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Indians. War Dance. German Settlers.- Re-
turn Home.-Washington as Public Surveyor.
Sojourn at Greenway Court. - Horses, Hounds, and
Books.-Rugged Experience among the Mountains
ford.
CHAPTER V.
English and French Claims to the Ohio Valley. - Wild
State of the Country.— Projects of Settlements. -
The Ohio Company. - Enlightened Views of Law-
rence Washington. - French Rivalry. - Celeron de
Bienville. - His Signs of Occupation.- Hugh Craw-
- George Croghan, a Veteran Trader, and
Montour, his Interpreter. Their Mission from
Pennsylvania to the Ohio Tribes. - Christopher
Gist, the Pioneer of the Yadkin. - Agent of the
Ohio Company. - His Expedition to the Frontier.—
Reprobate Traders at Logstown. Negotiations
with the Indians. - Scenes in the Ohio Country.-
Diplomacy at Piqua.- Kegs of Brandy and Rolls
of Tobacco. Gist's Return across Kentucky. - A
Deserted Home. - French Schemes.- Captain Jon-
caire, a Diplomat of the Wilderness.
at Logstown. The Indians' Land.
CHAPTER VI.
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His Speech
Where?"
Preparations for Hostilities.-Washington appointed Dis-
trict Adjutant-general. - Mount Vernon a School
of Arms. Adjutant Muse, a Veteran Campaigner.
-Jacob Van Braam, the Master of Fence. - Ill
Health of Washington's Brother Lawrence. -Voy-
age with him to the West Indies. - Scenes at Bar-
badoes. Tropical Fruits. — Beefsteak and Tripe
Club.-Return Home of Washington. - Death of
Lawrence.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VII.
Council of the Ohio Tribes at Logstown. Treaty with
the English. Gist's Settlement-Speeches of the
Half-king and the French Commandant. - French
Aggressions. The Ruins of Piqua. — Washington
sent on a Mission to the French Commander. -
Jacob Van Braam, his Interpreter. - Christopher
Gist, his Guide. Halt at the Confluence of the
Monongahela and Alleghany.— Projected Fort.-
Shingiss, a Delaware Sachem. - Logstown. The
Half-king. Indian Councils. — Indian Diplomacy.
- Rumors concerning Joncaire.- Indian Escorts.—
The Half-king, Jeskakake, and White Thunder
CHAPTER VIII.
Arrival at Venango. — Captain Joncaire.
Revelry. - Discussions over the Bottle. The Old
Diplomatist and the Young. - The Half-king, Jes-
kakake, and White Thunder staggered.-The
Speech-belt. Departure. — La Force, the Wily
Commissary. Fort at French Creek. - The Chev-
alier Legardeur de St. Pierre, Knight of St.
Louis. Captain Reparti. Transactions at the
Fort. - Attempts to Seduce the Sachems. - Mis-
chief brewing on the Frontier. — Difficulties and
Delays in Parting.- Descent of French Creek. -
Arrival at Venango .
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CHAPTER IX.
Return from Venango. — A Tramp on Foot. - Murder-
The Indian Guide. Treachery. —
ing Town.
An Anxious Night.-Perils on the Alleghany River.
-Queen Aliquippa. - The old Watch-coat. - Re-
turn across the Blue Ridge
CHAPTER X.
Reply of the Chevalier de St. Pierre. -Trent's Mission
to the Frontier.- Washington recruits Troops.
Dinwiddie and the House of Burgesses. - Independ-
ent Conduct of the Virginians. Expedients to
gain Recruits.-Jacob Van Braam in Service. -
Toilful March to Wills' Creek. Contrecœur at the
Fork of the Ohio. Trent's refractory Troops
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CHAPTER XI.
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iogheny.
March to the Little Meadows. -Rumors from the Ohio.
- Correspondence from the Banks of the Yough-
Attempt to descend that River.
Alarming Reports. Scouting Parties. - Perilous
Situation of the Camp. - Gist and La Force.-
Message from the Half-king. - French Tracks. -
The Jumonville Skirmish. Treatment of La Force.
