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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 257
 

 
action & Sickness he judged it impossible to attempt any thing
farther with probability of Success & is returning to Fort
Cumberland with every thing that he is able to bring but as
his Horses were reduced & much enfeebled & many Carriages
wanted for the wounded men, to prevent their falling into the
hands of the Enemy he has destroyed most of the Ammu-
nition & the superfluous Provision that was left in his Care,
Capt Orme does not describe to me the Situation of the Place
where the Battle happened, how great was the Number of the
Enemy, whether they consisted principally of Regular Troops
or Indians or wherefore they permitted the English to bring
off their wounded He only says By the particular Disposition
of the French & Indians it is impossible to judge of the Num-
bers the Enemy had that Day in the Field. When I received
this account I was on my way to Fort Cumberland with a
number of Gentn & Voluntiers who had entered into an Asso-
ciation to bear Arms & protect our Frontiers where Indian
Parties have lately done much mischief, I shall now halt a
Letter Bk. II.
little & expend a Sum of money (which the Council & Gentn
of the Country had subscribed upon the Assembly's Refusal at
their last meeting to grant any Supplies) in purchasing a
quantity of fresh Provisions & such things as I think necessary
for the Troops & then Escort them with such men as I can
persuade to join me to Fort Cumberland where I expect to
find Colo Dunbar by that time arrived.f I am afraid Colonel
Dunbar will not proceed again to Action this summer for want
of a Train of Artillery & Ammunition neither do I think it will
be an easy matter to reinforce him speedily for tho there are not
I suppose in these 3 Colonies less than 80000 Men fit to bear
Arms yet for want of such a Militia Law as the Eastern Colonies
enjoy the Benefit of & our Assemblies will not hear of, the
People have no last or Notion of Arms or Military Duty &
fruitless are all our Endeavours to persuade them to unite their
force & exert it for their common safety —

A Letter was also sent at the same time to Lord
Albemarle which was litterally the same with the above
so far as arrived f it then proceeded as follows.

[Sharpe to Albemarle.]

" It grieves me to see near 20000 Men in this Province fit to
bear Arms & yet for want of an effectual Militia Law which
has been frequently recommended to our Assembly in vain
not 100 are obliged or to be prevailed on to Exort some
Provisions out or even to act in their own Defence. Thus
much I have writ to the Secretary of State but my Lord hoping


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