his journals. It is clearly drawn up
in twenty-eight sections and gives very succinctly and lucidly the rules
governing this mode of fighting.

The campaign of 1757 contemplated only the capture of Louisburg. To the
requisite preparations Lord Londown directed all his energies. Having
collected all the troops which could be spared for that purpose, he
sailed for Halifax on the twentieth of June with six thousand soldiers,
among them being four companies of Rangers under the command of Major
Rogers. Upon arriving at Halifax his army was augmented by the addition
of five thousand Regulars and a powerful naval armament. We have neither
time nor inclination to consider the conduct of Lord Londown on this
occassion farther than to say that his cowardice and imbecility seem
wonderful. Finding that, in all probability, Louisburg could not be
taken without some one getting hurt, he returned to New York without
striking a blow. If about this time our heroic commander of the Rangers
used some strong language far from sacred, it will become us to remember
"Zeke Webster" and think as charitably of his patriotic expletives "as
we can." He returned to New York three weeks after the surrender of Fort
William Henry, where with his Rangers he might have done something, at
least, to prevent the horrible massacre which has tarnished the fair
fame of Montcalm indellibly.

England and America both were humbled in the dust by the events of 1757
and 1758. Failure, due to the want of sufficent resources is severe, but
how utterly insufferable when, with abundant means, incompetency to use
them brings defeat. Still, we are under greater obligation to Lord
Londown than we are wont to think. His imbecility helped rouse the
British nation and recall William Pitt to power, whose vigor of purpose
animated anew the people of other countries and promised an early
termination of French dominion in America.

Lord Londown was succeeded in the early part of 1758 by General
Abercrombie and plans were matured for capturing the Lake forts,
Louisburg and Fort Du Quesne. By the close of November, the two last,
with the addition of Fort Frontenac, were ours. The movement against
Crown Point and Ticonderoga did not succeed. In the assault upon the
latter Rogers and his Rangers fought in the van and in the retreat
brought up the rear.

In the spring of this year (1758) Rogers went down Lake George at the
head of about one hundred and eighty-men, and near the