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With his Commission, however, he did not lay aside all the feelings of a Soldier, for on the near embroilment of this Country in a war with America, on the Oregon dispute, he offered his services to orgnaise the Camanchee Indians. And, had Goverment required, or felt at liberty to accept such offer, there is not a doubt, he would have succeeded in making these "Mounted Indians" an word force to have harassed the Flanks, or Van, of the enemy --
The above paragraph is circled and accompanied at top with the following note, also circled: This I have left out in my copy for the Athenaeum. [[initialed:] RK [i.e., Richard King]] Beside the circled paragraph is the following note in pencil: * I put this in, as it touches his Pamphlet on "The Oregon", but I dare say it is objectionable. I know he words & pressed Government on the subject --