[64] Junius, in his celebrated letters, describes Botetourt as “a cringing, bowing, fawning, sword-bearing courtier.” The witty Horace Walpole wrote of him, “If his graces do not captivate them (the Virginians), he will enrage them to fury; for I take all his _douceur_ to be enamelled on iron.”--_Grenville Papers_, vol. iv. p. 330, note. [65] The wits of London quite amused themselves in lampoons upon this extraordinary splendor of outfit, of “a minister plenipotentiary to the savage Cherokees.” [66] Peyton Randolph was one of the most distinguished of the Virginia patriots. He was attorney-general of the Province, and was subsequently elected President of the Second Colonial Congress. [67] Holmes’ _American Annals_, vol. ii. p. 173. [68] These nations, or tribes, consisted of the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Senecas, the Cayugas, and the Tuscaroras.--See Drake’s _Book of the Indians_, B. v. p. 2. [69] Dr. James Craik was a Scotchman by birth, and a very noble man. He accompanied Washington in the unfortunate expedition rendered memorable by the disaster of Jumonville. Washington cherished, for him, a life-long friendship. [70] “At that time (1770) there were no inhabitants on the Ohio, below Pittsburg, except the natives of the forest. A few traders had wandered into those regions, and land speculators had sent out emissaries to explore the country; but no permanent settlements had been formed.”--Sparks’ _Life of Washington_, p. 111. [71] The Muskingum is one of the largest rivers that runs wholly in the State of Ohio. It flows down, from its sources far away in the north, with a gentle current, over a pebbly bottom, and is navigable for large boats, for a distance of about one hundred miles. The beautiful city of Marietta now stands at its mouth, where the wigwam of the Indian only was seen at the time of Washington’s visit.--M’Culloch’s _Geographical Dictionary_. [72] The Great Kanawha, after flowing through a garden-like region four hundred miles in extent, enters the Ohio about two hundred and fifty miles below Pittsburg.--M’Culloch’s _Geographical Dictionary_. [73] “_To Dissolve_; to bring to an end by separating the parts or dispersing the members of; to terminate; to destroy; to cause to disappear; as, to _dissolve_ parliament. “_To Prorogue_; to continue from one session to another; to adjourn for an indefinite time; applied to the English Parliament.”--_Webster._ [74] Washington’s diary testifies that he fasted rigidly, and attended divine worship in the Episcopal Church. He still retained friendly intercourse with the Dunmore family. [75] See information given to the elder Adams, by Mr. Lynch of South Carolina.--_Adams’ Diary._ [76] “Washington’s Writings,” by Jared Sparks, vol. ii. p. 329.