The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

84 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [ACT. 23.
My strength will not admit of my saying more, though
I have not said half that I intended concerning our
affairs here. Business I shall not think of, but depend
solely upon your management of all my affairs, not
doubting tha they will be well conducted. I am, &c.
July 2d. — A serious inconvenience attended me in
my sickness, and that was losing the use of my servant;
for poor John Alton was taken about the same time that
I was, and with nearly the same disorder, and was confined as long; so that we did not see each other for
several days. He is also tolerably well recovered.
We are advanced almost as far as the Great Meadows,
and I shall set out to-morrow morning for my own corps,
with an escort of one hundred men, who are to guard
some provisions up, so that my fears and doubts on that
head are now removed.
I had a letter yesterday from Orme, who writes me
word, that they have passed the Youghiogany for the
last time; that they have sent out parties to scour the
country thereabouts, and have reason to believe the
French are greatly alarmed at their approach.
TO ROBERT ORME.
Great Crossing, 30 June, 1755.
DEAR ORME,
I came to this camp on Thursday last, with the rear
of Colonel Dunbar's detachment, and should have continued on with his front to-day, but was prevented by
rain.
My fevers are very moderate, and, I hope, near terminating. Then I shall have nothing to encounter but
wearkness, which is excessive, and the difficulty of get