Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-02-14

ago. ptincipallsS for mental recreation. So
far as language is concerned the writer
claims originality, -bqt The facts here mar
rated have Of, course been CLEANED from
other publications. Of which Dillon His
tory Of the North West Territory. and Lip
piHnscoit's Hi toy ofKcn.ucky. are the prin-
cipal. ~ 3 .q,gl sil1sH
Though the most Of Indiana wasa O. viii
derness until comparatively recent period,
Yet few scattered white settlements have
long existed william her boundaries. Near
ly two hundred years ago. the French be-
gan to roam over that region which is now
embraced in the western States, and to cs-
tablish colonies in different localities. As
early as 1910, French settlement was
commenced at Detroit This was about
twelveyears before William Penn laid the
foundation of Philadelphia At that time
New York. Boston aud Baltimore. were
but inconsidcrable villages.
Not far from the year l700, French col
onies were established at Kaskaskia. Caho-
kia and vincennes. Judge Law who has
written a history Of the latter place. informs
US that its first settlement dates as far back
as ITO. 1t was named after Morgan de
Vincenpcs. French officer, and probably
tho Erst ,-,,,,,ron l.ck <>f ~,ho ,>ost TIKI,
officer was afterwards killed in battle
with the Chickasaws. on the Yazoo river.
within the limits Of the present State Of
Mississippi siw vttensnv. ~ 81 -if.
In 1868. oil of the French post to the
north west Of the Ohio. were ce!el to Eng
land. Garrisons were stationed by the
latter government at Detroit, Mackinaw,
Kaskaskia. Vincenncs, anil all Of the prin-
cipsl settlements. The Revolutionary war
commenced asoon afterwards. aud these
posts became the rendezvous Of Indian
tribes, who were hostile to the Unitei
States. Expeditions organized here, har-
rasscd the infant settlements Of kentucky,
and even extended their ravagcs to the
frontiers Of Pennsylvania and Virginia -
fna177S., Col George Rogers Clarke. ma
tive Of Virginia. and d maniof great brave
~. accom- lishetl thc reduction Of several
important British posts in the Southern
part Of the then North west Territory
With small force raised in Kentucky and
his native State. he sailed down the Ohio
to the mouth Of me Tennessee. AMI land
ing his troops there, marched across the
wilderness to, she British post of Kaskas-
kia., The earrisop Of that place taken by
surprise. surrendered without resistance
Marching Immediately from this point to
/ Cahokia aud yincennes. these posts also
Surrendered without the .elfusion of blood.
Gov. Hamilton. the British command
ant at Detroit. hearing of Col. Clarke's
conqucsts. determined to, recover what had
been lost With considerable force con
sisting- of regulars and Indians. he reach
oil the Wabash. probably BY the way of
the Manmee, and descending the former
stream. presented himself before the post
Of vincenncs. Capt. Helm who commend
ell there seeing the British advancing with
the apparent design of taking the place by
assault. ordered them to halt, or he no, IL
blow them to atoms. Hamilton unac-
quainted with the strength of the garrison.
deemed it prudent to obey. but demanded
a surrender. A pafley ensued, which, end
ed in Helms capitula:ion- upon very hon
orable terms. -whcn 10! the garrison was
found to consist of himself and one pri-
rate. iIs6csag7 sti % Ehi3nisT ~ e5guc-
Establishing himself at Vincennes. Gov.
Hamilton began to make active prepare.
TONS for the reduction Of all the fortified
American! settlements. in the Mississippi
valley His plapywas first to 'reconqucI
Kaskaslxia and Cahokia. thensto snbdue all
the military posts in kentucky. than To
proceed up the Ohio, and capture toti
Pitt, which oeeupisdthe site Of the present
city of Pittsburg. Col Clarke was then
1t TX sskaslxia, nearly two hundred miles
from xVincennes. q Hearing of what had
taken place, he hastily collected consid.
cradle force marched through the country
q partoof which was then inundated, and
appeared before tho latter post IN Feb
/ 1885, The garrison after asfeeble resist
ance surrendered AID became prisoners
j Il is said that Gov. Hamilton and some Of
his officers. were sir6ne,l and confined some
j time in sle jaiI Of Hanover. iVa..o ON the
! ground that they were the instigstess soi
those atrocities, which tho lWsstern set
liars had experienced from tho Indians. Sse
! Though several British Postsin thcwcst
] had Aowofa yet the strongcsto Of these.
a Detroit aIaamces aud Presd Isle. (aow