Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 27

French Fort they are momently giving fresh Intelligence
therefore must conclude with this confused Paragraph a safe
Deliverance never was in greater Jeopardy, no men no Pro-
visions this is the Cry of this Garrison, this is the second
Express this man has been sent and no Pay for it (viz^t) when
Trent came in and the Catawba Indian the next Colonel I
believe may be from Montreal for never such a set collected
as we have to defend a Garrison for my part I am easy if
Indians, I must fight, but if French as long as we can but I
am afraid the great Guns wont be loaded by us a second time.
I.L.

[Washington to Sharpe.]

Fort Loudoun Iune 16. 1757.
Sir
This moment the inclosed Letters came to my Hands, I
have not lost a moments time in transmitting them to you, as
I look upon the Intelligence to be of the greatest Importance

If the Enemy is coming down in such numbers and with such
a Train of Artillery as we are bid to expect Fort Cumberland
must inevitably fall into their Hands as no Efforts can be
timely made to save it.
I send you Sir a Copy of a Council of War held at this
Place, and I intend to pursue the Resolutions therein con-
tained 'till I receive Orders how to act it is morally certain
that the next Object which the French have in View is Fort
Loudoun and that is yet in a very untenable Posture they
have no Roads for Carriages into any other Province but
through this Place, and there lies here a Quantity of stores
belonging to his Majesty and this Colony very much exposed
and unguarded.
I shall not take up your Time Sir with sending a tedious
Detail of the Fort, I have dispatched one Express Governor
Dinwiddie, and another to Colonel
I am
Your Excellency's most obed^t humble Servant,
Geo: Washington

[Loudoun to Sharpe.]
His Majestys Ship Sutherland at the Hook 18th June 1757.
Sir
I have just now the faver of your Letter of June 4^th by M^r
Symmes the Embargo will be taken off in a limitted time,
after we got to Sea, which we hope to do to morrow morning,
and that will answer his purpose.