art of the French and
Indian War, did some frontier service, though rather advanced
in years at the time. In 1753, he was sent as a commissioner
to pacify the Indians in the region where Pittsburg was
subsequently located. He died October 18, 1757, aged about
seventy-two years. His son of the same name served with
reputation at the battle of Point Pleasant, and during the
Revolutionary War, retiring at its close with the brevet rank
of brigadier-general.--L. C. D.

[4] It has already been stated that Col. John Lewis's eldest
son was Thomas, not Samuel.--L. C. D.

[5] Capt. John McDowell was killed in an engagement with the
Indians, in December, 1742, and of course could not have served
under either Andrew or Charles Lewis.--L. C. D.

[6] James Smith, afterwards Col. Smith of Bourbon county in
Kentucky, was then a prisoner at du Quesne. He says that the
Indians in council planned the attack on Braddock's army and
selected the ground from which to make it--that the assailants
did not number more than 400 men, of whom but a small
proportion were French. One of the Indians laughed when he
heard the order of march in Braddock's army, and said "we'll
shoot them down all as one pigeon." Washington beheld the event
in fearful anticipation, and exerted himself in vain with Gen.
Braddock, to alter the order of march.

[7] It is evident that the author never saw the site of
Braddock's defeat, just below the mouth of Turtle Creek, for
his description is quite inaccurate. June 30, 1755, the army,
which had been following the Ohio Company's road from Will's
Creek, _via_ East Meadows, crossed the Youghiogheny and
proceeding in a devious course struck the head of Turtle Creek,
which was followed nearly to its mouth, whence a southern
course was taken to avoid the steep hills. Reaching the
Monongahela just below the mouth of the Youghiogheny, they
crossed (July 9) to the west side, where there is a long,
narrow bottom. Nearly opposite the mouth of Turtle Creek, and
about four miles below the first crossing, hills again closely
approach the west bank, and the east side becomes the more
favorable for marching. Here, only eight miles across country
from Fort Duquesne, Braddock forded the s