Virginia Series (Volume 3)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX CLARK'S RETURN TO THE PALLS OF THE OHIO AND EVENTS TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR, 1779 Distribution Of The Illinois Troops--Clark Voted A Sword By The Virginia Assembly--Conflict Between The Civil And The Military Authorities--Reasons For A Fort Near The Mouth Of The Ohio--Soldiers In Distress Through Lack or Clothing And Food--Plan Of Operations, November 16, 1779--Depreciation Of Continental Money In The West. Indictment Of Lieutenant-governor Hamilton.' Draper MSS., 49J54.--Contemporary print. In Council, June 16, 1779. The Board proceeded to the consideration of the letters of Colonel Clarke, and other papers relating to Henry Hamilton, Esq. who has acted some years past as Lieutenant Governour of the settlement at and about Detroit, and commandant of the British garrison there, under Sir Guy Carleton as Governour in Chief; Philip Dejean, Justice of the Peace for Detroit, and William Lamothe, Captain of volunteers, prisoners of war, taken in the county of Illinois. They find that Governour Hamilton has executed the task of inciting the Indians to perpetrate their accustomed cruelties on the citizens of these states, without distinction of age, sex, or condition, with an eagerness and activity which evince that the general nature of his charge harmonized with his particular disposition; they should have been satisfied from the other testimony adduced that these enormities were committed by savages acting under his commission, but the number of proclamations which at different times were left in houses, the inhabitants of which were killed or carried away by the Indians, one of which proclamations, under the hand and seal of Governour Hamilton, is in possession of the Board, puts this fact beyond doubt. At the time of his captivity it appears, tha...