Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-12

ferenee-WilIiam Shirley, OF Mas
saenusetts. the stout-hearted old law
yer, every inch "a gentleman and pol
stician," who had of sudden turned
soldier to face the French, for all he
was past sixty; James De Lancey, OF
New York, astute man OF the people;
the brave and energetic Horatio
Share, of Maryland; Robert Hunter
Morris. fresh from the latest wrangles
with the headstrong Quakers and Ger
mans OF Pennsylvania, and Robert
Dinwiddie, the busy merchant COVER
nor of the Old Dominion, whose urgent
letters to the government at home
had brought Braddoek and his regi-
ments to the Potomac.
Plans were promptly agreed upon.
New York and New England, seeing
war come on apace, were astir nc less
than Virginia. and in active CORE
sponaence with the ministers in Lon
don. Two regiments had already been
raised and taken into the kings pay;
the militia of all the threatened col
onies were afoot; in all quarters &C
( ton was expected and instant war
| To Strike at Niagara.
Governor Shirley, the council
/ agreed, should strike ar once at Nj
agara with the kings new provincial
regiments, in the hope to cut the en-
I erny's connections with their western
posts; Colonel William johnson, the
cool.headed trader and borderer. who
/ had lived and thriven SO long in the
/ forests where the dreaded Mohawks
had their strength. should lead levy
I from New England, New York and
I New Jersey, to an attack upon Grown
/ Point, where for twenty-four years the
| French had held Champaign; and
Lieutenant Colonel Monckton, of the
kings regulars must take a similar
force against Beausejour in Acadia,
while General Braddock struck
straight into the western wilderness
to take Duquesne.
'Twere best to be prompt in every
part OF the hazardous business, and
Bra6dock turned from the conference
70 push bis own expedition forward
at once. after taking Fort Du.
quesne." he said TO Franklin, Il am
to proceed 20 Niagara; and after hay-
ting taken that, TO Frontenac, If the
season viii allow time; and suppose
+ It will, for Duquesne can hardly de-
tain me above three or four days; and
then I can see nothing that can OBJ
struct my march to Niagara"
The ssescIous Franklin.
ITO be sure, SIR" quietly replied the
saxacious Franklin; IF you arrive
ven before Duquesne with these fine
troops. 50 well provided with artillery.
tbs fort can probably make
but short resistance"
Bat there was the trouble. 'Twould
have been better, no doubt, had a
route through Pennsylvania been
chosen, where cultivated farms al
ready stretched well into the west,
with their own roads and grain and
cattle and wagons to serve an army
with; bat the Virginia route had been
selected (by intrigue Of gentlemen in
terested in the Ohio company, 1t was
hintedJ, and must needs be made the
best Of.
There was there, at the least, the
rough track Washington's men had
cut 10 the Greet Meadows. This must
be widened and leyeled for an army
with its cumbrous train OF artillery.
land its endless procession OF wagons
laden with baggage and provisions. To
take tao thousand men through the
dense forests with all the military
Itrappings and supplies Of a European
army would be to put. It might be-
tnps r.AIlAa of ita voash tran aatxaAn