Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31
GROW the FISz,srLE MIRROR.
NO. II.
"fur that's not war, each mortal knows
''N here one side, only, gives tie nlows,
"And tother taxes them"

The Eastern Shore, Of the United States is SAID o
have been discover ed by John and Sebastian Cabot;
In the service oFEngland.-%By virtue of this discov
ery Eng land claimed all the country between the par
! aeis Of latitude within which the Atlantic shcre
was exploited, extending west to the Pacliic zone
athwart the continent between the thirteth and for
" eighth degrees Of North Latitude.-M. Crozat
French navigator, afterwards explored the coasts OF
the Mexican Guph, and discovered the mouths of
us rivers: by virtue of Which France claimed nj! the
country watcrcd by its tributaries including the
Whole values Of Del Norte, Colorado and MississD-
p!i-A Spanish sailor had entered the st. Lawrence
then called the Cadarauqui, and established post
at the cape at Tie mouth Of Grand river below now
Quebec; but finding nothil.; to cat, and i.obin. hut
hardships 20 endure; he called il Cape .fa{n (Cape
Nothing) and abandonded 1.-THE French irnrediate
y took possession OF that country, under Monsieur
FForegnac and called it Canadt, an abbrevation of
Cape NADIA (2)-Don Louis De Hcunopin Spanish
roman catholic priest, came to This county to con-
vert the Indians;--he landed at Manhattan New
York; aud went out amongst the Onondagoes - lie
was captured and carried thence to Mississippi whore
he spent eight years amongst different tribes before
he found means to return home through Canada nv
the help ofsome ofhc traders; (3)-thc King OFFS sain
lns master, claimed the whole valley of the Nissis
sippi. by virtue of his discovery-( About the same
time Monsieur La Sale, travelled bcyoGd tba Nissis
s'PPi,-he was assassinated between Opeousas s. Sa-
bine; hut part Of his journal accidentally fell mi,
European hands, and was Enthusiastically De Soto
soon afterwards established French coionv ,t Nat
chez; but it drs royed by the natives -f6ijt was
afterwards renewed by Don IiDerve, and became
permanent. ~
In this way England, Frauce and Spain eqc5 claim
cd the whole country wutcred by the the Mssissjppi
and its trl5uaroE--Ihey qnarrcllad several wears
aud finally went to blows III Utilization haniiinr
the cudge5 almost incessantly, for nine vears-In
which they wasted more blood and money and lost
credit in the Of postcriiy, than either of
them viii ever be compensated for,--jhey finally
greed to divide the continent ana agst thern
csrdiuEly by the treaty o! Paris, i'll 5--8) Spain
took the country west oithe mississippi France took
the Canadas;--England took the country Sontj, of
Canada, and cast oftbc Mssissipp,( Except Florida
each releasing to the others, all clair, to er respec
tive sharGs-Cauada, soon after fell G!o Gritau's
hands by cOnGuest,--Spajn coded tie country west
OF tue Mississippi to Francc;--And we bought II from
Bonapurtc, in 1903 -(0).
il was during this long war, that Br1d1orE's cam
p1gn, was couduetcd. against tho French on the
MonoDgahaln. in l765 Braddock' sdisastcrous adj
venture is matter Of history, ard need not be repeat
ec some small Evolutionary incidents however, have
escaped tho historic pen. The British forces under
Cen Braddock, consisted Of four regiments two Of
these were regulars, destined TO be subdiyidcd IN
guard against Indian incursion-: in one of those re-
gincD's, commanded BY Col Dunbar Caaf Aud,cv
Paul had command Of q company.--The other two
regiments were volunteer militia. from VIRGINIA; one
Of them under command Of Col. Russell Of Fairfax
The oiiter part FROM Shenandoah. and james river
commlndcd ivy Col Fry--u Ffy's regiment there
was a company commanded by Capt. Grant OF Cgl.
pepper atteTWaTd known as a large land holder in
Nehtucky,' and company ofrIdcnen. from Augusta;
comma ndcd by Cant. Samuel Lewis; this last Gonna.
ny embraced yohn LcWiss six SOUS aud five Of John