The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-11

'"ei UNIV hhH lhhat pefhuia, we opportunity
has been lost forever certainly deprived of
one of ita most interesting fsatures--to De-
seen 10 the hands nf General Taylor. Dur
ing tho interview referred 10, be spot = much
and frequently Of General Washingon's ear
ly operations IN the west, and inquired wheth,
90 any 0f the remains Of Fort Necessity could
be seen"
The great defect Of Bnddock IN this battle
~ 4 we'll known, was his neglect Of the usual
Indian methods Of warfare. lie appears 10
have been daring undoubtedly courageous
officer Of the old 'blood aud thunder" -chool
but his sacrifice of tho lives Of bis ncn and
officers WIS fearful Mr. De Haas maintans
as an unquesiionablc point OF history, that hc
fell by shot from one Of his own men, Ilis
memoranda ~ the event are striking
tr-riU-rUHt or fyTddd0oK WcFc two BroI6.
ors, Joseph aud Thomas Fawcctt, the first
commissioned officer, One Of them, (Tom
Fnwcoti) tho Hon Andrew stewart, of Tn.
iontown says lac knew very well. and often
eonycrscd with him about early times. ',lIo
did not hesitate Ia own, in the presence of his
friends, that he shot Bpddock" Tho circum-
stances, perhaps, were briefly these. Re
gardless OF Gen. Baddocks positive aud fool
ish orders that the troops should not protect
Themselves bchind trccr Joseph Fawcett had
70 posted himself which nraddock discover
ing, role up, aud struck him down with bis
sword, Tom Fawccit, who stood bat a short
tlis,auce irum his bsoihot, nw the wholo
Transaction, and Immediately drew up his RI
iir HHd shot him through the body. This, as
lao afterwards said, was partly out Of revenge
for Braddocks assault upon his brother, aud
partly to get the. general ont Of the way, and
thus save the remnant Of the army.
'ln addition 10 the above We may giyc-,lo
statement of a correspondent Of the National
lrtellipeneer, who seems to have been famil-
lar with the facts, when my father was re-
moving with his family 90 the West, one Of
the Fawcetts kept public house tn the east
ward from, and near whore uniontown now
stands. This mans house we lodged ia about
the 10Th Of October, 1881. twenty-riX year.
aud a few months aner Braddock's defsat !;
and then it was made anything but a secret,
that one or the family dealt the death blow Ia
the British general, Thirteen years nNcr ]
met fhpmM FawCsTg, TiIssIs, as be told me- IN
his 10Th year To him put the plain ques-
ton, and received the plain reply, ~ did
sioo' him" never heard the fact doubted
or blamed, that Faweett killed Braddock'
"AIr Watson (Anuals OF the Oldcn Time,
vol !. pp, i4l-2) SAYS, that in 1883 he met
VIM. Butler aprivatc in the Pennsylvania
4T-v-t'- NJ the rIrty'ut ui f3rurfuvt. asked
him, PUGcu'Tig who k.lird Braddock and
ho answered promptly, ono ta,cceH, brother
OF one whom Btaddock had Killed in a pas
sion.' In 1880, Butler saw Fawcet near
Carlisle, whore he had gone on a visit TO his
daughter The Millerstown (Perry County,
Pa,) Gazette, of 1850, speaks Of Butler being
there. and that both concurred in saying that
Br,ddock had been shot by Fawcett'
"a minister OF the NJ. T., Church, writing
TO thc CHRISTIAN Advocate, SAYS; The old
rr1urr riri at riru- -HVu Ut 0ue tundFGd 66d Tour
teen years IN 1928, who killed Braddock'-
The ,Ncwburyport Herald of 1912 declares
its acquaintance with Daniel Adams, an old
soldier Of that place, aged ~, who confirmed
tlit shooting OF Braddock by one of his own
men.
Brahdock wore a coat Of mail in front,
which turned balls fired in front, buI6c- icaS
shot ~ he back, and he bali ras found stop
pcd IN Groutby HE coat Q{ mail The venor-
able William Darby. Of Washington City has
recently stated to the author that, during his
early days, he had never heard it doubted
that Fawcett had killed Braddock. 1t seems
a generally conceded factI and most oftlie
settlers were disposed to applaud The act"
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