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29th June Friday obsvd. the distance of (D & )),took Equal &
maridinal altd. and after makeing Some arrangements, and inflicting a
little punishment to two men we Set out at 1/2 past 4 oClock and proceeded
on (i ) passed a large Island on the S. Side, opposit a large Sand bar,
the Boat turned and was within Six Inches of Strikeing the rapidity with
which the Boat turned was so great that if her bow had Struck the Snag,
She must have either turned over or the bow nocked off S W wind

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Camp mouth of the Kanseis June 29th 1804. Ordered a Court martial will Set
this day at 11 oClock, to Consist of five members, for the trial of John
Collins and Hugh Hall, Confined on Charges exhibited against them by
Sergeant Floyd, agreeable to the articles of War.

Detail for the Court

Sergt Nat. Pryor presd.

mbs: 2 John Colter 3 John Newmon 4 Pat. Gass 1 J. B. Thompson

John Potts to act as judge advocate.

The Court Convened agreeable to order and proceeded to the trial of the
Prisoners Viz John Collins Charged “with getting drunk on his post this
morning out of whiskey put under his Charge as a Sentinal and for
Suffering Hugh Hall to draw whiskey out of the Said Barrel intended for
the party”

To this Charge the prisoner plead not guilty.

The Court after mature deliveration on the evidence abduced &c. are of
oppinion that the prisoner is Guilty of the Charge exibited against him,
and do therefore Sentence him to recive one hundred Lashes on his bear
Back.

Hugh Hall was brought with “takeing whiskey out of a Keg this morning
which whiskey was Stored on the Bank (and under the Charge of the guard)
Contrary to all order, rule, or regulation”

To this Charge the prisoner “Pleades Guilty.”

The Court find the prisoner guilty and Sentence him to receive fifty
Lashes on his bear Back.

The Commanding Officers approve of the Sentence of the Court and orders
that the Punishment take place at half past three this evening, at which
time the party will Parrade for inspection-

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at the Mouth of the River Kansies June 26″ 27″ 28 & 29th- This river
is 366 miles above the mouth of Missouri it is in Lattitude 38° 31′ 13″
North

it is 230 yds. wide at its mouth & wider above from the point up the
Missourie for about 3 ms. N. 21° W, Down the Middle of the Missourie is S.
32° E, up the upper bank of the Kansais, is S. 54° E the river turns to
the East above a pt. of high land, well Situated for a fort & in view
of the Missouris one mile up & on the upper Side, the width of the
Missouris at this place is about 500 yds.

Missourie Water weighs 78. The Kanseis weghs 72 river Miss raised in the
time at the Kanseis 2 foot and begun to fall.

The wood land on each side of the Mouth of this river is extensive and of
a good quallity as far as our hunters was back, but badly watered with
Springs, only two being Seen by them

Some punishment of two men Hall & Collins for takeing whiskey out of
the Barrel last night agreeable to the Sentences of a Court Mtl of the
party who we have always found verry ready to punish Such Crimes

Many Deer Killed to day

Allarm post or order of Battle arms to be Situated & the Duty &c.
Messes of men under a Serjiant who is to detail for every day one man of
his Squad to Cook &c. who Shall have the management of the provisions
dureing that day or issue, each Days rations must be divided &c. &c
Order of encampment, Tents, fires & Duty

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1 Sergt. Charles Floyd. (1)

Privates:
2 Hugh McNeal
3 Patric Gass
4 Reubin Fields (2)
5 John B Thompson
+ 6 John Newman
7 Richard Winsor
+ Francis Rivet &
8 Joseph Fields (3)

9 Sergt. John Ordway.

Privates.
10 William Bratton (4)
11 John Colter (5)
X 12 Moses B. Reed
13 Alexander Willard
14 William Warner
15 Silas Goodrich
16 John Potts &
17 Hugh Hall

18 Sergt. Nathaniel Pryor. (6)

Privates.
19 George Gibson (7)
20 George Shannon (8)
21 John Shields (9)
22 John Collins
23 Joseph Whitehouse
24 Peter Wiser
F 25 Peter Crusat &
F 26 Francis Labuche

The commanding officers further direct that the remainder of the
detatchmen shall form two messes; and that the same be constituded as
follows. (viz)

Patroon, Baptist Dechamps

Engages
Etienne Mabbauf
Paul Primaut
Charles Hébert
Baptist La Jeunesse
Peter Pinaut
Peter Roi &
Joseph Collin

1 Corpl. Richard Warvington.

Privates.
2 Robert Frasier
3 John Boleye
4 John Dame
5 Ebinezer Tuttle &
6 Isaac White

The Commanding officers further direct that the messes of Sergts. Floyd,
Ordway and Pryor shall untill further orders form the crew of the
Batteaux; the Mess of the Patroon La Jeunesse will form the permanent crew
of the red Perogue; Corpl. Warvington’s mess forming that of the white
perogue.

