New-York tribune., 1873-12-12

fr;ro as you well call II, thai forts Duluessno mn"
Necessity were given M by you last year "a the rfencu
Dawre Sir n has been go much retiring that brings me
and nv army on this ned Here, orderly bring me an
Washnston's pale face flushed mp with Indignation at
this singing 3nt totally undeserNeC tauh tne n'oic
railing since Rraddock had repeatedly given his dp-
proyal OF the "a campaign. Seeing the Grneras oD-
stinate temper and knowing he mad no rGt 10 oer a
ne put spurs to ms horse ana was soon over Ie h
TO hurry up the artillery.
That's right officers" hoarsely shouted Braddock,
soon he again mounted Toll on your inen ino
small parties advance dOublequck aud drive those
id Stalking vagabonds from their hiding placesW
1t useless. BY this time the cOnhdent and wDoop
ing savages had enveloped both flnks, while most
CALLING c0ncentric fire poured IN upon the panic
stricken army which was particularly severe upon the
In vain these officers with unparalleled bravery, put
Themselves repeatedly the head OF small parties aud
advanced with cheers upon the hidden foe. Dstin-
guished by their horses aud uniforms they were SIMPLY
In The dark and harrow road, surrounded all sides
by gloomy trees ana dense tmckes, were crowded close
together the panicstricken wreches appalled, at the
fatal fires Of foes whom they never saw. Many fired
away into the air; many more brought down Their own
men,
Wherever puff Of smoke seen, of went the SOL
ders' muskets; while all around, securely hidden III
those mysterious, unsupported ravnes, lay
murderous insatate foe, their rifles or mnskets loaded
with both bullet and buckshOt, peerDg through grass
and bushes resting them on the brinks gathering more
and more confidence with each fatal voey ana nakIns
the forest echo with demonlac yells ana Whoops anu
occasionally naked and hiieonsly-psintcd savage
would break from cover, and rush forward wb iealu
screoch 10 the scalp OF some oIhc'I ne nu So
soldiers, killing wounding their own fellows more
than damaging the enemy.
The bloody sequel is made the theme Of VIVID
| recital:
What followed deserves not the name OF battle; II was
simply horrible slaughter Once Col. Burton managed
gather hundred men and advanced toward rising
ground in front, the very center o the French POSITION
but upon his being disabled by rhe DALI the rest re-
tired precipitately. 80
ments late for good. The were hopelcsSIy
disordered and pancstrcken firing of all their alnmu
nitiO quarrein with their brave officers, VINO threw
themselves from their horses and led them repeatedly
on foot. hut only to be swept into eternity. -,
The only thing for Bradd0ck 10 do when ne founu MN
self caught in this horrid slaughterpen was man
contOl throw out scouting parties to beat up the enc
mys position; bring M his artillery to the EMS oi me
ter or to rOut the secureyhdden foe with the nay
onet Indians have never yet been found aO'e To WIN
demoTahZeS They culver break aud n.y. -
This what both Haltet and Washington urged MN
do, but purpose He RACED along he road ikc
fury back his aen by tue sword and seemed de
crmIned 10 overcome by mere force OF ann ana ob,
macy. Indeed IL is uncertain whether ne now conid
have executed the maneuNer. No soidiers-not even
Cumbenand's yeteraus-could LONG withstand deadly
and cOncenercd fire from front and b"in hanks.
The fact that the fatal flashes and pulls Of smoke ana
vOoys seemed 10 come right ont OF the ground ahd
rang full OF savage ye and horrible screechugs com
pleted the decentralization, Many attcrwtrd d'taf'd
that during the whole three Lour, contest tei ba1
never once seen ioet WINE others Nould hut As-It
that they mad over half dog H. II Is only wohitr
that soldiers wIechedly posted and 70 badly cou-
mandcd, could stand II as long as tioY dU. 49,
The prONincIdls suffered tac biiilsh
dier-. Whenever aud wherever they could ley ie.h 10
The IL asserted aud we mink 10 propahe
that some Of the officers VINO. by BladdocA GNpns,
command attempted 10 Dtd lch mo tu' @ Lol ~, '
who had thus sought shelter behind trees were sA"' %
their men.
ingtou, who had been kept busy carrying hc gen !a
Woundec-saW Col Atlhel htiu auu @ weary i,
standing dsmounted under hugc oak. ana eailuI
heavily against its massive ruuS. fastening up aud
out a little from the fire. he anxously nqmrcd
- trust, Sir Peter, Won are not very badly huri ~
aboon my badric VIVA cuId luke to 20 tbro sccaH ana
day wOut scaur or seaith. haze rear Ise te
but er loar mon out wha the auld III Peer WI! CT
0h 'iis not SO bad as that Colonel" said washing
Ton but You, like the rest of have received your
baptism OF ire. Ills CORY field, ana the ends not ye
"D'ye mud, Major the SecOu-sght' taud yc oI yes
treen aud the vision Of buii sad not reoht t-bul,
ha' o ye seen Jamie, laddle -
"'ris strange vera strange It's the odirn Francis
wi Sir John Sinclair, Col. Burton, GladvH. aud mony
thers On, but TINS is sorra day Braddocks J0ost
on the broad nais o. Flanders 'Is enench alpaist to
drive distraught TO see him trying TO wheel anu
twal-fut road. haze begCit nun to let ms men tax 10
the woods but the dour deeyil WI not Hes clean ddit
Well, Colonel" said Washington. no discuss
the General now. You need Immediate attention Ia
send some soldiers 10 take you 10 the rear"
Washington had scarce gone hundred paccs bciore
bullet sped BY an Indian rife from the rayine struck
Hdlket straight through the heart Just IS ne was
falling, his son James rushed forward ana caught nan ~
his arms. He too, was at the same instant hurtdlly
struck and fell together, locked IN each others
embrace, aud this the last oi the old Scotch nODie
man.
1t will be that the author has constructed his
story from authentic materials, deriving such and
from the imagination as is allowed by the purposes
of fictitious composition. lie has happily hit the
true medium for historical romance, avoiding alike
the boodless and repulsve skeleton Of mere chIon-
icle. and the audacious flights of an unlicensed
fancy His narrative is founded on the study Of
facts he has removed the dust from the traditions
of old time and presented the characters of history
in their true bearing; but lie bas not failed Ia rec0g
nize the elements of poetry and romance which are
blended with real events, clothing the blood-led
fields of forest warfare with the interest OF tragic
invention.
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