Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-26

Ut. - II IN oyeHt 90 IL po tsnt m It's nature auf
co1Se9 uencSs uist a Brs,ldock's deTent dictate
in the spIit OF cling and affection, by on. Oh u
mott ,usIious heroes snd patriots country evel
prsi.aoed, senG 1t TO yOn or publication * preser.
,;.tion III your valuable Register. This copy WIS
found a,noag Che papers OF the late colonel Henry
ttzhnSi, OF oiag George county, Virginia,
dorSed III hi band writing tis C. a copy Of Col
q. W aihngt os letter to his mo,ter iInmetlstelv
after Brad'cl.s defeat 1t will be r,coll. cte,
tin Mrs Washington, the moi her at the lale &C.
neral, thenies,cd ~ Hushfield in Weslmoreland
county, On HE Potomac, the next county below
kirs George aud alsc. dist Mr.. Samuel WASH
r;j"n, Tie Generals brOter, then lived nc 1t ieioh.
bon 10 o'lone' fizh-g',, with whom he was in La-
bits at intimacy and friendship. From these cir
eunistsuees there be no doubt about its au,hen-
ITCHY.
CRY ofcs'cnelG Eashingtos's Ieftcr TO his mo
He'. ta'ae'la.eiy ejisr Braetdoct's dctcuf.
nonored olalan,
AS doubt not YOU have heard
OF our defeat and perhaps have had represented
~ worse light OF pos.ible> than il a. serves have
tasen the earliest opportunity to give yui some ac-
court OF the engagement as 1t happened, wlhin
miles OF the French fort, on w eds. stlay, the 9Th
inst We msrched on to that place without .pv
considerable loss, having only now and then o
str S-ier picked mp by the Fl ench scouting Indians
h2l We came there we attack ed ,ry body
ct French aud Indians, whose numbers | am err
W.
consist Ell OF about 500 well armed TROOPS chissy
oi tlie Eng sl soldiers, who were struck with such
Il lsric that they behaved with mere cowartlice
than II rs possible to conceive The officers Seha-
wee gall an'ly, ~ order encourage ihir men, for
which they suffered greatly, there being neatly 60
killed and wounded large proportion ont ot' the
nuuberw we had. The Virgins troops showed
great deal Of bravery, and W. re near all killed oy
believe, out ofthree companies. there is scarce
80 ieit alive. Captain Pevconee and all his off
GERS down tea corporal, were killed. Capt Peul.
son shared near rs hard late, for only one of his
men was lett. In short, the dastariy behavior of
the reg'iais, exlesed all others that were in
ciined 10 do their duty to almost certain death &
at last, IN despite Of all the efforts of the officers 10
the contrary, they broke and ran as sheen pur-
sued by dogs, ard 1t was impossible to rally them
" he general was wounded, of which he die!
three days after. Sin Peter Ratchet was killed in
the field, where died many other brave officers |
luckily escaped without a wound, though had four
bullets through my coat, and two horses SHOT under
me. Captains Orrae &Morris two of the generals
aids-de camp, were wounded early ia the engage
ment, which rendered the duty hard upon me- rs
was the only person then left TO distribute the
generals orders, which was scarcely able to do
rs was not hsit recovered from violent spell of
sickness that confined me my bed and a wag-
gon tor above ten days. lam s,ill in a weak and
,eh'e condition, which induces me 10 halt here tw
or three days in hopes ofrecoverin. little strength
To enahie rnc to proceed homewarls, from whence
fear s.ai! not be able 10 stir unsi towards sen.
tembsr."