-Position at the Great Meadows. - Belligerent
Feelings of a Young Soldier
CHAPTER XII.
Scarcity in the Camp.-Death of Colonel Fry. - Promo-
Mackay and his Independent Company.-
tions.
Major Muse.
Prayers in Camp. -
Indian Ceremonials.
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Alarms. Independence of an
Independent Company. Affairs at the Great
Meadows. - Desertion of the Indian Allies. -Capit-
ulation of Fort Necessity. - Van Braam as an In-
terpreter. Indian Plunderers. Return to Wil-
liamsburg. Vote of Thanks of the House of Bur-
gesses. Subsequent Fortunes of the Half-king. -
Comments on the Affair of Jumonville and the Con-
duct of Van Braam
Founding of Fort Cumberland. - Secret Letter of Stobo.
-The Indian Messenger. - Project of Dinwiddie.
-His Perplexities. - A Taint of Republicanism
in the Colonial Assemblies. - Dinwiddie's Military
Measures.-Washington quits the Service. - Over-
tures of Governor Sharpe of Maryland. - Washing-
ton's dignified Reply.-Questions of Rank between
Royal and Provincial Troops. -Treatment of the
French Prisoners. Fate of La Force.- Anecdotes
of Stobo and Van Braam
CHAPTER XIV.
Return to quiet Life. - French and English prepare for
Hostilities. Plan of a Campaign. - General Brad-
dock. His Character. - Sir John St. Clair, Quar-
termaster-general. - His Tour of Inspection.-Pro-
jected Roads. - Arrival of Braddock. Military
Consultations and Plans. Commodore Keppel and
his Seamen. Ships and Troops at Alexandria. —
Excitement of Washington. Invited to Join the
Staff of Braddock. A Mother's Objections.-
Washington at Alexandria. Grand Council of
Governors.
Colonel
Military Arrangements.
William Johnson. Sir John St. Clair at Fort
Cumberland. - His Explosions of Wrath. Their
Effects. Indians to be Enlisted.
and his Band of Bush-beaters
CHAPTER XV.
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Captain Jack
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Washington proclaimed Aide-de-camp - Disappoint-
ments at Fredericktown.
Braddock.
Contracts.
Creek.-Rough Roads. The General in his Char-
iot.Camp at Fort Cumberland. - Hugh Mercer.
-Dr. Craik.-Military Tactics. - Camp Rules.
Secretary Peters. Indians in Camp. Indian
Beauties. The Princess Bright Lightning.-Er-
rand to Williamsburg. - Braddock's Opinion of
Contractors and Indians. - Arrival of Conveyances 177
CHAPTER XVI.
March from Fort Cumberland. The Great Savage
Mountain. - Camp at the Little Meadows. -Divi-
sion of the Forces. - Captain Jack and his Band. —
Scarooyadi in Danger.-Illness of Washington.
His Halt at the Youghiogheny.-March of Brad-
dock.-The Great Meadows. - Lurking Enemies.
Their Tracks. - Precautions.-Thicketty Run.
-Scouts.-Indian Murders.-Funeral of an In-
dian Warrior. Camp on the Monongahela.
Washington's Arrival there. -March for Fort Du-
quesne.The Fording of the Monongahela. - The
Battle. The Retreat.-Death of Braddock.
CHAPTER XVII.
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Costs of Campaigning.
Measures for Public Safety.-
Washington in Command. - Head-quarters at Win-
chester. Lord Fairfax and his Troop of Horse. -
Indian Ravages.
Panic at Winchester.
Cause
of the Alarm.- Operations elsewhere. Shirley
Johnson against Crown Point.
Reform in the Militia Laws. - Discipline of the Troops.
Dagworthy and the Question of Precedence.
Washington's Journey to Boston.-Style of Trav-
elling. Conference with Shirley. The Earl of
Loudoun. - Military Rule for the Colonies. -Wash-
ington at New York. - Miss Mary Philipse