last Session, will be laid before you by the proper Officers; and I recommend the nomination of a Committee for the strict examination of them.

In the mean time your Finance Accounts stand thus:

BALANCE, 31st January, 1825.

Cash.......Doll. 664,409 42

Credits..

.. 120,000 Deduct.

£143,955 7 511
26,000 75

On account of the Repairs of Fortifications, in'
pursuance of the Act of Parliament No.

xxiv, dated 19th March, 1825, and other £86,608 13 0
urgent Publick Works...

For Amount granted by Act of Parliament No.
xxvii, dated 22nd April, 1825, for rebuild-
ing the Town and Villages of Santa Maura,
destroyed by Earthquake.....

£ S. d.

169,955 7 53

£32,500 0 0

119,108 13 of

Of which Balance £66,742 14s. 13d. is in Cash; and the remainder in Corn Capital, and other effective Credits.

A considerable augmentation of permanent Expenditure has been incurred, in consequence of the new Judicial Arrangements (which I will explain hereafter,) and the fixing the Stipends of the Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, who have been heretofore inadequately or unequally provided for. Notwithstanding these augmentations of Expenditure and the outlay upon Fortifications, fixed by your Bill, No. 24 of the last Session, I have the satisfaction of stating that your Revenues are fully sufficient to meet the permanent Charges against them, leaving still no inconsiderable Surplus applicable to carrying on those useful Publick Works, which have already been commenced in the several Islands, or such as may hereafter be considered most conducive to publick advantage.

When the detail of the Publick Accounts is laid before you, you will not fail to observe the great falling off which has taken place in the Duties on the exportation of Oil in the 2 Years last past. This decrease, I regret to say, has in a great measure arisen from the de