. Book of the Royal blue . tructed at the Great Meadows, TIFF X7:.]/.ICO/,IX rATH. this opening skirmish occurred. Wash-ington received information that a bodyof French forces were in the neighbor-hood, and on the night of May 24th amessenger from Tanacharison, or theHalf Iving. a friendly Indian chief, con-firmed the information. At once Wash-ington led a party through the intensedarkness to the Indian camp, and ac-companied b\ the savages they pro-ceeded to the French camp which hadbeen located in a dark ravine in themountains. lust at daybreak Washing- mounted liya cross which tells of hisc
. Book of the Royal blue . tructed at the Great Meadows, TIFF X7:.]/.ICO/,IX rATH. this opening skirmish occurred. Wash-ington received information that a bodyof French forces were in the neighbor-hood, and on the night of May 24th amessenger from Tanacharison, or theHalf Iving. a friendly Indian chief, con-firmed the information. At once Wash-ington led a party through the intensedarkness to the Indian camp, and ac-companied b\ the savages they pro-ceeded to the French camp which hadbeen located in a dark ravine in themountains. lust at daybreak Washing- mounted liya cross which tells of hiscreed but not his nationality, can beseen the grave of Jumonville. WhenLaFayette visited this country, he madea pilgrimage to the grave of his illustri-ous countryman. Just a month afttr this preliminarystruggle the French forces appeared irygreater numbers before Fort Necessity,am! he was compelled to , however, obtained most honorableterms and was allowed to take off allartillery, provisions and other belong-. THK N M ton gave the signal to fire and the shotswhich rang out among the mountains ofFayette County upon the misty air ofthat late May morning are the mostfamous in history. The French leader,Jumonville, and nine of his men wereslainin this engagement. The remaining nine-teen surrendered. The dead Frenchleader was laid tenderly to rest in ashallow grave which Washingtons ownhands helped to shape and there to thisday marked by a pile of stones sur- ings of the army. This first lesson in theuncertainties of the art of war musthave made a lasting impression uponWashington. Old Fort Necessity waslong the object of curiosity to visitors,but it has now almost entirely disap-peared ; only the lines of the old fortremain. About forty years ago amonument was dedicated, but was nevercompleted. Now the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution propose to restorethe old fort and to erect a monument. 12 THE NEMACOLIX PATH. For many jears the land whereon thisearlj strug
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