Judge Parke was followed by Hon. T. J. Bigham, of Pittsburg, who spoke as follows:

ADDRESS OF HON. T. J. BIGHAM.

I have attended, I believe, all the historical celebrations

in Westmoreland county of late years. Some years ago I

attended the celebration at Greensburg, and I was at Hannastown one year ago. I am not in good health. My wife let me come here on condition that I would not make a speech. I am a native of this county, having been born at the other end of the manor. I was born and lived there until I went to college. My ancestors settled there about two years after this battle at Bushy Run. We did not celebrate the one hundreth anniversary of this battle, as the battle of Gettysburg occurred just about that time.

At the time of the Bushy Run battle this county was in Cumberland-the capital was Carlisle. At one time it included nearly the whole of Western Pennsylvania. This was all called Mother Cumberland, just after the battle of Bushy Run. I am in favor of preserving the records of the early history of Westmoreland. I am seventy-four years old and have been, next to Judge Parke, the most busily engaged in the old historical celebrations. There was one or two battles in Fayette county, by Washington, and one in Armstrong. Col. Armstrong led all Pennsylvanians to Kittanning, and destroyed that nest of Indians. I always like to attend these meetings if I am able to get out at all.

The old Residenter's Society of Pittsburg is designed to imitate the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Judge Parke wishes to enlarge this society. Most people have lost a knowledge of the French and Indian war. A reporter came up to me and asked me about this war. I said "Is it possible that the young generation don't know anything about this war?" France claimed to have discovered the mouth of the Mississippi river, also the St. Lawrence. It was then a kind of rule that the nation that discovered the mouth of the river had the right to the territory which it drained. France claimed every foot of ground that she thought was hers, and named it New France.

Louis XIV., in the estimation of the French, was a grand

monarch, and he claimed all the country west of the Mississippi and Ohio. Louis XXV entertained the same idea. The English had settled east of the Allegheny mountains. The English charter included all the country from ocean to ocean. We passed through the country where Braddock was defeated in July, 1755, this morning. In 1758 William Pitt, after whom Pittsburg is named, was called to the helm of the British Empire. He was the greatest statesman of the last century; no European statesman excelled him. Before this time the armies in America had bad leaders. Pitt sent good men to take command. Wolfe and Forbes were sent over to fight the French and Indians. The war continued some seven or eight months and was ended just before the battle of Bushy Run. Great Britain never was so powerful as she was at that time. The whole of this country east of the Mississippi was owned by her. In India war was carried on, and the whole of that country, with a population greater than the United States to-day, was ceded to England. She was never so great a nation as at that time, not even after the battle of Waterloo, where the whole of Europe was repulsed. Our interests were with Great Britain, and I think if England had not succeeded in the French and Indian war we would not be as far on in industry and civilization as we are at the present time.

Pontiac is said to have led part of the force which defeated Braddock. He summoned his men and made a great speech, in which he told them that the Great Spirit had come to them and they resolved that they would destroy our ancestors. The tempest broke out in June. Guyasootha was the commander of the party which attacked this place. He was the principal man that led the warriors under Pontiac. Pontiac himself was besieging Detroit. It is not known definitely that Guyasootha was the commander in the battle, but it is highly probable he was here. I rejoice that Bouquet was successful. They attempted to play the same trick on Bouquet as they did on Braddock, but he turned the tables. on them. They fought the whole afternoon of the fifth, night parted them and they fought the battle again the next day.

This place was a sort of half-way station between Ligonier and Fort Pitt. He intended to rest his men at Bushy Run

and march through the wilderness near Turtle Creek at night, where he expected to meet the Indians. At this battle he managed his men in two files. He then sent forward two companies to make the attack, but this was a failure.

The Indians supposed this to be a real retreat, and got out from the woods and then had to fight Bouquet's men on both sides. That was just the reverse of the position in which Braddock was. The Indians in the woods were formidable, but out of them the white man could get the best of them. Bouquet just re-acted Braddock's Field, but got the Indians into the trap. After they were driven back they fled away to the Muskingum country. Some time ago some young lawyers came in my office, and I asked them if they knew who Bouquet was? My son spoke up and said that he was a Frenchman.

I request that the people of Harrison City petition the Court to change the name of Harrison City to that of Bouquet. It would mean something to have Bouquet City instead of Harrison City.

From infancy I heard talk of the burning of Hannastown. Braddock forbid his men to get behind trees but made them keep in regular order, and in this way the Indians had the advantage.

