[B] Washington, in his journal, speaks of the Indian firing at him at short range, but says nothing of his preventing his companion from killing the would-be murderer. But his companion expressly says that he would have killed the Indian on the spot had not Washington forbidden him. The Indians became very superstitious about Washington’s immunity from bullets, especially after Braddock’s defeat. In that battle he was the target for the best marksmen among them, and not only escaped without a scratch, although two horses were killed under him and his clothes riddled with bullets, but he was the only officer of Braddock’s military family who survived. [C] This letter, which is printed in full in Marshall’s _Life of Washington_, was among the highest _personal_ compliments ever paid Washington. The signers were seasoned soldiers, addressing a young man of twenty-three, under whom they had made a campaign of frightful hardship ending in disaster. They were to be ordered to resume operations in the spring, and it was to this young man that these officers appealed, believing him to be essential to the proper conduct of the campaign. By JAMES BARNES A LOYAL TRAITOR. A Story of the War of 1812. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50. A vigorous romance it is, full of life and adventure.--_N. Y. Herald._ A stirring story.... The several characters are finely balanced and well drawn, and are admirably interwoven to give reasonableness and completeness in every chapter.--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._ We turn with a feeling of relief to Mr. Barnes’s breezy and Marryat-like story of the American privateersman.... This is all genuine romance, with a wide horizon and many changes of scene.... Mr. Barnes has done his work well.--_N. Y. Times._ An excellent and intensely interesting story of romance and adventure.--_Brooklyn Standard-Union._ The book has freshness, animation, and strong story-interest.--_Outlook, N. Y._ A quick-moving, picturesque story. The daring Yankee sailor of that naval war, his life above deck and below, in battle and in cruise, his dialect and yarns, are all quaintly reproduced in a series of vivid scenes.--_Philadelphia Record._ FOR KING OR COUNTRY. A Story of the American Revolution. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50. NAVAL ACTIONS OF THE WAR OF 1812. Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $4 50. NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS _The above works are for sale by all booksellers, or will be sent by mail by the publishers, postage prepaid, on receipt of the price._ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.