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know that every thing was carried on ⟨contrary⟩ to her inclination, and that lie ſtill, ⟨above⟩ every other perſon, was dear to her.
Soon after his arrival, the troops with vhich he came along, joined the expedition of Gen. Braddock againſt Fort du Queſne, ⟨an⟩ affair well known to many of your ⟨readers⟩. Its melancholy event is alſo, I dare ⟨ſay⟩, recent in ſome of their memories. In ⟨this⟩ unfortunate action Philander took the ⟨direction⟩ of the battalion in which he ſerved, ⟨after⟩ its commanding officer was killed, and ⟨after⟩ having, with it, performed deeds worthy of a ſecond Leonidas, he ſhared the ſame ⟨fate⟩ with the general, ſuch as did many ⟨other⟩ brave officers who alſo fell that day.—The effects of his valour, ſo exaſperated ⟨ſome⟩ of the Indians who ſerved along with ⟨the⟩ French in that engagement, that after ⟨having⟩ inſulted his dead body, they added ⟨that⟩ piece of cruelty peculiar to themſelves, hamely ſcalping. His corpſe was, however, ⟨afterwards⟩ diſcovered by an intimate companion of his at the general burying of the ⟨slain⟩, by means of a miniature picture of Roſara ſet in gold, which he had always worn ſuſpended by a ribband round his neck, and which had accidentally eſcaped the vigilance of the ſavages. This, with ſome ⟨trifles⟩, was returned to his friend.
The fate of the amiable Roſara, in ⟨consequence⟩ of theſe melancholy news, is a
