Clarke, Elijah

an American general, B. in N. Carolina. He distinguished himself in engagements with Indians on the frontiers of Georgia, was made brigadier-general, defeated the British at Musgrave's Hill and Black stocks, and contributed greatly to the capture of August a. in 1780. He was accused, in 1794, of a design to establish an independent government in the Indian Creek nation, and is said to have finally held a commi ion in the French service. D. 1800. m. It is traversed by the Chick as a wha, a branch of the Pas cagoul a. The surface is nearly level. Cap . Quitman. Pop . (1890) 15,826. Clarke, in Ohio , a S.W. central co.: area, 380 sq. m. It is traversed by Mad River, and drained by the sources of the Little Miami, and by Lagonda Creek. The surface is undulating, and the soil very fertile. Cap . Springfield. Pop . (1890) 52,277. Also spelled CLARK. Clarke, or CLARK, in Ohio , a township of Cosh oct on co. Clarke, in Virginia , a N.E. co.; area , 208 sq. m. It is intersected by the Shenandoah River. C. is a part of the great valley of Virginia which stretches out from the N.W. range of the Blue Ridge. The surface is undulating, and the soil, overlying blue limestone, is very fertile. Cup . Berryville. Clarke, in Washington , a South West co.; area , about 1,400 sq. m. The Columbia River which separates it from Oregon, forms its S. and S.W. boundary; and the Cathlapootle River and other streams drain the county. The surface is irregular, and the soil fertile. Cap . Van couver. Clarke's Point, a peninsula S.W. of New Bedford Bay. At its extremity is a fixed light, 52 ft. above the sea. Lat. 41° 35′ 30′′ N., Lon. 70° 54′ 12′′ W. Clarke's River, or FLATHEAD RIVER, in Washington. Clark's Mills, in Canada, a village, county of Adding ton, 21 miles W. of Kingston, on the Napanee River. Clark's on, in New York, a post-township of Monroe county, 16 miles N.W. of Rochester, on Lake Ontario.