The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . THE COUNT DE VEBGENNES. TO THE PEACE OF 1783 129 thousand riflemen flocked to the appomted this formidable force Clarke iuA^aded the Miamicountry, burning and destroying everything as he WHAT FRANCE WOULD HAVE GIVEN US, 1782. The Indians fell back before him ; and though he couldnever bring them to battle, he left their country put an end to this enfeebling border the Indians it had been a failing fight; to the Ken-tuckians a costly 130 TO THE PEACE OF 1783 When it came to settling the ter
The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . THE COUNT DE VEBGENNES. TO THE PEACE OF 1783 129 thousand riflemen flocked to the appomted this formidable force Clarke iuA^aded the Miamicountry, burning and destroying everything as he WHAT FRANCE WOULD HAVE GIVEN US, 1782. The Indians fell back before him ; and though he couldnever bring them to battle, he left their country put an end to this enfeebling border the Indians it had been a failing fight; to the Ken-tuckians a costly 130 TO THE PEACE OF 1783 When it came to settling the terms of peace, Clarkeslucky seizure of the western posts probably gave us theboundary of the lakes, though not without the secret op-position of our ally, France.^ France wished, indeed, tosee the new nation free, but not great, through hermeans. And had she dictated the terms of peace, theUnited States would have been kept nearly within theirold limits as colonies. When Yergennes, the Frenchminister, was found out, the English and American com-missioners came to an agreement without him. As it was, there was sharp talk between them, beforea settlement satisfactory to both was reached. Youare afraid of being made the tools of the powers ofEurope, said O
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