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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 199
 

 
this continued some time & more than 30 of the English fell
thereby but towards Evening Capt Villier who commanded the
French finding that the Fire on the part of the French dimin-
ished & became less frequent began to suspect that their
Ammunition was near spent (for they had only a Handfull of
Ball each & powder in proportion distributed to them when
they were sent from the Fort) ordered a Parley to be beat, not
induced thereto as was asserted by the great Loss his Men
had suffered for on their side only one Cadet & 2 private
Soldiers had been killed, but their Officer being apprehensive
as I observed on Account of his Ammunition his provision of
Victuals being also inconsiderable & finding the Troops that
he commanded for the most part raw & undiciplined would
not be easily prevailed on to forsake their Trees & storm the
Intrenchment thought proper to offer Terms rather than run
any Risks not doubting but the English would in their
miserable situation & not sensible what were his fears &
Apprehensions gratefully accept any Conditions that he should
be pleased to offer in which Opinion he was not indeed at all
mistaken. The Day after signing the Capitulation Mr Wash-
ington retreated with the English that survived to Wills-Creek
& shortly after descended to Alexandria a Town in Virga
situate on the navigable water of Potowmack. The 17th of
July I once more met our Assembly & apprizing them of what
had happened pressed them to grant immediate Supplies for
the Service. The Consternation that Washington's Defeat had
occasioned inclined many of them to grant a Sum of Money at
this time in any manner that the Gov' should think proper but
some of the Leading Patriots as they stile themselves contrived
to insert some Clauses in the Bill which were by no means
agreeable & which it was scarcely consonant with his Ldp's
Instructions for me to pass; however I was prevailed on by
the Council to accept £6000 on the Terms it was offered but
from some late Instructions That I have received I am a little
Letter Bk. II.
p. 73
apprehensive the Substance of the Bill is not very acceptable
to his Ldp. What my Lord objects to are two Clauses which
appropriate the moneys arising from Lycencing Ordinaries &
Pedlars to the use of his Majesty on this Occasion. As Mr
Calvert tells me he has taken Brother Iohns Opinion with
respect to the property of the money arising from such Lycences
(which his Ldp claims by prerogative) I conceive I need not
be particular in acquainting you how those Matters which have
been long a Bone of Contention, are circumstanced presuming
that Mr Calvert submitted to you the State of those contro-
verted articles which I find he had received from me when He
desired your Opinion thereon. When our Assembly had
granted the £6000 above mentioned I advised Govr Dinwiddie
p. 74
 

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