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F r tiCulars cf Col. Clarke's success against
St Vincenne, as stated in his letters but
lately received, the messenger with the firft
letter having ' been killed. I inclofe also
a letter from Col. Shelby, Rating the effect
of his success against the seceding Chero
kees of Cliliccaffiogga. The damage done
them wa< the killing about half a dozen,
burning eleven towns, twenty thousand
bushels of corn, probably collected to for
ward the expeditions which were to have
been planned at the council which was to
meet Governor Hamilton at the mouth of
Teniffee, and taking as many goods as fold
for twenty five thousand pounds.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient
and most humble servant,
Thomas Jefferson."
Extras of a letter from Col. Clarke, dated
April 29, 1779.
" A few davs ago I received certain in
telligercr of William Moires, my express
to \ou being killed near the falls of Ohio.
News truly disagreeable to me, as I fear
many of my letters will fall into the hands
of the enemy at Detroit, althu' some of
th<ni, as I learn, were found in the woods;
torn in pieces. I don't doubt but before
the receipt of this, you will hear of my
later nterprize against Governor Hamilton,
at Poll: St. Vincent. That Gentleman,
with a bony of 600 men, Whites and In
dians, peffeffed themselves of that post on.
the 15th of December last, repaired the
fortifications for a repository, and in the
faring intended to attack this post, (which
he made no doubt of carrying) where he
was to be joined by 200 Indians from Me
chilimainpi, and 500 Cherokees and Chick
asaws and other nations. With this body
he was to penetrate up the Ohio to Fort Pitt,
fweapirg Kentucky on his way, (having
light brass cannon for the purpose) joined
on his way by all the Indians that could
be get to him, he made no doubt, it seems,
of forcing ad Weft Augusta. This expe--
dition wa^ cidered by the commander in
Chief of Canada. Deflru&ion seemed to
hover over us from every quarter. De
tached parties from the enemy daily in the
neighbourhood, but afraid to attack. I
ordered Major Bowman to evacuate the
fort at the Cohas, and join me immediate
ly, which he did. Having not received a
scrip of a pen from you for near twelve
months, I could fee but little probability
of keeping prffeffion of the country, as my
number of men were too few to stand a
siege, and my situation too remote to call
for assistance. I made all the preparations
I possibly could for the attack, and was
under a necessity of setting fire to some of
the houses in town, to clear them out of
the way. Butin the height of the hurry a
Spanish merchant that had been at St. Vin
cent, arrived, and gave the following intel
ligence, that Mr. Hamilton had weakened
himftlf by fending his Indians against the
frontiers, and to block up the Ohio; that
he had not more than eighty men in garri
son, three pieces of cannon and some swi
vels mounted; that he intended to attack
this place as soon as the winter opened, and
made no doubt of clearing the Western wa
ters by the fall. My situation and cir«
cumftanc.es occafioneci me. to fall on that
resolution of attacking him before he could
have time to colled: his Indians again. I
was fenfiole that the resolution was as des
perate as my situation was-, but I saw no
other probability of securing the country.
I immediately dispatched off a small galley
that I had fitted up, mounting two four
pounders, and four swivels, with a compa
ny of men and necessary stores on board,
with orders to force her way if possible, and
station herfelf a few miles below the enemy,
fuffer nothing to pass her, and wait for fur
ther orders. In the mean time I marched
acrofs'the country, with one hundred and
thirty men, being all that I could raise, af
ter leaving this place garrisoned by the mi
litia. The inhabitants of the country be
haved exceedingly well. Numbers of
young men turned out on the expedition,
and every other one I embodied to guard
the different towns.
“ I marched the 7th of February, altho' so small a
body, it took me fix een days on the route. The.,
inclemency of the season, high water, &. seemed to
threaten the loss of the expedition, when within three
leagues of the enemy. It tock us five days to cross
the drowned lands of the Waubafh river, hav ng to
wade upwards of two leagues often op to our breads
in water. Had not the weather been warm wemud
have petifhed. But on the evening of the 23d me
got on dry land, in fight of the enemy, and at (even
o'clock made he attack, before they knew any thing
of us. The town immediately farrendered with joy,
and affixed in the siege. There was a continual 6 e
oh both sides for eighteen* hours. I had no expecta
tion of gaining the fort, until the arrival of my artil
lery. The moon feeing about one o'clock; I had
an intrenchmept flung up in ri- foot of their firong
ert battery, and poured in such ihowers.of well dirti
ed balls inte their pcrts, that we silenced two piece®
of cannon in fifteen minutes, without getting a man
hurt. Governor Hamilton and myfelf had the fol
lowing day several conferences, but not agreeing,
unti the evening, when he agreed to surrender tie
gatrifon prUcßers of war in the whole 79 with ccn
fiderabfe notes. I got only one man wounded, not
being able to It fe many; I made them secure themselves
well; seven badly wounded, in the fort through the
ports. In t e height of this action an Indian party
that had been to war and taken two prisoners, came
in, knowing nothing of us --hearing of them I sent
a party to give them brittle in the commons, and got
nine of them and the two pilferers, which proved
to be Frenchmen hearing of a convoy of prov fidps
and ^oods on their way 'from Detroit, I feet a party
of fixi.y men in armed ooms, well mounted With swi
vels to meet them before they ihould receive any
intelligence they met,the convoy forty leagues up
the river and made a prize of the whole, taking for
ty pidoners, and about ten thousand pounds worth of
goods apd prov fions; also the mail fieri Canada to
Governor Hamilton but no news of importance. But
what crowded the joy of every person, was.the fife
arrival of William Moires with your letters, which
gave every fa isfi&on you could have defined, the
soldiery being made sensible of the gratitude of their
country, for their fovictes was so much elevated,
that they would have attempted the reduction of De
troit, had I have ordered them. Havng more pi
foners than I knew what to do with, I was obliged
to difeharge the greatest part of them on parole, Mr.
