Clark: August 7, 1804

August 7th Tuesday last night about 8 oClock a Storm of wind from the N.
W. which lasted 3/4 of an hour mosquitors more troublesom last night than
I ever Saw them, Set out late this morning wind N.

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7th August Tuesday 1804 last night at 8 oClock a Storm from the N W.
lasted 3/4 of an hour let out late this morning wind from the Northat
1 oClock dispatched George Drewyer, R. Fields, Wm. Bratten & Wm.
Labieche back after the Deserter reid with order if he did not give up
Peaceibly to put him to Death &c. to go to the Ottoes Village &
enquire for La Liberty and bring him to the Mahars Village, also with a
Speech on the occasion to the Ottoes & Missouriesand directing
a few of their Chiefs to come to the Mahars, & we would make a peace
between them & the Mahar and Souex, a String of wompom & a Carrot
of Tobacco. proceeded on and Camped on the S. S.

I walked on Shore with one man Collies,-the bottoms Covered with very
Collin Killed an elk, I fired 4 times at one & have reasons to think I
Kiled him but could not find him, The Misqutors were So troublesom and
Misqutors thick in the Plains that I could not Keep them out of my eyes,
with a bush. in my absens Capt Lewis Killed a Pelican on Pelicans Island,
at which place maney Hundreds had Collected, they left 3 fish which was.
fresh and very good, we camped on the S. S. in a Streght part of the
river-