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. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Zoology; Oiseaux; Zoologie. 468 AUDUBON '#. Of course I exchanged a hand-shake with Father de Smet and many of the officers I had seen yesterday. Mr. Meeks, the agent of Colonel Veras, had 148 pounds of tow in readiness for us, and I drew on the Chouteaux for $io.20y for we were charged no less than 12.} to 25 cts. per pound; but this tow might have passed for fine flax, and I was well contented. We left the "Auld, " proceeded on our way, and stopped at Madame Chouteau's plantation, where we put out some freight for Sir William Stuart. The water had been two feet deep in her house, but the river has now suddenly fallen about six feet. At Madame Chouteau's I saw a brother of our friend Pierre Chouteau, Senr., now at New York, and he gave me some news respecting the murder of Mr. Jarvis. About twenty picked men of the neighborhood had left in pursuit of the remainder of the marauders, and had sent one of their number back, with the information that they had remained not two miles from the rascally thieves and murderers. [ I hope they will overtake them all, and shoot them the spot. We saw a few Squirrels, and Bell killed two| Parrakeets. May 3. We ran all last night and reached Fort Leavj enworth at six this morning. We had an early breakl fast, as we had intended to walk across the Bend; but! we found that the ground was overflowed, and that thel bridges across two creeks had been carried away, andj reluctantly we gave up our trip. I saw two officers whol came on board, also a Mr. Ritchie. The situation of thel fort is elevated and fine, and one has a view of the riverj up and down for some distance. Seeing a great numberl of Parrakeets, we went after them ; Bell killed one. Un-j fortunately my gun snapped twice, or I should have killedl several more. We saw several Turkeys on the grouni and in the trees early this morning. On our reaching the landing, a sentinel dragoon came to watch that do[ one tried to escap