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.

238 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [AXT.25.
Baker, who are to proceed towards Logstown. God
send them success and a'safe return.
Unless you will interest yourself in sending money to
discharge the public debts, I must inevitably suffer very
considerably, as the country people all think me pledged
to them, let what will happen. They are grown very
clamorous, and will be more than ever incensed, if there
should come an inadequate sum, and that sum be appropriated to the payment of the soldiers.
I am convinced it would give pleasure to the Governor to hear that I was involved in trouble, however
undeservedly, such are his dispositions towards me.
I am, &c.
TO COLONEL STANWIX.4*
Fort Loudoun, 15 June, 1757.
SIR,
A scouting party, consisting of five soldiers and fifteen Cherokee Indians, who were sent out the 20th
ultimo towards the Ohio, under Lieutenant Baker, returned the 8th instant to Fort Cumberland with five
scalps, and a French officer, prisoner, having killed two
other officers of the same party. Mr. Baker met with
this party (ten French, three officers) on the head of
Turtle Creek, twenty miles from Fort Duquesne, the
day after they had parted with fifty Shawanese Indians
returning from war, and would have killed and made
prisoners of them all, had not the death of the Indian
* Colonel Stanwix was stationed by the Earl of Loudoun on the frontiers of Pennsylvania, with the command of five companies of the Royal
American Regiment. He was now at Lancaster, but his head-quarters
were afterwards at- Carlisle. A correspondence, as well friendly as official.
was kept up between him and Colonel Washington.