Bouquet made another tour in 1764 into the Muskingum country to effect a treaty with the Indians in which he was successful. In 1765 he was sent to Florida. He contracted a fever there and died.

In 1762 all the country east of the Mississippi was ceded to the English. Pontiac did not hate the French as much as he did the English, for he knew they would not harm so much in the way of making settlements and in cultivating land. The Anglo-Saxons were industrious. My ancestors were Irish. If the French were industrious they could have found plenty to do in the Mississippi valley.

THE CONCLUSION.

When Judge Bigham's speech was ended the benediction was pronounced by Rev. D. B. Lady, of Manor, and the

literary exercises of the day were brought to a close between three and four o'clock in the afternoon.

Letters were received from distinguished gentlemen of our own and other lands, some of which are hereto appended.

REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY POSTS.

While Gen. R. Coulter was presiding at the speaker's stand during the delivery of the last two addresses, Gen. James A. Beaver, Gen. Thomas F. Gallagher, Col. John Johnston and other military men reviewed the Grand Army Posts on the top of Gongaware's Hill, the scene of the first day's fight between the Indians and the two companies of Highlanders and where a large number of Bouquet's men were buried at the close of the battle.

G. A. R. Post, No. 4, of Latrobe, arrived in the grove on Sunday evening and encamped there during the night. On Monday they were joined by two brass bands from that place and others of their comrades until their number reached about 50. Irwin Post, (190) mustering 75 men and headed by the Paintertown cornet band, and Turtle Creek Post, (199) with 25 men and a martial band, arrived early in the day. Later the Greensburg Post, with 40 members and a martial band, and Fort Ligonier Post, with 40 members and a brass band, reached the grove. Still later the Sewickley Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Samuel Bell and Lieuts. Millken, Martin and McCune, 70 strong, and headed by a martial band, rode up to the rendezvous of rejoicing. There were other members of Posts in neighboring towns and counties in attendance, but not as organizations. The excellent Salem cornet band and Citizens' band of Greensburg were likewise present and added their harmonious strains to the almost ceaseless flow of music during the day.

Headed by the Citizens' band, of Greensburg, the battlescarred veterans to the number of about 300 with their respective bands, made a few evolutions around the hill-top and then marched past the Generals in fine style. They were followed by the Cavalry in picturesque costumes.

The distinguished reviewers expressed themselves highly gratified with the military display.

Shortly before the review began Rev. C. Cort introduced Revs. A. E. Truxal, John W. Love, Geo. H. Johnston, Thos. J. Barkley and A. B. Kline to Generals Beaver and Gallagher. As soon as the introduction was ended Gen. Beaver remarked: "Gentlemen, I am very glad to see you here and I appoint you all to act as members of my staff." Several of the clergy received orders immediately to clear the space in front of the General and his party so that the veterans could pass muster without being crowded. This was no easy task under the circumstances.

Col. Oursler, of Latrobe, and others deserve great credit for securing the presence of so many G. A. R. men.

Herewith we append some of the letters received by those in charge of the celebration.

LETTERS FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS, &C.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2, 1883. To the Honorable Committee on Invitation for the Bouquet Celebration: Gentlemen: Your kind invitation to participate in the celebration of the battle of Bushy Run, in honor of my distinguished countryman, Gen. Henry Bouquet, on the 6th instant, has come to hand in time. Please accept my sincere thanks for the same and believe me, it would afford me great pleasure, to meet you on such an occasion of intense gratification to my patriotic feelings. To see the history of another of my compatriots, who devoted his life and gallant services to the existence and security of this land of freedom in its early stages,-a republican by birth and spirit, instrumental in the early struggles of this great Republic,-drawn from oblivion and placed in its well deserved position before the people, cannot but fill my heart with pride for the hero of your celebration and with warmest thanks for the gentlemen who have taken in hand this noble task. While I, therefore, deeply regret to be prevented, by my arduous duties from accepting your kind and honoring invitation, I thank you gentlemen, all of you, who have the noblest interest, started and brought to a happy issue this timely and creditable celebration, from all my heart. I also convey to you my warmest thanks from the countrymen in my consular district and especially from the members of the Swiss National Festival Society, in this city, whom I have made acquainted with your object, and who, in their last meeting, by resolution, unanimously passed, have authorized and requested me to do so. With sincere hope and conviction, that your festival may be a great and complete success, I remain, gentlemen, very respectfully R. KORADI, Consul of Switzerland.

yours,

In a personal letter to Rev. Cyrus Cort, Herr Koradi