, 1879-02-28
of Bnvagcs 10 the frontier with the Intention OF
reducIn., the "rcbcI forts on the Ohlo,n md
eFcn dreamed OF the rccougucst OF rittsburg for
the British Crown.

Of savagcs 10 the frontier with the Intention Of
reducing the "rebcl forts on the Ohio" md
eFcn dreamed OF the rccouqucsi OF pittsburg for
The British Grown.
rLAN OF rns EXPEDITION.
Toward thu close Of iii Ciarko set out for
Williamsburg TO proposs n Rccret expedition
against Kaska,ka and yInccnnrs. lie opened
his project to but few ncrsons, chief n,none
Tbss, "ss ea jeefso a5s d. os9Fs a eG59s @ Gns3S GaS
was commissioned aa Mnjor, anil rccciycd from
M q: @ Mavcrnor a,lt! Council q supply Of money
9.l,@U} VIII tE., liberty to levy troops IN any
tions..onc public: ordering him tn "procccd 10
the de'ense Of Kcntu,ky'': Tic other private,
n!rcctlns nm attack Upon the British fort nk
| litLaburE. WIS ordered 10 furnish Clarke With
ammunition, boats, and other necessary equip,
mcnts. e
y established recruiting stations At lnany poln,s
fn Western Virginia md liked Ills hcad1uartcr.
a. Ncdstono Old Fort, on tic fp,,ghiogcny
River tsoT ia Fayette County, Pal, where, viii.
light artillery, an!t ammunition. Here lie wns
l0Ited by Capt. Leouarl Iirtn,, of Fuuoulcr
County, and Capt. Joseph 1iowtnau. Of Frr1-
er|e fe. sas VIII lr.; III tan ar haf In
| 1oInch hts stn.tarti. Including some irom the
re,lole willis Ut the uoiRton River, In rcnnes-
tse. gliding down tho Ohio trey stoppcd nt
| lis, by Capt. William Ilasrod, wisha Kentucky
tysnpany. lllc mex, hat wasn't Corn 1slanh ustiie
@ Fai!' ct the o1, now l.ou!svlllc, where Clarke
was ,ninr y nrn ~ II. s"o,,t Sir,o ".'3 Mo
W. 31e1 ~ y a omU o. w. seouts, S!;.on Aento
~ thn h,iis - , n.u. WI" ~ Sa'G,Intca as onu
Y,,t ~ It. W p'uoecas =. tne Mest. M'u W
tans th"r'' ''''' ta"1's'n'e'5' VIII &c" hchtue2'
'A"''
cA1TuEE or TIE ILLINOIS rosrs.
| On Juuc ~ Clarke act out from the Falls at
The Ohio nlHl proceeded down The river on his
incinornalo crrand, with oars duubo-fnannrd.
Doubling EpEtilWanl into the mississippi few
Gays later t!icy arrived ut1'icral'cd at u creek
a,n, nu a"ese H. furs ;nassae 9n eaty y nna etF1ssn
Eo,Gi1 a"n H " a,, r , usSt uay 70 has
nash't sss IT, instance o. hessn nes, captufe9 INC
RI" -. ~ H. ~. ~ s"o i usIp VI satt 4 Lto'
e.ar,ncnf ncr fn,. Ra,v,,n,, nou1 ~. .ov nc
f,hn1s;a ,,h rns uer Ea.. nuWhan !s WIS sst 70
Ti T.n i'I .a, NM ~. rsIsstu nppgx,Lion.
,dr,unJ Ill. n,ta.!sos,n to'n ,ness w,iIEy
knnw tai rra,,c ha elc,,acd 10 a le"sGs., e., ann,
WI" 4'"'e'ea'
GOV. 1IAMi1ToN's PROJECTS.
