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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 127

need of. I believe the Militia Captains do not at present dis-
cover any Signs of Joy at receiving an order to march but a
little use will I hope make many Difficulties vanish that now
appear terrible & who can tell but a Man will after a while be
the better esteemed among us for having served two or three
Months in Defence of his Country: Should this be the
Consequence of our Troops being disbanded there will be no
Reason hereafter to lament that Event tho just now it does
indeed open to us no very agreeable Prospect —
Since the Assembly broke up one of our Officers has
brought hither a French Deserter that came into Fort Cum-
berland the 10th of last Month & also a French Cadet who was
taken Prisoner near that place the same Day. They tell us
that the Garrison at Fort Du Quesne the 27th of Novemr con-
sisted of about 40 Soldiers, 200 Canadians and some Indians
but the Indians are for the most part setled in some Villages
or Towns a little way beyond the Fort & are according to
these mens Account about 600 fighting men. They say like-
wise that the French are about to build a larger stronger &
more regular Fort on the Ohio at a small Distance above
Fort Du Quesne & that they have already collected a good
Deal of Stone & other Materials for that purpose. The De-
tachment with which both the Prisoner & Deserter came from
Fort Du Quesne consisted of two officers six Cadets 7 Soldiers
14 Canadiens & 8 Indians, upon the Appearance of the De-
tachment that was ordered out from Fort Cumberland they
instantly fled & none but the Cadet fell into our Peoples
hands. What was their real Design & Destination we cannot
certainly learn but from several Circumstances there is room
to beleive that they only wanted to inform themselves
thorougly of the Strength of Fort Cumberland & that they
will make an Attempt on it early in the Spring for it seems
their Scalping Parties have at times been much annoyed from
that place it being our moct advanced Poet. I have at length
been able to get a Collection of Seeds for you of some of our
Flowering Shrubs &c a parcel of which I propose to send by
the Master of the Vessel that I shall charge with this Lettl &
I will not fail to send another Parcel by the next Ship that
sails for London from this Port. I am &c.

[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]

4thJany 1758.
Sr
If you receive this Letter at Hampton I should be much
obliged to you for demanding of Capt Somerville (to whose
Care I shall commit it) a Packett of mine directed to Mr Cecil

Letter Bk. III


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