. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. ay appointed, and delegates wereelected to treat with the government of Virginia, to see whetherit would be best to become a county in that State and be protectedby it, etc. Various delays on account of the remoteness of thewhite settlers from the older communities of Virginia and the hos-tility of Indians in every direction, prevented a consummation ofthis object until some time in 1778. The government of Virginiawas friendly to Clarks enterprise to a certain extent, but claimedthat they had not authority to do much more than to lend a littleass
. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. ay appointed, and delegates wereelected to treat with the government of Virginia, to see whetherit would be best to become a county in that State and be protectedby it, etc. Various delays on account of the remoteness of thewhite settlers from the older communities of Virginia and the hos-tility of Indians in every direction, prevented a consummation ofthis object until some time in 1778. The government of Virginiawas friendly to Clarks enterprise to a certain extent, but claimedthat they had not authority to do much more than to lend a littleassistance for which payment should be made at some future time,as it was not certain whether Kentucky would become a part of Vir-ginia or not. Gov. Henrj and a few gentlemen were individually80 hearty in favor of Clarks benevolent undertaking that theyassisted him all they could. Accordingly Mr. Clark organized hisexpedition, keeping every particular secret lest powerful partieswould form in the West against him. He took in stores at Pitts- (52). OEN. GEORGE BOGEKS OLABK HISTORY or INDIANA. *^*^ buro- and Wheeling, proceeded down the Ohio to the Falls,where he took possession of an island of a about seven acres, anddivided it among a small number of families, for whose protectionhe constructed some light fortifications. At this time Post Ym-cennes comprised about 400 militia, and it was a daring undertak-ing for Col. Clark, with his small force, to go up against it and Kas-kaskia, as he had planned. Indeed, some of his men, on hearing ofhis plan, deserted him. He conducted himself so as to gam thesympathy of the French, and through them also that of theIndians to some extent, as both these people were very bitteragainst the British, who had possession of the Lake Region. From the nature of the situation Clark concluded it was best totake Kaskaskia first. The fact that the people .regarded him as asavage rebel, he regarded as really a good thing in his favor; forafter the first vi
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