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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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THE ORDERS OF THE DAY,
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FORTE CUMBERLAND CAMP, AUGST 13TH 1755.
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Parole Sumersett.
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The Same number of men to worke tomorrow as this Day. the Serjants who Bring the men for worke are at the Same time to bring a roll of their names.
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T. MONCRIEFFE.
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To Lievt Colo Winslow or
officer Commanding in Camp. }
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1755 Aug 13. Capt Goreham arived here from Hallifax & from Pizaquid in Two whale boats. being one Day and half in his water Passage brought us the Malloncolly News of General Braddocks Defeat.
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of which on the 14th I reced a Perticular account from Mr. Coffin of that unhappy affair, and althoh it has no connection with our opperations in this part of the Continent, yet being of So Exstrodenary a nature and humanly accounting Seames to be Occationed by Setting Two Great a Value on our own Troops. I have Inserted it, that others into whose hands this book may Fall (Espeacally Those of my own Family Should they be Soldiers) may beware of Falling into the Same Fatal Mistake.
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Mr. Coffins Letter as Follows.
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BOSTON AUGT 8, 1755.
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DEAR SIR,
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I wrote you Some time Since pr. Capt Whitty & Sent you a Cheese wch hope you have Recevd. Inclosed you have the Maloncholy acct of the Defeat of the Troops under the Command of Genal Bradock our Genal Court Met yesterday & have Voted to Raise 800 men more to Strenthen the Crown Point Expedition. which men are to be sent forward as fast as posable about one half of the Troops Raised for the Crown point Expedition In New Hampshire Goverment Returned hom a few Days since. their Colo Blanchard it Seems with some other great men of their Governmt are Intrested at a place Called Cohorse and Instead of proceeding forward to Albany, he was Carrying them to Cut a Rode to this favorite place upon which his officers and men told him if he would not proceed
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