A history of the American people . A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE west, and had destroyed the Indian settlements by theAlleghany and upon French Creek, the old routes ofthe French from the lakes to the Ohio. Such workwas never finished. The Indians were for a little dis-lodged, disconcerted, and put to sad straits to live;. PULASKI but they were not conquered. The terror bred a deeperthirst for vengeance among them, and a short respiteof peace was sure to be followed when a new year camein with fresh flashes of war on the border, as luridand ominous as ever. The danger was lessened,
A history of the American people . A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE west, and had destroyed the Indian settlements by theAlleghany and upon French Creek, the old routes ofthe French from the lakes to the Ohio. Such workwas never finished. The Indians were for a little dis-lodged, disconcerted, and put to sad straits to live;. PULASKI but they were not conquered. The terror bred a deeperthirst for vengeance among them, and a short respiteof peace was sure to be followed when a new year camein with fresh flashes of war on the border, as luridand ominous as ever. The danger was lessened, never-theless. The final conquest of the Indian countrywas at least begun. The backwoodsmen were with-3°2 THE WAR FOR INDEPENDEN< I. in sight of ultimate mastery when once peace shouldbring settlers crowding westward again. The fighting at sea that memorable year of doubtwas of a like import,—full of daring and stubborn cour-age, planned and carried through with singular initia-tive and genius, quick with adventure, bright withevery individual achievement, but of necessity with-out permanent consequence. Late in July, 1779;Captain Paul Jones had sailed from a port of Francein command of a little squadron, half American, halfFrench, with which the energy of Mr. Franklin hadsupplied him. His flagship, the Bon Hom
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