Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-31
FRoa TnE TINcAsTLE MIRROR.
No. III.
For that's not war; each mortal knows
"Where one side, only, gives the blows,
NAnd tulher takes thenn

The Eastern Shore, of the United States is said to
have been discovered by John and Sebastian Cabot;
IN the service ofEngland.*By virtue of this discoy.
cry, England claimed all the country between the par
aIles OF latitude within which the Atlantic shore
was explored extending west TO the Pacific zone
athwat the continent between the thirteth and for
ty eighth degrees of North Lattudc.-M. CroZat
French navigator, afterwards explored the coass of
the Mexican Guph, and discovered the mouths of
It's rivers: By virtue of which France claimed all the
country watercd by it's tributaries including tho
Whole values Of Del Norte, Colorado, and Mssissip
plf-A Spanish sailor had entered the St Lawrence
then called the Cadarauqu, and established post
at the cape, at the mouth OF Grand river below now
Quebec; but finding nothing To- eat, and nothing bu,
hardships TO endure; lac called il Cape Yi9r Game
Nothing and abandonded title French Immediate
~ took possession OF that country, under Monsieur
Frouegnac; and called IT Cunadu an abbrevatlon of
Cape NADIA (2)-Don Louis De IIenmopin Spanish
roman cat hollc priest, to this country to con-
vert the lndiaus;-he landed at Manhattan New
York aud went out amongst the Onondagocs; - he
was captured and carried thence to Mlssssipp where
he spent eight years amongst different tribes bef,r.
he found means to return home, through Canada bv
the help of some oftbe traders (3)the King ofShain
his master, claimed the whole valley of the Mssis.
spp, by virtue of his discovery-(4) About the same
time Monsieur La Sale, travelled beyond the Missis
sipp,- he assassinated between Opelousas d. So.
bne; but part of his journal accidentally fell into
European hands, and was enthusiastically DE Soto
soon afterwards established French COLONY M MAJ
chez but it was destroyed by the natives-(6lit was
afterwards renewed by Don Ilberyille and became
permanent. ~
In this way England, France and Spain e0ch claim.
ed the whole country watered by the the Mississippi
and its trbuta ries.-'They quarrelled several years
and finally went TO blows, ia I75i.--Afer handling
the cudgels almost necessarily, for nine years-in
which they wasted more blood and money and lost
more credit IN the eye Of pOsterity, than either of
them viii ever be compensated for,--they finally
greed TO divide the continent amongst then;--Ac
csrdingly by the treaty of Paris IN l7GJ--(8) Spain
took the country of the Mississippi France took
the Canad1s;-Engand took the country South OF
Canada, and east Ofthe Masterpieces ForJa)
each releasing 10 the others, all clarn 10 their respec
tive sharos-Canuda, after fell into Britaius,
bands by onquest--Spain coded the country wc.t
Of the Mississippi TO France-And we bought II from
Bonsparte. in 1903 (9)
10 was during this long war, that Bypdfocks cam
paign, conducted, against the French on the
MononGahala. in 1765. Braddock' sdisastcrous adj
venture, is matter If History and need not be- repent
cd; some small traditonary incidents however have
escaped the historic pen. The British forces under
Gen. Braddock, consisted Of four regiments two OF
these were regulars, destined 10 be suhdyidcd IN
guard against Indian ncursOns in ono Of those re-
giments, commanded by Col. Dunbar Capt. Audlev
Paul had command Of cOmpany.--'Thc other two
regiments were volunteer militia from Virginia one
Of them uudor command Of Col Russell Of Fairfax.
the other part from Shenandoah, and James river.
commanded by Col Fry--in Frys rennent there
was a company commanded by Capt. Grant of Col
pepper lafterward known ~ large land holder in
kentucky,) and n company ofr1emen, from Augusta;
commanded by Capt Samuel Lewis this lost compa-
ny embraced John Lowiss six sons; and FIVE Of John