Whenever by any casualty it becomes necessary to furnish additional men to
assist in navigating the Perogues, the same shall be furnished by daily
detale from the Privates who form the crew of Batteaux, exempting only
from such detale, Thomas P. Howard and the men who are assigned to the two
bow and the two stern oars.For the present one man will be
furnished daily to assist the crew of the white perogue; this man must be
an expert boatman.

The posts and duties of the Sergts. shall be as follows (viz)when
the Batteaux is under way, one Sergt. shall be stationed at the helm, one
in the center on the rear of the Starboard locker, and one at the bow. The
Sergt. at the helm, shall steer the boat, and see that the baggage on the
quarterdeck is properly arranged and stowed away in the most advantageous
manner; to see that no cooking utensels or loos lumber of any kind is left
on the deck to obstruct the passage between the burthshe will also
attend to the compas when necessary.

The Sergt at the center will command the guard, manage the sails, see that
the men at the oars do their duty; that they come on board at a proper
season in the morning, and that the boat gets under way in due time; he
will keep a good lookout for the mouths of all rivers, creeks, Islands and
other remarkable places and shall immediately report the same to the
commanding officers; he will attend to the issues of sperituous liquors;
he shall regulate the halting of the batteaux through the day to give the
men refreshment, and will also regulate the time of her departure taking
care that not more time than is necessary shall be expended at each haltit
shall be his duty also to post a centinel on the bank, near the boat
whenever we come too and halt in the course of the day, at the same time
he will (acompanied by two his guard) reconnoiter the forrest arround the
place of landing to the distance of at least one hundred paces. when we
come too for the purpose of encamping at night, the Sergt. of the guard
shall post two centinels immediately on our landing; one of whom shal be
posted near the boat, and the other at a convenient distance in rear of
the encampment; at night the Sergt. must be always present with his guard,
and he is positively forbidden to suffer any man of his guard to absent
himself on any pretext whatever; he will at each relief through the night,
accompanyed by the two men last off their posts, reconnoiter in every
direction around the camp to the distance of at least one hundred and
fifty paces, and also examine the situation of the boat and perogues, and
see that they ly safe and free from the bank

It shall be the duty of the sergt. at the bow, to keep a good look out for
all danger which may approach, either of the enimy, or obstructions which
may present themselves to passage of the boat; of the first he will notify
the Sergt. at the center, who will communicate the information to the
commanding officers, and of the second or obstructions to the boat he will
notify the Sergt. at the helm; he will also report to the commanding
officers through the Sergt. at the center all perogues boats canoes or
other craft which he may discover in the river, and all hunting camps or
parties of Indians in view of which we may pass. he will at all times be
provided with a seting pole and assist the bowsman in poling and managing
the bow of the boat. it will be his duty also to give and answer all
signals, which may hereafter be established for the government of the
perogues and parties on shore.

The Sergts. will on each morning before our departure relieve each other
in the following mannerThe Sergt. at the helm will parade the new
guard, relieve the Sergt. and the old guard, and occupy the middle station
in the boat; the Sergt. of the old guard will occupy the station at the
bow, and the Sergt. who had been stationed the preceeding day at the bow
will place himself at the helm.The sergts. in addition to those
duties are directed each to keep a seperate journal from day today of all
passing occurences, and such other observations on the country &c. as
shall appear to them worthy of notice

The Sergts. are relieved and exempt from all labour of making fires,
pitching tents or cooking, and will direct and make the men of their
several messes perform an equal propotion of those duties.

The guard shall hereafter consist of one sergeant and six privates &
engages.

Patroon, Dechamp, Copl. Warvington, and George Drewyer, are exempt from
guad duty; the two former will attend particularly to their perogues at
all times, and see that their lading is in good order, and that the same
is kept perfectly free from rain or other moisture; the latter will
perform certain duties on shore which will be assigned him from time to
time. all other soldiers and engaged men of whatever discription must
perform their regular tour of guad duty.

