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Domestic News
February 12, 1794
Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Report clarifies rumor: Gen. Clarke holds French commission but is not raising troops in Kentucky for Mississippi expedition, per informant from the area.
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Full Text
February 3.
It was lately represented in a letter from Cincinnati, territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio, and which was published in the Maryland Journal, that Gen. Clarke, who had received a French commission, was raising a body of troops in Kentucky, to go on an expedition down the Mississippi—our doubts respecting the truth of this information, was the reason we did not notice it before— we now find, by a gentleman recently from Kentucky, that Gen. Clarke is possessed of the commission in question—our informant says he has seen it—but that he had begun to raise troops, in virtue thereof, was void of foundation.
It was lately represented in a letter from Cincinnati, territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio, and which was published in the Maryland Journal, that Gen. Clarke, who had received a French commission, was raising a body of troops in Kentucky, to go on an expedition down the Mississippi—our doubts respecting the truth of this information, was the reason we did not notice it before— we now find, by a gentleman recently from Kentucky, that Gen. Clarke is possessed of the commission in question—our informant says he has seen it—but that he had begun to raise troops, in virtue thereof, was void of foundation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
What keywords are associated?
Gen Clarke
French Commission
Kentucky Troops
Mississippi Expedition
Rumor Correction
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Clarke
Where did it happen?
Kentucky
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Kentucky
Event Date
February 3.
Key Persons
Gen. Clarke
Outcome
gen. clarke possesses the french commission but has not begun raising troops.
Event Details
A letter from Cincinnati published in the Maryland Journal claimed Gen. Clarke, with a French commission, was raising troops in Kentucky for a Mississippi expedition. Doubts delayed notice, but a recent informant from Kentucky confirmed seeing the commission, though no troop raising occurred.