(seq. 155)

February 26th
continued_

Among Colonel Clarke's followers were Charleville a young man
from the Ilinois whose father was one of the most considerable of the
Inhabitants there -- McCarty - Bowman brother to {Colonel} Bowman
at Harrodsburgh who lent me a horse for my journey thro the country,
and went to Williamsburgh to represent to the {Governor} and Council, the
injustice and severity of their proceedings -- Widdrington - Williams -
these five were captains, Brown, Bayley, Giraud, Rogers, Lieutenants - Lavoine
Montgomery, Chaplin Ensigns - Daniel Murray Commissary of
Stores, a fellow who haunted us after our surrender, & by flattery and
cunning attempted to get into our confidence -- Kennedy commissary of
provisions, a vagrant who plyed the prisoners with liquor to get them to
enlist with the rebels -- Maisonville brother to Alexis & François --
Sills the son of the Innholder at Trois rivieres -- Two brothers of
the name of Antayas -

The manáge of the French inhabitants at the Ilinois as related to
me by {Colonel} Clarke is not to be forgot -

On the first report of my arrival, they expected to be attacked at
Kaskasquias on which the young men went to Colonel Clarke and
offerd their service to bear arms, at the same time their Fathers Uncles &ca
told him they had sworn allegiance to the English government at the
time of the surrender of Canada, & could not consistently with their oath
bear arms against the English, but that they should not act in any
manner against the Americans - Thus mediators were to intercede
for their friends and relations which ever side got the advantage -

I have reason to think that Lang - e and Gaul - were
either false to their trust, or imposed on, from the accounts I had
afterwards from {Monsier} de Li_ot, which I had no reason to
disbelieve - else a diversion from Michillinárinae might have
kept the Rebels at Kaskaskias till reinforcements in the Spring
should have enabled me to have cleared the Country of them -