The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02


the territory OF the Allegheny, alone foot
knapsacks their shoulders The ground covered with
snow and the journey made at great risk Near where
Psburg stands Indian guide tried to shoot him, and
he tried the Allegheny River raft, he fell into
the freezing water filled will, ice and with difficulty kept
himself from drowning He reached small island the
river and spent the night in half frozen condition The
next day he found settlement secured horse and in sixteen
days was back in Williamsburg lie made his report to Gov
crnor Dnwdde and at the Virginia House Of Bugesses
determined possible drive the French Of the north
crn territory regiment OF Vrgnans raised and placed
under the command Of Colonel Fry with Washington lieut.
tcnantcolonel The troops slow in assembling,
finally Washington set out from Alexandria with only two
companies of troops without Colonel Fry in command
When he reached Great Meadows the Mononga1,ela
River, he had encounter with the French whose
mander, Jumonvic killed Here Washington built
rude fertilization, which called Fort Necessity and in
this he placed his three hundred fifty Virgnians The
French and Indians made vigorous attack and epused
but when Washington perceived the numbers and realized
that ammunition failing, he decided to surrender the fort
with the provision that his troops carrying their might
quietly home This bitter disappointment, but
Washington did we'll to get away these terms and the V
gna House Of Burgesscs recognizing this fact passed vote
Of thanks to Washington and his officers.
The government OF England reused to the fact that
if the French occupied the Ohio Valley the English terri
tory America would be greatly reduced area and
they determined disdan the action of Dnwddc and make
effort drive the French from the Ohio Valley. In
cordance with this purpose they raised Of about
cal Braddock They consulted with Dnwiddie and
proceeded Alexandria, the Potomac River where his
troops quarercd Here conference held with the
Governors of five colonies, Massachusetts, New York. Penn
syvania Maryland and Virginia 1t decided that these
colonies should help the efforts drive the French out OF
America The English reinforced by Vginians and Mary
aners march the eadwaters of the Ohio River
and capture the strong fort which had been built there by
The French known Fort Duquesne; after which they
to proceed against the forts the French along the Great
Lakes The northern colonies make fort the
French settlement beginning at the mouth of the St Law
renee and pass up the river and thus according to General
Braddock all of the French possessions south of the St Law
by the fall OF 1885, to be the hands OF the Brit
sl Alas for Braddock! he did understand the situation.
Benjamin Franklin advised with Braddock and he unwl
ing take the advice OF American who sol
der Franklin said TO be sure you arrive well before
Duquesne with these fine troops the fort probably make
but short resistance Franklin stress the If
lie emphasized afterwards the difficulty of passing through
the Indian country B1addock laughed the whole thing,
and said:
These savages may be indeed formidable enemy
American militia but upon the Kings regular and
troops, sir, it is impossible to make any impression"
Braddocks movement Fort Duquesne very mucn
like that Of the march OF triumph He went first his coach
Greenway Court where he called Lord Fairfax; then
lie passed through the part Of Maryland with bands
playing and banners flying He disguised with the roads
sore great oaths when he found that he could not
Washington modesty informed him that would be mpos-