All detales for guard or other duty will be made in the evening when we
encamp, and the duty to be performed will be entered on, by the
individuals so warned, the next morning.provision for one day will
be issued to the party on each evening after we have encamped; the same
will be cooked on that evening by the several messes, and a proportion of
it reserved for the next day as no cooking will be allowed in the day
while on the mach

Sergt. John Ordway will continue to issue the provisions and make the
detales for guard or other duty.The day after tomorrow lyed corn
and grece will be issued to the party, the next day Poark and flour, and
the day following indian meal and poark; and in conformity to that ratiene
provisions will continue to be issued to the party untill further orders.should
any of the messes prefer indian meal to flour they may recieve it
accordinglyno poark is to be issued when we have fresh meat on
hand.

Labuche and Crusat will man the larboard bow oar alternately, and the one
not engaged at the oar will attend as the Bows-man, and when the attention
of both these persons is necessary at the bow, their oar is to be maned by
any idle hand on board.

Meriwether Lewis Capt. Wm. Clark Cpt.

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May the 17th Thursday 1804 a fair day Compelled to punish for misconduct.
Several Kickapoos Indians Visit me to day, George Drewyer arrive. Took
equal altitudes of Suns L L made it 84° 39′ 15″ ap T. Measured the river
found it to be 720 yards wide, a Keel Boat Came up to daySeveral of
the inhabitents Came abord to day receved Several Speces of Vegatables
from the inhabitents to day

[Ordway, May 17, 1804] Orders St. Charles Thursdy the 17th of May 1804- a
Sergeant and four men of the Party destined for the Missourri Expidition
will convene at 11 oClock to day on the quarter Deck of the Boat, and form
themselves into a Court martial to hear and determine (in behalf of the
Capt.) the evidences aduced against William Warner & Hugh Hall for
being absent last night without leave; contrary to orders;-& John
Collins 1st for being absent without leave2nd for behaveing in an
unbecomeing manner at the Ball last night3rdly for Speaking in a
language last night after his return tending to bring into disrespect the
orders of the Commanding officer

Signd. W. Clark Comdg.

Detail for Court martial

Segt. John Ordway Prs.

members
R. Fields
R. Windsor
J. Whitehouse
Jo. Potts

The Court convened agreeable to orders on the 17th of May 1804 Sgt. John
Ordway P. members Joseph Whitehouse Rueben Fields Potts Richard Windsor
after being duly Sworn the Court proceded to the trial of William Warner
& Hugh Hall on the following Charges Viz: for being absent without
leave last night contrary to orders, to this Charge the Prisoners plead
Guilty. The Court one of oppinion that the Prisoners Warner & Hall are
Both Guilty of being absent from camp without leave it being a breach of
the Rules and articles of war and do Sentence them Each to receive
twentyfive lashes on their naked back, but the Court recommend them from
their former Good conduct, to the mercy of the commanding officer.at
the Same court was tried John Collins Charged 1st for being absent without
leave2d. for behaveing in an unbecomming manner at the ball last
night idly for Speaking in a languguage after his return to camp tending
to bring into disrespect the orders of the Commanding officerThe
Prisoner Pleads Guilty to the first Charge but not Guilty to the two last
chrges.after mature deliberation & agreeable to the evidence
aduced. The Court are of oppinion that the Prisnair is Guilty of all the
charges alledged against him it being a breach of the rules & articles
of War and do Sentence him to receive fifty lashes on his naked backThe
Commanding officer approves of the proceedings & Desicon of the Court
martial and orders that the punishment of John Collins take place this
evening at Sun Set in the Presence of the Party.The punishment
ordered to be inflicted on William Warner & Hugh Hall, is remitted
under the assurence arriveing from a confidence which the Commanding
officer has of the Sincerity of the recommendation from the Court.after
the punishment, Warner Hall & Collins will return to their squads and
Duty

The Court is Disolved.

Sign. Wm. Clark

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Hall received 50 lashes for his offense — harsh but standard military punishment for the era. Despite this early lapse, Hall served competently throughout the remainder of the expedition, participating in the full round-trip journey to the Pacific and back.

After the expedition, Hall collected his pay and land warrant. His subsequent life is poorly documented, though records suggest he was alive at least until 1809.

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