Hamilton, his principal officers and a few feldiers I
have sent to Kentucky, under convey of Captain
Williams; in order to be conducted to you ; after dis
patching Moires with letters to you, treating' with
the neighbouring Indians, &c I returned ' so this
place, leaving a fuffiicient ,arrifon at St. Vincent..
During my ak fence Captain Robert Ge^e, who new
commands the company formerly Captain Willings's;
had arrived from New Orleans which greatly added
to our strength. It gave great fatisfa& on to the in
habitants, when acquainted wth he ,'o^aion that
was given them, the alliance with France, &c.
" Those Indians that are act ve against us are the
Six Nations, part of the Shawa^efe the Meamies
and about half of the Chepieweys, Attawaas, Taw
yaas, and Pautawatime nations, bordering on the
Lakes; those nations that have treated with me have
behaved since very well, to wit, the Peankiffiaws,
Kicapocis; Ongottinaus of the Wabam River, the
Kafkafkics, Peorians, Mechigamies, Foxes, Serks,
Opays, Illinois. Shoees, and Poues nations of the
Miffifippi and Illinois Rivers; part of the Chipawaas
have also treated and are peaceable.
“ I continually keep Agents among them to watch
their motions, and to keep them peaceably disposed;
many of the Cherokees, Chickasaws, and their con
federates. are, I fear, ill difpefed. It would be well
if Cel. Montgomery was to give them a dreffiog as
he comes down the,Teniflee; there can he no peace
expe&ed from many nations while the English are at
Detroit, I ftron^ly fulped tnat they will tuM ca.ir
arms agaiaJ the Illinois, as they will be encouraged
to do it.
'! I shall always be on ray guard, watching every
opportunity to taxe the advantage of the enemy ; and
if lam ever able to muster 6 or 700 men A shall
give them a shorter difiance to come and fight me than
at this place.
^ Oar alliance with France has entirely devoted
this people to die American cause, and I have sent
feverd tranflaticns of the articles to Detroit and
don't doubt but that it will answer the desired effect
" Your inftru&ions to me I shall pay an implicit
obedience to, and am in hopes to condu& myfelf so
as to do honor to my country,
lam, Sir, with the greatest refpeA,
Your very humble fetvant,
G. R. CLARK E.
To His Excellency Patrick Henry."
"SI R, Washington, June 4, 1779.
" Since my lafl which I had the honor to addrefl
to your Excellency, some of the Chiefs of the peace
abie towns of the Cherokee nations of Indians came
into Fort P. Henry, where they delivered force talks
whica I herewrth fend you. Some short time since
I received a letter from the Chiefs cf Chickamogga,
accompanied with one other from Oconaflota, the
Great Warrior of Chota, with orders to drfpatch them
to year Excellency, which I also sent you by express.
It gives me real fatirfaftiori to find by the contents of
those letters and other circumstances that those peo
pe are reduced to a sense of their duty and a wil
hnpiefs to treat for peace with the United States,
which I flatter myfeif will case us in feme measure
from the calamities incident to an Indian war.
• lam informed that the Chiefs of the Chicka
mog&a owns have face my departure frora that place
difchargedall the white people and traders from a
mongtt t^em who cams frora Mobility or had con
nexions with the 8.-itrih party, and from the purport
es d^ir letters it seems they depend solely on the
State of Virginia for goods. I woald therefore beg
leave to offer it as my opinion, that if some necessary
goods cculd be procured for them it might answer a
good end, I am, &c,
EVAN SHELBY
His Excellency the Governor of Virginia."
Published by order of Congress,
- CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary;
,T~O B ST)'5;
Bv JOSIAH BLAKELEY,
At his Store under the Printing Office in
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A few Chip Hats.
LOST on the road between Willington, and
West-Windsor, about the 12th day of June last
a iilver watch case. Whoever shall return the fame
to me the fnbferiber at Willington, or to Landlord
Benjamins at Bast Hartford, or to the Printer hereof,
or to Esq. Holmes in laid Willington, shall have
Eight Dollars reward, and the thanke of their hum
ble servant. EPHRAIM WHEELER.
Willington. July 5, '779-
•rir^AKEN up the 6ch ot July, a bay MARE,
£ about 15 years old, 14 hands high, both hind
het anrt right fore foot white, a little white in the
face, shod before, natural pacer. The owner may
have her by applying to Ehnezer Hale, and pay
ing charges.
Wethersfield, July 6, 17 79.