The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

Then in return they opened a fire
of grape and musketry so ire
mendous as to sweep down every
unsheltered foe who was on his
feet. and so thoroughly frlghten
the Indians that they commenced
to fly. Beaujeu and a dozen
more had already fallen dead
upon the spot. But terminated
by the rallying cries of Dumas
and DeLingeris. and observing
that the militia and regulars
still stood their ground, their red
allies returned to their posts and
resumed the combat. For a time
the issue seemed doubtful, and
the loud cries Of give lie Roi,"
of the French was answered by
the charging cheers of the Eng
lish. But precision of aim soon
began to prevail over mere me.
chanical discipline. In vain the
Forty Fourth continued their fire;
in vain their officers with flash
ing swords, led them to the
charge. Hidden behind great
trees, or concealed below the
level of the earth, the muzzles of
their rifles resting on the brink
of the ravine, and shooting with
sure and steady aim, the ma
jority of the enemy rested secure
and invisible to their gallant foe
men.
A BLOODY CONFLICT.
In the meantime, Braddock,
whose extreme rear had not left
the rivers bank, hearing the up
roar in front, ordered Burton to
press forward with the vanguard
and the rest OF the line to halt;
thus leaving Halkett with 400
men to guard the baggage while
500 engaged the enemy. But
just as Burton pressed forward
under a CALLING fire, and was
forming his troops upon the
ground, Cages party gave way,
and precipitated themselves into
his ranks in their wild efforts to
reach the rear, confusing the
troops into worse confusion than
before. The maneuvers were a
blunder aud the two regiments
became hopelessly mixed. Vainly
Bradd0ck endeavored to separate
the soldiers, who were huddled
together like frightened sheep.
Vainly the regimental cOlors
were advanced in opposite direc-
tions as rallying points. The
officers sought to collect the men
together and lead them forward
lii platoons. Nothing could avail.
On every side the officers distin-
guished by their horses and
brilliant uniforms, were the con-
slant targets of deadly rifles and
it was soon as impossible to find
men to give orders as it was to
have them Obeyed.
SLAUGHTER OF THE ENGLISH.
LII a narrow road twelve feet
wide, shut upon either side and
overhead by the primeval forest,
were crowded together the panic
stricken wretches, mass of
scarlet and gold and quivering
flesh, hastily loading and reload.
ing, and blindly discharging their
guns in the air, as if they sus-
pected their mysterious murder
ers were sheltered in the boughs
above their heads; while all
around, removed from sight, but
making day hideous with their
war whOops and savage cries, lay
concealed a host of human tigers
insatiate for blood. AS the
gloomy pail of battle smoke &C.
casionally lifted, glimpse of
terrible forms with hideously
painted faces and cleaning bod
les of polished bronze, as they
fitted from tree to tree like phan.
toms, revealed themselves to the
gaze of the terror stricken SOL
diers.
Above the roar and crash of fire
arms could be heard the terrible
quivering cry of triumphat saw
agery, as it rose and fell in awful
accents.
"The yell of the Indians" says
Capt. Leslie, sis still fresh on my
ear, and the terrific sound will
haunt me until the hour of disso-
luton. | cannot describe the
horrors of that scene. No pencil
could do it, or no painter define.
ate it so as to convey to you with
accuracy our unhappy situation!
THE BRACE UP OF BRADDoCK-
HIS OBSTINACY.
Foaming with rage and indIg.
nation, Braddock flew from rank
to rank, with his own hands en-.
deavoring to force the men into
position. Four horses were shot
under him, but mounting a fifth,
he still strained every nerve TO re-