sm NATURAL AND CIVIL 



giidtd of French troops ; but that rather thaa 

 disgust the Indians, he broke every part of the 

 capitulation, viciuied his o-^^vii honor, and de- 

 stroyed the faith of any future promises, by suf- 

 fering a seduced and defenceless garrison to be 

 plundered and butchered, in the presence and 

 Tiew of his whole army. 



Expecting to be attacked himself, general 

 Webb had sent on expresses to the provinces 

 for reinforcements. They were every where 

 raised and sent on with great expedition ; but 

 as Montcalm had returned to Ticonderoga, the 

 reinforcements were kept in service but a few 

 wieeks : And thus ended the third campaign iu 

 America. 



With an army of more than twenty thousand 

 regular troops, a great number of provincial for- 

 ces, and a naval power of more than twenty 

 ships of the line, nothing had succeeded. All 

 attempts agamst the enemy had failed ; and the 

 French, with a much inferior force, had every 

 ■where gained the advantage. The British min- 

 istry did not appear to be sufficiently acquainted 

 with the state of things in America, to form a 

 judicious plan for a campaign in xhe eoionies ; 

 nor did the British generals appear to be enough 

 informed of the nature of a French and Indian 

 war, to^cairy it on with success. Loudon had 

 returned to Nevv/ York, and was engaged about 

 the civil affairs of the colonies. Massachusetts 

 had been the most active of all the provinces in 

 raising men and money for the Mar. In No» 

 vembtr, Loudon took offence at some of the 

 proceedings of their assembly ; which he con- 

 aftrued as implying that an act of tlieir R*genil)Ij' 



