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Zebulon Pike
January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813
Nationality: American
Category: Soldier
Subcategory: American Soldier

American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.

   

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

   

Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.

   

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

   

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?

   

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

   

A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.

   

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.

   

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

   

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

   

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

   

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

   

The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

   

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

   

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

   

You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not?

   

Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.

   

I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.

   

A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable.

   

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.

   

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