National Republican., 1880-02-23
Humble servcnt.
It. Gov Phips. JAMES Delaney.


Your honluss most obeient
Humble ScrYcnt.
Ii. Gov. Phips JAMES Delaney.
MAJOR ROBERT oRNETo GOVERNOR HUNTER NORRIS
Fort CUMBERLAND. July lS 1853.
SIR-I am so extremely Ill In bed with the wound
have received ia my thigh, that am under the
necessity Of employing my friend, Captain DObson,
TO write for me.
| conclude you have had some account Of the ne
tlon near the hanks of tho AlunOugahcla about 7
miles from the French Fort Az The reports spread
are very imperfect. what YOU have heard mus! con-
sequently he 50 too Hou should have had more
carly accounts Of IT, but every OH 'cr WhO.e busi-
ness II was 10 have informed YOU, wts either E!licd
or wounded, and our d,srcssful situation put it
ont Of our power to attend to 1t SO much as We
would otherwise have done.
The . h Instant we passed and rcpas'ci Tho Mon.
0nguhcla by advancing first party OF 300 meu
witch was Immediately followed by another 200
the General with the Column of Artillery, Baggage
and the Main Body Of the Army paNcl the river
the last time about one O'Clock. AZ soon "a the
whole had got over the Font side OF the Nouungs-
hola, we heard very heavy aud quick fire in our
front, we Immediately advanced In ordert TO sustain
them; but the detachment of the 200 aud 30l men
gave way and fell back upon us, which caused
such Confusion, and struck so great q paniCk
among our men, that Afterwards 10 military eS-
ped!cnt could he made use Of that had any effect
upon them. The mon were so extremely deaf TO
Il e eNhoraions Of the General and the Officers,
that they fred away In the most Irregular manner
all their Ammunition ana then run Off, leaving TO
the enemy the Artillery, Ammunition, Provisions,
and Baggage, nor could they be persuaded to stop
till they got 20 far Gists Plantation, nor there
only IN part, many of them proceeding as far as
Colo. Dunbtrs party, who lay six lprobGbly sixty
miles on this side.
The officers were absolutely sacrificed by their
unparalleled good behaviour, advancing some.
times in bodies aud sometimes separately, hoping
by such examples to engage the soldiers to follow
them, but to no purpose,
and at last received wound thro his right arm into
his lungs, OF which he died the 18th instant: Poor
Shirley was shot through the head: Captain Nor
ri NylIllpl WIGhinFfnn hnr-a-
shot under him, aud his cloaths shot through in
several places, behaving the whole tme with great
courage and resolution, Sir Peter HHkort was
killed upon the spot Colo. Burton and Sir John s.!
Clair wounded. have sent you list OF the killed
and wounded according to nseNRct account as We
are yet able 70 get.
Up1n our proceeding with tho whole convoy to
the little meadows II was found impractcab!e to
advance IN that manner, the General therefore al
YancGd with 1909 mCH, with the necessary Arll-
cry Ammunition, AID Provision, leaving the main
body of the convoy under The Command OF Colo.
Dunbar with orders 10 join him as soon as possible.
In this manner we proceeded with safety and eN-
peditOn, til the fatal day have Just related; ana
happy 1t was that th, disposition was made, other
wise the whole must have starved or fallen INTO The
hands of the Enemy as numbers would have been
of no service 10 us, and our Provision was Gll lost
As our number OF horses were so much reduced,
and those eXtreAmly weak, and many carriages be-
ing wanted for the WOGnded men, Occ9sloned our
DESTROYING the Ammunition aud SupolhuOhS part
of the Provision, lelt In Colo Bnnears convoy to
Az tho whole ofthc Artillery Is lost aud the Troops
arc 50 cStrcamelY weakened by deaths wounds
and sickness Il wns Judged impossible t. make any
further attempts therefore colo. Dunbar Is return.
ing TO Fort Cumberland with every thing he Is able
10 bring up with him M
propose remaining here I'll my wound Will
suffer ME 10 remove 10 Philadelphia, nom thence
shall proceed to England; whatsoever commands
YOU may have for me you VII! do me the fay or to
direct 10 me here
am, Dear Sir,
Your most obedient and most hb!e. Servant,
Governor Morris ROBERT ORNE.
Province Of the MOssa Bay,
COPY nttC,t:
THos. CLARKE, Depy. secry.
Much adverse comment has, of course been
made upon the management of the army by
aud that Is his disregard of the precautionary
suggestions of those who wore famllidr with
tho country and tho French and Indian mode
of warfare, Historians assure us that 1T was
in vain that Washington pointed out In timo
tho danger of anbuscados, aud suggested tho
employment of scouting parties, Braddock
was sef.willcd, arrogant proud; thoroughly
killed in the tactics OF European warfare, he
could notb bear to be advised by an inferior The
sagacious Franklin had advised him to move
with caution, but he only replied that II was
impossible for savagcs to make any impress
sion on His VI j 'sty's regulars. Now, when
Washington veulurcd to repeat the advice,
BAddOck dew iuto passion, strolc up and
down in his tent and said "it was high times
when Colonel Bnukskin could teach British
General how to fight" lIa paid the pcnalty
Of his rashness, In four days utter he was
wounded death cusuel, and he Was buried by
the roadside Ia tho dcpth Of the forest,
J WAsuISdroS, Feb, q, 1889. J, STILES,