Onthewhole, Iwonder'dmuchhowsuchamancametobeintrusted[114] withsoimportantabusinessastheconductofagreatarmy; but, havingsinceseenmoreofthegreatworld, andthemeansofobtaining, andmotivesforgivingplaces, , onwhomthecommandofthearmydevolveduponthedeathofBraddock, would, inmyopinion, ifcontinuedinplace, havemadeamuchbettercampaignthanthatofLoudounin1757, whichwasfrivolous, expensive, anddisgracefultoournationbeyondconception; for, tho' Shirleywasnotabredsoldier, hewassensibleandsagaciousinhimself, andattentivetogoodadvicefromothers, capableofformingjudiciousplans, , insteadofdefendingthecolonieswithhisgreatarmy, leftthemtotallyexpos'dwhileheparadedidlyatHalifax, bywhichmeansFortGeorgewaslost, besides, hederang'dallourmercantileoperations, anddistress'dourtrade, byalongembargoontheexportationofprovisions, onpretenceofkeepingsuppliesfrombeingobtain'dbytheenemy, butinrealityforbeatingdowntheirpriceinfavourofthecontractors, inwhoseprofits, itwassaid, perhapsfromsuspiciononly, , whenatlengththeembargowastakenoff, byneglectingtosendnoticeofittoCharlestown, theCarolinafleetwasdetain'dnearthreemonthslonger, wherebytheirbottomsweresomuchdamagedbythewormthatagreatpartofthemfounderedintheirpassagehome.
Shirleywas, Ibelieve, , , tho' therebysuperseded, , citizens, andstrangers, and, somechairshavingbeenborrowedintheneighborhood, therewasoneamongthemverylow, , Isaid, “Theyhavegivenyou, sir, toolowaseat.” “Nomatter,” sayshe, “, Ifindalowseattheeasiest.”
