Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-10
Annals of AIe2andria--FOurt Sersc.
BY VIM. 7. CARNE.
CHAPTER XIV.-Days Of Haze.

l755.-Scores ofmcn besides those mentioned
in the preceding chapter, sought IL the over
flowing streets and habitations oil Alexandria,
during the stay of Braddock's army, cbarce
to serve the King and to improve their for
tunes. No one, however, was anxious to enlist
in the Royal army. 1t had been hoped to re-
erat largely in the colonies, but the tyranny Of
the British officers made that impossible. They
sung in the market and on tho streets The IN
spring. if not meodous song:
"Msrch on, march on, brave Bradlock leads
the foremost.
The battle is begun, as you may fairly see.
Stand firm, be bold, and it will soon be over
We'll soon gain the field from The proud enemy.
Sec how, see how they break and fly before u,
Now, now, now, now our country Will adore US
In pesce, and 10 triumph boys,
When we return again,
but the Colonial lads who inclined to becJme re-
cluits joined the Colonial companies.
The insolenoe and ferooty OF military lu!e
were new in America and inspired not awe but
hatred The following is the whole record OF a
military court held here:
COURT MARTIAL, ALEXANDRIA, LIEUTENANT
COLONEL GAGE PRESIDENT.
The prisoner ordered one thousand lashes,
but part OF the punishment RENTED. ,
No name is given. 1t may have been Daniel
Morgan, wagner and private, as he was whip
ned on this expedition for rudeneEs to British
officer. His stripes never healed. More than
twenty years afterwards they rcddeued line OF
battle fields from Quebec TO the CoWpens
The arrogance OF most of the British officers
exceeded all bounds of decency. They treated
tho Colonial soldiers with the lofty condescensloD,
| that army officers west now use towards the
| friendly Iodaus that serve them as scouts and
rangers.
While Captain Richard Henry lee was ncgo
tiatipe at Alexandra with Braddock for the
reception of his troops, "Captain J." writes
his relative walked down 10 the shore With
| & eneral Braddock and some Of bis officers,
whero boat was 10 readiness to convey them
to the Commodore ship. When bis off ,era
were on board, although he saw Mr. Lee stand:
ing on the shore, General Braddoek ordered
the mon to push off, but the Coumodore,
afterwards the celebrated Admiral keppc ob.
serving this, sternIy ordered them to STOP, and
invited Mr.. Lee into the boat, in which he &C
companied them to the ship Lees troop
was not received.
| a lively specimen OF tHi5 allVSaucc Is 4ouuu
in letter FROM the PENNSYLVANIA Commission.
ers appointed to lay out the upper portion CT
what is now called the Braddock road, 10 re.
Istiop to Sir John ST. Clair, vho having con.
cluded not to blow up the falls OF the Potomac
to help the transportation, but to Use wagons,
vas now "blo.iog up the PenusylvaDiaus for
tardiness. They report that Sir John said,
THAT instead of marching to the Ohio he
would 10 niue day5 march his army toto Cum
| berlaud county to out the roads, press horses
wagons, g.; that lie would not suffer soldier
to handle an axe, but by fire and s;Rord obiigc
The inhabitants to do it, and take every man
that refused to the Onic, as he did yesterday
some Of the Vireinians; that be would kill all
1.-THE cattle, and carry away all the horses, burn
the houses, &c., and that if the French defeat.
ed them by the delays Of this Province he would
with his sword drawd pas1 through the Prov.
inco and treat ths inhabitants as o parcel OF
traitors to his Master"
Even the Euglish musketcer iw!ted the Vir.
einia Ranger on the scsntlncsi OF lis new uhl
form but the mu5ket cf the former would
waste 10 bullets twice his weight for every ln.
dian be struck, while the latter's rfs had not
misspent an ounce OF lead in i've years OF con-
| slant use.
The transient daelter3 Of the town in April
| C1CStuGu tnc pcl luEaOltauto l"obtJ
fold. The town drove roaring trade, thous.
and times buster than the busiest fir it had
ever seen. The court house and warehouses
we're packed, ard on each side Of the town tents
were pitched. The British soldiers for the first
time 10 their lives, found themselves unstinted
in tobacco, nor did thoy, despite oil the efforts
of the officers, stint themselves in the use OF
| West India rum, then plentiful in tho town,
the pretenco being that the waller iu Virginia
made them sick.
The troops were Afterwards brigaded, their
strength being as follows:
First Brigade-Sir Peter IIalket: 44th ree.
ment, roo meD, Capt. Ruthelt5ld and Capt. II.
Gates; N. Y. Independent Cos, 100; Captain
Poison Carpenters, so; (had been 10 rebellloD;)
Captain Peronie's Virginia Rangers. so; Capt.
Wsgncr's Virginia Rangers, so; Captain Dag
wortby's Maryland Rangers, SO.
Second Brgado-Col. Dunbar: 4Sth regi.
ment, 700 men; Capt. Demere, s. G., 100;
Capt. Dobb, N. c., 100; Cant. Mercer, Car.
penters, so; Capt. Stevens Virginia Rangers,
So Cant. Hogs Virginia Rangers. 50; Capt.
Cox's Virginia Rangers, so.
"The Genera" says Orme's Journal, was
very impatient to remove the troops from Alex.
andria, as the greatest care or the severest pun.
ishments could 90! prevent the immoderate use
of spurious liquors. and as he was likewise in.
formed that the water of that place was very
uuwhoesome."
THE Virginia troops being clothed were
ordered to march Immediately to Winchester
to be armed, and the General appointed Ensign
Allen of the 44th to make them as like soldiers
as possible. Capt. Andrew Lewis was ordered
with his company of Rangers to the Grecnbrier
River, there to build two stockade forts, in
one of which he was to remain himself and to
detach to the other subaltern and fifteen men.
! These forts were to cover the western settlers
| of Virginia from any inroaos Of Indians.
"Bg St. Glars advice the army was to start
from Alexandria 10 two divisions, one regiment
and portion OF the stores to Winchester,
wheuo, new road was nearly completed TO
Fort Cum berIand, and the other regiment with
the remainder by the way of Frederick, Mary.
land. 4 portion of the stores were to be con-
veyed in part by water carriage on the Poto.
mac. Accordingly on the Sth or 9Th of April
| Z ho orouinoias and siY com oanina nf tha 44th