[1139] Stone’s Life of Johnson, i. 538.
[1140] Penna. Archives, vi. 333, 335.
[1141] There are views of it in 1840 and 1844 in J. R. Simms’s Trappers of New York (1871), and Frontiersmen of New York (Albany, 1882), pp. 209, 249; in W. L. Stone’s Life of Johnson, ii. 497; and in Lossing’s Field-Book of the Revolution, i. p. 286.
[1142] See views of it in Gay, iii. p. 286; in Lossing’s Field-Book of the Rev., i. p. 107, and Scribner’s Monthly, March, 1879, p. 622.
[1143] “The loss of the enemy,” says Smith (New York, ii. 220), “though much magnified at the time, was afterwards found to be less than two hundred men.”
[1144] See the English declaration in Penna. Archives, ii. 735.
[1145] On his family see Daniel, Nos Gloires, p. 177.
[1146] For the rejoicing of Shirley’s enemies, cf. Barry’s Mass., ii. 212. Shirley had got an intimation of the purpose to supersede him as early as Apr. 16, 1756. (Penna. Archives, ii. 630.) He had some strong friends all the while.
Gov. Livingston undertook to show that the ill-success of the campaign of 1755 was due more to jealousies and intrigues than to Shirley’s incapacity. (Mass. Hist. Coll., vii. 159.) “Except New York,” he adds, “or rather a prevailing faction here, all the colonies hold Shirley in very high esteem.” Franklin says: “Shirley, if continued in place, would have made a much better campaign than that of Loudoun in 1756, which was frivolous, expensive, and disgraceful to our nation beyond comparison; for though Shirley was not bred a soldier, he was sensible and sagacious in himself and attentive to good advice from others, capable of forming judicious plans, and quick and active in carrying them into execution.... Shirley was, I believe, sincerely glad of being relieved.” Franklin’s Writings (Sparks’ ed.), i. p. 220-21.
[1147] Grenville Correspondence, i. 165, June 5, 1756.