Lord Loudoun had determined to direct all his efforts against Canada, and to leave only twelve hundred men in the middle and southern colonies.

Instead of receiving assistance, Virginia was required to send four hundred men to South Carolina.

Not discouraged by these disappointments, Colonel Washington continued indefatigable in his endeavours to impress on Mr.Dinwiddie, and on the assembly, the importance of reviving, and properly modifying their military code, which had now expired, of making a more effective militia law, and of increasing their number of regular troops.
{May.} So far from succeeding on the last subject, he had the mortification to witness a measure which crushed his hopes of an adequate regular force.

Being unable to complete the regiment by voluntary enlistment, the assembly changed its organization, and reduced it to ten companies; each to consist of one hundred men.

Yet his anxious wishes continued to be directed towards fort Du Quesne.