[132]. Henry Langdon and Frank Toscan were both midshipmen on the “Wasp” during her fight with the “Reindeer,” and died from wounds received in the battle.—Ed.
[133]. James Lawrence, born in Burlington, New Jersey (1781), served with Decatur in the War with Tripoli, and as lieutenant on the “Constitution.” In 1811 he was placed in command of the “Hornet,” his most notable achievement with that vessel being the destruction (1813) of the British ship “Peacock.” For this victory he was given command of the “Chesapeake,” and accepting the challenge of the “Shannon,” fought with her off Boston harbor, June, 1813. He fell, mortally wounded, and the “Chesapeake” was compelled to surrender. His countrymen, stirred by his dying cry, “Don’t give up the ship,” had his body brought from Halifax, and buried with military honors in Trinity Churchyard, New-York City.—Ed.
[134]. General Anthony Wayne died at Erie, Pennsylvania, in December, 1796.—Ed.
[135]. For a brief history of Fort Le Bœuf, see Croghan’s Journals, volume i of our series, note 65.—Ed.
[136]. This was Fort Venango; see Croghan’s Journals, note 64. For Meadville, see Harris’s Journal, volume iii of our series, note 25.—Ed.
[137]. Consult Post’s Journals, in volume i of our series, notes 22, 89, for these rivers.—Ed.
[138]. Armstrong, nine miles north-east of Pittsburg, was named in honor of Colonel John Armstrong. In 1756 he led an expedition against the Delaware Indians who were ravaging the frontier, and destroyed their town at Kittanning.
Lawrencetown, now Lawrenceville, is two miles east of Pittsburg.—Ed.
[139]. For a brief account of this journey, see Croghan’s Journals, volume i of our series, note 45. Washington’s starting point was the Virginia capital, Winchester. Fort Duquesne was not erected until 1754.—Ed.
[140]. For information regarding these forts, see A. Michaux’s Travels, volume iii of our series, notes 11, 12; F. A. Michaux’s Travels, op. cit., note 20.—Ed.