Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-09

thelr Eagglng hoTSes, ana ON the Watcn
always against savage treachery.
1t had become plain enough before
they reached their destination what
answer they should get from the
French. Sixty miles nearer home than
these lonely headquarters of the
French commander at Fort lie Boeuf
they had come upon an outpost where
the French colors were to be seen fly
ing from a house from which an Eng
fish trader had been driven out, and
the French officers there had uttered
brutality frank avowal of their pur-
pose in that wilderness as they sat at
wine with the alert and temperate
young Virginian. 1T was their abso-
lutte design" they said, ito take pos
session of the Ohio, and. by c..
they would do it. They were
sensible the English could raise two
men for their one, yet they knew their
motions we're too slow and dllatory TO
treyent any undertaking of theirs"
The comnandant Courteous.
The commandant at Fort lie Roeuf
received the wayworn ambassador
very courteously, and even graciously
IA thoughtful, elderly man, Washing
ton noted him, with much the air OF
a soldier"-but would make no pro-
fession even that he would consider
the English summons to withdraw;
and the little party of Englishmen
presently turned back amid the win
ters storms to carry through the
frozen wilderness a letter which boast
ed the French lawful masters of all
the continent beyond the Alleghanies.
When Washington reached VIII
ii2msburg, in the middle Of January.
1864, untouched by even the fearful
fatigues and anxieties of that daring
journey, he had accomplished nothing
but the establishment OF his own char
acter in the eyes of the men who were
to meet the crisis now at hand. He
had been at infinite pains, at every
stage OF the dreary adventure, to win
and hold the confidence of the Indi-
ans who were accounted friends of the
English, and had displayed an older
mans patience, address and fortitude
in meeting all their subtle shifts; and
he had borne hardships that tried
even the doughty Gist
When the horses gave out. he had
! left them to come by easier stages,
while he made his way afoot, with
only a single companion, across the
weary leagues that lay upon his home
ward way Gist, his comrade in the
hazard. had been solicitously "unwil-
| ling ne should undertake such travel,
who had never been used to walking
! before this time" but the imperative
| young commander would not be
stayed. and the journey was made,
spite OF sore feet and frosts and ex-
haasting WEAKNESS. He at least knew
what the French were about, with
what stroEghoIds and forces. and
/ could afford TO wait orders what tc
4 do next.
| The Governor Had Been Busy.
/ Diuwiddie had not been idle while
Washington went his perilous errand
| He had gotten the burgesses together
| by the FIRST of November, beforS
Washington had left the back settle
ments to cross the wilderness, ans
would have gotten q liberal grant o
money from them mad they not falleI
in their debates upon the question o
the new fee charged, since his coming
for every grant out of the public land
of the colony, and insisted that
should be done away with. Sub
jects," they said, very stubbornly
cannot be deprived OF the least par
OF their property without their con
sent" and such a fee, they thought
was too like tax TO be endured.
They would withhold the grant, the
declared, unless the fee was abolished
notwithstanding they saw plainl
enough in how critical case thing
stood in the west; and the testy gov
| ernor very indignantly sent ther
home again. He ordered q draft Q
200 men from the militia, neverthC
less, with the purpose Of assignin
the command to Washington and SCI
ing what might be done upon the Obi
without vote Of the assembly.
Defies the Buraesses.
A hard-headed Scotchman past sixt
could not be expected to wait upon
body of wrangliug and factious PR
vincials for leave to perform his dut
in a crisis, and, inasmuch as the ol
iect was TO save their own lands, an
perhaps their own persons, from tn
French, could hardly be blamed &c
proposing in his. anger that they b
taxed for the purpose by act of pa
lament. "a governor" he exciaime,
sis really TO be pitied IN the di
charge OF of his duty to his king an
country in having to do with sue
obstinate, self-conceited people!
Some money he advanced out Of b
own pocket.
When Washington came back froi
. HIS fruitless mission, Dinwiddie O
dered his journal printed and copi'
sent to all the colonial governors. -
L was thought advisable by his hon'
the governor to have the following a
count OF my proceedings to and fro
the French on Ohio committed
print" said the modest young majc
Il think can do no less than apol
!, gize, in some measure, for the numbe
less imperfeetions in t." But it VI
a very manly recital OF notewortl