The actual occupation of tho Illinois country
| was thus communicated without b!ooisIei iii,
reduction uf ViWcilnrs re,nnfnr.1 n hn nrovs1
n.MI was nn c1terprtsr Of great difficulty. il
tllc tlsst instance, in'erd the people Of Yin
cchiles gnfo IN Their allegiance to Clarke With
out fehlssahco ti!ronEh thG pcrsllaslous OF PcrG
H!Nnuit, Catholic priest dispatched thlthcr
Win small party tronl kusknsk!a. But as
soon as tlio news reaef'tt ttoV Hamilton nt DE-
tsos no set ott TOT the Wabash VII, consider
nnae bo.lS q troops, acc9nIpn.tcd by $50 1ndiun
Warriors OF thirteen dliIGrCHt tribes. IiB tOUlS
potsession nf Fort VinCcnnes Der. II without
opposition, tl!e ptopfc returning 10 their allc-
glance. Hamilton scttlcd himself down for tho
winter without fear Of tnolestnt1on, md att
nounccu by letter tt, The Spanlsal Governor OF
1+outsla1ia Ills Intention uf recovering tle ILL.,
nols country IN i!se sprng: aud threatened to
70 the fugitive INSURGENTS {CIarkn's pariv).
Moreover, he sum1np,cL vast number Of lii
dtats ~ hisztui!iarl an1 projected tllc rcduc-
TIE MARCH 70 vlvorssEs.
clnr,:r .,d }s rc,,tnto h,nI ,vo-, ma
to hr ,,ntc1 m ir ,i"s. 1rro A .hro1ta, wsan "os
Learning from Trnncojs Viro. a trader at 5i.
sr,i,r mi i,or,lrs nf f,nns In rnsnIveI y
u.tagS Vincc,,,es before tI,eirr rct.rn. fir hta
.r'lers CAN'T lsowmnn evacuated Calloilta, and,
lcavst':.. 2 ssnnll harrison in knskaskIn, Clarke
SCI mt Fet. with 100 men OH his adventurous
vsously Dispatched (rcb u Capt. .lniln Rogers
OIL small galley mounting; two four-poundcrs
aud four h~iScls, with or'!crs TO cutter the Wa
bclow yinecnncs.
At1pnRynrR nv r,xrrnxra
E,.vs, ,lavs war, c,,,.un,,,, T., .a. o,,.
margin of liz sdrowneJ i ials "a o. % 1Gu WaSnsl. .hc
.ro ~ r"rnrs ~. ,I,,, 'o uass noto Wsso r.
rras. in ra,er ,a ill.,, tv a',,i l,ss VI, 70 . tMt
ins r II re ,,i' ,,av a'' It'll 'yy ~" e aNe t
cy u cr s ',I sn y tms MA, a II 'n ax wea.sn %
S w ~ @ nie Mssoeu.
-, a,,a. ,.s "saer .. WIN "sinsnhy ooeh. alnI
rrc,r,,rc. ryrn m tl, XII y ~ n4s,r
XIII Isl. trtns i"ft W,.onnnS ~, .it.tn,,t Tr,,, :"
u,suusctoI,. ur tic yirity ~ M m tnrs,,"r ''T;, @
tnwn wa. I"ft nirfrmst;,s nn,s H. ~, nnn n -, n1
Mm3. fartn M, hts n"r"'I' ', ..'nna,,,,. o,,t,
V,,ictrs NJ ii. w"r t,"i NJ ta viitorn ,r,,;,
,Irn,,,s hcatnt. md wht,a hnrs Gri,,t 'tE..
tnwnstnr. ,1Ir,ir r",crnI ti'"ir ait,;c,ca ~ ~
tIr i.nntincntnl i,rSrs. n,.i "cd ;nf.," sin.o
~ i,,n fnrtrr.r Sit";, r"s I,m tnt ;.I
peil I'll, thu morning Of Feb. q, IT'D, 1UD years
ngO tt-t!hy llls the list british stronghold in
tho Ohio Valley was fUrcycr Iustirxl to our