The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-14

day DO led his forty men into the
thicAet and bade them fire upon VI.
Jumonyille and his scouts lurking
there; and he could not, loving the deep
business as be did. keep himself aloof
from II when he saw how it was TO be
finished.
Horace WaIpole might laugh lightly
at the affair. but French and English
statesmen alike-even Newcastle, Eng-
land s prime minister, as busy about
nothing as an old woman. and as thor
oughly ignorant Of affairs as a young
man-knew something must be done,
politics hanging at so doubtful bal
ance between them, now that Frederick
of Prussia had driven France, Austria
and Russia into league against him.
The French minister II London and the
British minister IN Paris vowed their
governments still loved and trusted one
anotcc-. and there was no declaration
Of way. But iu the spring Of 1855
eighteen French ships of war put to
sea from Brcst and Rocbcfort. carrying
Elk battalious and a new governor 10
Canada, and as many ships got away
under press or sail form English ports
to intercept and destroy them.
THE ENGLISH PREPARE.
Transports carrying two English regi~
ary, and by the Goth of February had
reached the Chesapeake. The French
ships got safely IN at the ST. Lawrence
despite pursuit. losing but two OF their
fleet, which bad the III luck 20 be found
by the English bcfogecd and bewIldercd
off the coast. The colonies were to see
fighting on new scale.
Tie English ministers, with whom
just then all things went either by ia
vor or by accident. had made a sorry
blunder in The choice Of a commander.
Major General Edward Braddock,
whom they had commissioned 10 take
the two regiments out and act as com
mapdcr-in-c chief IN America. was a
brave man, n veteran soldier, bred in 4
thorough school Of action, n man quick
with energy and jndomitable Tesolu-
tion; but every quality no had untitled
him TO learn. Sclf-confideut. brutal,
beadstrong, ga very Toquois in dispo-
sition.'' he would take neither check
nor suggestion. But energy. resolution,
good soldiers and proper equipment
might Of themselves suffice to DO much
in tho crisis that had come, whether
wisdom held the reins or rot; and il
gave the Old Dominion thrill Of
1uickened hope and purpose to see
1Neppel s transports in the Potomac and
Braddock' s redcoats ashore at Alex
anoria
TROOPS MOVE UP THE POTOMAC.
The transports, as they made their
way slowly up the river, passed be-
ueatb the very windows Of Mount Yer
non, ito put tho troops ashore only
eight miles beyond Washington had
left off being Il soldier for Dinwiddie
but bo bad resigned oulv to avoid an
intolerable iudiguity, not TO sbun serv.
ice. and he made no pretence of IN
! difference when ne saw the redcoats
come to camp al Alexandria. Again
and again was no early in the saddle 10
see tho stir and order of tho troops
make the acquaintance Of the Officers
and learn, if be might. what it was
that fitt>l his majesty's regulars for
! their stern business.
! The sclt-confident gentlemen who
wore his maicsty's uniform aud carried
/ his maicsty>s commissions in their
pockets had scaut regard, most Of them,
for the raw folk Of tho colony. who had
never been IN London or seen the set
array Of battle. They were not little
impatient that they must recruit among
such n people. The transports bad