Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

along as an idde-camp. He was used
to border warfare and advised Brad
dock against the European style Of
fighting bordarers with massed col
unins. The British leaders paid no
heed to the warning of the youthful
aide and at the crossing Of the Mon
ongahela River, near Fort Duquespe
their troops were ambushed by tie
French and Indians concealed in the
forest where the road passed between
two deep ravines The vanguard sur.
rered terribly from, the fire, and Brad
dock went forward in person with re-
serves still marching in regular battle
order.
After useless struggle the British
were thrown into confusion. All We're
In danger of slaughter. Braddock was
Shot down, and there was no one to
oppose Washington's plan for saving
the remnant of the army. Rallying the
Virginia militia. he told them to give
battle to the Indians in their own
wild fashion. The Virginia ritemen
in their fur caps and hunting shirts
stole forward from tree to tree. IN
a short time they had established
line entirely across the field OF battle
between the enemysand the surviving
Brit0ps. With these invincihles Colonc!
Washington saved about half of Brad
docks army.
During the day Washington had two
horsas killed under him, and his cloth
ing was pierced many times. After he
ta6 become q noted warrior and the
"Grsat White Father" one of the In
dian chiefs engaged in that battle told
nin that he wasted fifteen arrows
tryiig to kill him at Monongaheia and
That many of his braves did the same.
Finally the savages concluded that in-
Visible spirits TUNED their shafts away
Snd gave up the game. Every mount
ID officer on the field except Wash
ington was shot from the saddle.
1t is none the less credit TO Wash
ington to attribute his military success
In large part TO the ineificiency of his
chief antagonist, Howe. Thaekeray's 5
suggestion that the Americans ought
To put up Il monument to this British
General is not without its point. He
was like second Br6ddock in his oh
stinate stupidity in refusing 10 reeog-
eiZe that an American war could not
be waged like a European one,
When Howe had occupied New York
aud Philadelphia, the two chief cities
g. the colonies, lie was satisfied, and
the people of England were satisfied
that the war could rot last.
Iience was seen strange spectacle
a the very time when Washington's
army lay gasplng in eXtremis in tht
famous camp of Valley Forge Howe,
great, brave and perfectly appointed
army fddied aud gambied and feastec
n Philadelphia." Winter marches hat
pccu matte winter campaigns fough
often enough in America; Washington
himself had shown the British how a
Trenton. \ sincle weeks resolut'
canpai gnins would have captured th'
tntire army.
What was Howe doing? II Is ;
queer story Beyond and above th'
ordinary festivities of any garrison
town, he was presiding AZ strarc'
fete-the ehianza." designed II
part by the unfortunate Andre. Thi
was an elaborate reproduction of IA
pageants aud tournaments OF Med
aeyal chivalry. And after the joust'
aud amid the feastlng, triumpha
arches were erected, and Troy ladle
aud the wives of the officers offere
garlands to Lord Howe. the conquero
of the Colonies, promising hm undN
ing fame,
Huwe's arches Of triumph are forgo
ten, except by the antieuary. In
city greater than PHILADELPHIA rises
white arch, more beautiful as Well q
more harabie. 20 the hero OF Vale
Orge,
II was consequence OF Washing