. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... their absolute design totake possession of the Ohio, and, by G—d,they would do it; for, that although theywere sensible the English could raise twomen for their one, they knew their motionswere too slow and dilatory to prevent anyundertaking of theirs. They pretend tohave an undoubted right to the river, from adiscovery made by one La Salle sixty yearsago; and the rise of this expedition is toprevent our settling on the river or waters ofit, as they heard of
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... their absolute design totake possession of the Ohio, and, by G—d,they would do it; for, that although theywere sensible the English could raise twomen for their one, they knew their motionswere too slow and dilatory to prevent anyundertaking of theirs. They pretend tohave an undoubted right to the river, from adiscovery made by one La Salle sixty yearsago; and the rise of this expedition is toprevent our settling on the river or waters ofit, as they heard of some families moving out in order thereto. The French officersthen informed Washington of their strengthsouth of the lakes, and of the number andlocation of their posts between Montreal andVenango. The French exerted every stratagem todetach the Indians from Washingtons party,and they met with enough success to justifyWashingtons distrust of them. All hadcome to deliver up the French speech-belts,or, in other words, to break off friendly rela-tions with the French. The Delaware chiefswavered and failed to fulfill their promise--. THE HALF KING. but the Half King clung to Washingtonlike a brother, and delivered up his belt ashe had promised. The party left Venango on the seventh ofDecember, and reached Fort Le Boeuf, thenext post, on the eleventh. It was a strongwork, defended by cannon, and near byWashington saw a number of canoes andboats, and the materials for building others,.-sure indications that an expedition down theriver was about to be attempted. He ob-tained an interview with St. Pierre, the com-mander, an officer of experience and integri-ty, greatly beloved as well as feared by theIndians. He received the young envoy with 286 THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. courtesy, but refused to discuss questionsof right with him. I am here, he said, by the orders of my general, to which Ishall conform with exactness and resolu-tion. On the fourteenth, St. Pierre delivered toWashin
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