The Washington herald., 1913-01-16

NO. 10.
The English were not only checked,
but beaten.
They had never seen business like this.
Twas a pitiful. shameful slaughter
men shot like beasts in a pen. where
they covered close in their scarlet ranks.
Their first blazing volleys had sent
the craven Canadians scampering back
the way they had come: Beaujeu, who
led the attack. was killed almost at the
first onset; but the gallant youngsters
" no led the motley array wavered never
an instant. and readily held the Indians
to their easy work.
Washington did all that furious energy
and reckless courage could to keep the
order OF battle his commander had 50
madly chosen, to hold the regulars TO
their blind work and hearten the Nir-
ginlans to stay the threatened rout,
driving his horse everywhere into the
thick OF the murderous firing. and cry
ing upon all alike to keep TO II steadily
like men. He had but yesterday re-
Joined the advance. having for almost
two weeks lain stricken with a fever IN
Dunbars camp.
Charmed Life.
He could hardly sit his cushioned sad
die for weakness when the fight began:
but when the blaze OF the battle burst,
his eagerness was suddenly like that Of
one possessed, and his immunity from
harm like that OF one charmed. Thrice a
horse was shot under him. many bullets
cut his clothing. but he went without a
wound. A like mad energy drove Brad
dock storming up and down the break
ing lines: but he was mortally stricken
at last and Washington alone remained
to exercise such control as was posi-
bic when the inevitable rOut came.
1t was impossible to hold the ground in
such fashion. The stubborn BraddOCk
himself had ordered a retreat ere the
fatal bullet found him. SiXty-three out
of the eighty-six officers OF his force
were killed or disabled: less than 5o0
men out OF all the 100 VIII" had but
just now passed so calamity through
the ford remained unhurt: the deadly
slaughter must have gone on to utter de-
struction.
Death Of BraddocL.
Retreat was incvitable-'twas blessed
good fortune that it was still possible.
When once it began II WAS headlnng.
reckless, frenzied. The men ran wildly.
blindly. as IL hunted by demons whom
no man might hope to resist-haunted
by the frightful cries, maddened by the
searching and secret tre of their foes.
now coming hot upon their heels
Wounded comrades, military stores
baggage. their very arms. they left upon
the ground, abandoned. Far into the
night they ran madIy on. IN frantic
search for the camp of the rear divi-
sion, crying they ran, for help: they
even passed the camp. in their unCOntrol-
liable terror of pursuit. and went des-
perateIy on toward the settlements.
Washington and the few officers and
provincisls who scorned the terror
found the utmost difficulty i'll bringing
CT their stricken general. where he Law
wishing to die. Upon the fourth day
after the battle he died. loathing the
sight of redcoat they said. and muir
murinC praises Of the blues" the once
despised Virginians. They buried his
body in the road. that the army wagons
might pass over the place and oblIterate
every trace of a grave their savage enc
mics might rejoice to lind and desc
crate.
Craven Commando
He had lived to reach Dunbars camp.
hut not see the end Of the shameful
rout. The terror mastered the rearguard.
too They destroyed their artillery.
burned their wagons and stores. emp
tied their powder into the streams. and
themselves broke into disOrdered fe-
veriSh retreat which was mere flight.
their craven commander shamefully ac-
quiescinG. He would not even hold or
rally them at Fort Cumberland. but
went on. as II upon hurried errand. all
the way to Philadelphia. leaving the fort
and all the frontier with it. to be de-
Tended by invaIids and a few Virgin
ians."
Il acknowledge" cried Dinwiddie. Il
was not brought up to arms; but | think
common sense would have prevailed not
to leave the frontier exposed after hav
ing opened a road over the mountains to
the Ohio. by which the enemy can the