St. Louis, Sept. 29.

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE EXPEDITION
TO THE UPPER MISSOURI.

Mr. Peter Kerr left Manuel’s Fort, 7 miles below the Council Bluffs, on the 10th Inst. and arrived at St. Louis on the 23d.

On the 11th he met the Western Engineer, Major Long and party, 12 miles below the mouth of the river Platte, ascending. He confirms the account of a robbery committed on some of the gentlemen attached to this boat by a band of Panis Indians.

On the 12th he met Col. Atkinson 175 miles below the Council Bluffs. The rifle regiment and the 6th infantry were in company, under the command of col. Atkinson, ascending in a number of keel boats, in good health and spirits, and expected to be at the Council Bluffs in 12 days, that is to say, on the 24th inst. - None of Col. Johnson’s steamboats were in company.

On the 14th Mr. Kerr passed Martin Cantonment (Cow Island), saw there the steam boat Expedition, empty, and preparing to fall back, her cargo having been transferred to keels. Martin Cantonment was abandoned, except by a subaltern and thirty men, who waited for the arrival of an empty keelboat to take the remnant of the lading of the Steam Boat Expedition.

On the 16th passed the steam boat Johnson, twenty-five miles above fort 0sage, lying to, something out of order.

On the 17th, 18th, 19th, met 10 or 12 keel boats above Boon’s Lick, ascending with provisions for the troops.

On the 20th passed the steam boat Jefferson, empty, and lying upon the rocks, high and dry, 4 miles below the mouth of Great Osage.

It is now certain that the troops have left the steam boats and gone on in keels and that they will arrive (have arrived in all probability) at the Council Bluffs in time to shelter themselves before the commencement of winter, and to accomplish all the views of the government for the present summer.

Mr. Forsyth, U. S. agent on the Upper Mississippi arrived in town a few days ago from the Falls of St. Anthony.

We understand from him that he left Prairie du Chien in company with Col. Leavenworth, and a detachment of the 5th infantry, early in August, and arrived at the mouth of the St. Peters, just under the Falls, on the 24th of the same month. Colonel Leavenworth established himself on the spot indicated by General (then Lieut.) Pike, and immediately commenced the necessary works for the shelter and protection of the troops.

On the way up the detachment halted at the different Sioux villages, by all of whom they were well treated.

Many Indians from the borders of the river St. Pierre came down to the Falls while Mr. Forsyth remained there, all of whom conducted themselves peaceably and expressed satisfaction at arrival of the troops and the establishment off the military post. . [Enq.

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