Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 14, 1806

and procd on about 9 A. M. we arived at our old neighbours the
Grousevauntars and Mandans. we Saluted them by firing our
Swivvel and blunderbusses a nomber of times they answered us
with a blunderbuss and Small arms and were verry glad to see us
we halted a Short time at the Grousevauntars village then
mooved down convenient to boath the Grousevauntars and Man-
dans and Campd in order to Stay 2 or 3 days to try to git Some of
these chiefs to go down with us to Show them the power of the
united States &C. they gave us corn & beans &C. &C. Cap*
Lewis fainted as Cap* Clark was dressing his wound, but Soon
came too again.