Life of George Washington, Band 13G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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... officers . He was present at the siege of Carthagena , when it was bombarded by the fleet , and when the troops at- tempted to escalade the citadel . It was an inef- fectual attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their ...
... officers . He was present at the siege of Carthagena , when it was bombarded by the fleet , and when the troops at- tempted to escalade the citadel . It was an inef- fectual attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their ...
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... officers be welcome guests at the tables of Lawrence and his father - in - law . Thus military scenes on sea and shore would become the topics of conversation . The capture of Porto Bello ; the bombardment of Carthagena ; old stories of ...
... officers be welcome guests at the tables of Lawrence and his father - in - law . Thus military scenes on sea and shore would become the topics of conversation . The capture of Porto Bello ; the bombardment of Carthagena ; old stories of ...
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... solemnity , they deposited two kegs of brandy , " and this tobacco " -here they de- posited a roll ten pounds in weight . " He has made a clean road for you to come and see him - and his officers ; and urges you to come ,
... solemnity , they deposited two kegs of brandy , " and this tobacco " -here they de- posited a roll ten pounds in weight . " He has made a clean road for you to come and see him - and his officers ; and urges you to come ,
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Washington Irving. and his officers ; and urges you to come , assuring you that all past differences will be forgotten . " The Piankesha chief replied in the same fig- urative style . " It is true our father has sent for us several times ...
Washington Irving. and his officers ; and urges you to come , assuring you that all past differences will be forgotten . " The Piankesha chief replied in the same fig- urative style . " It is true our father has sent for us several times ...
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... officers whom he saw there where the comman- dant resided . One of them promptly replied that he had the command of ... officer at the next fort , where he advised him to apply for an answer to the letter of which he was.
... officers whom he saw there where the comman- dant resided . One of them promptly replied that he had the command of ... officer at the next fort , where he advised him to apply for an answer to the letter of which he was.
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Abercrombie advance affairs alarm arms army arrived artillery Assembly attack baggage Boston Braam Braddock British brother camp campaign capitulation Captain Colonel colonies command commission conduct Creek Croghan Crown Point Cumberland defense detachment dians Duquesne duty encamped enemy England English expedition fire force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Necessity forts French frontier Gage garrison George Croghan Gist Governor Dinwiddie half-king honor horses House of Burgesses Hugh Mercer hundred Indians ington Joncaire Jumonville king Lake George land letter Logstown Lord Fairfax Lord Loudoun Louisburg Meadows ment miles military militia Montcalm Mount Vernon mountains night officers Ohio orders Oswego Parliament party Pennsylvania prisoners province received regiment retreat returned river road sachem savages scouts sent ships Sir John St Sir William Johnson soldiers spirit thousand tion took town traders tribes troops Virginia wagons warriors Wash Washington wilderness William Williamsburg Winchester Wolfe wounded
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Seite 447 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Seite 397 - Esquires, any six of whom to be a committee, whose business it shall be to obtain the most early and authentic intelligence of all such acts and resolutions of the British Parliament, or proceedings of Administration, as may relate to or affect the British colonies in America, and to keep up and maintain a correspondence and communication with our sister colonies, respecting these important considerations; and the result of such their proceedings, from time to time, to lay before this House.
Seite 365 - They had not only a respect, but an affection for Great Britain ; for its laws; its customs, and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce.
Seite 425 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation...
Seite 371 - We have already, it is said, proved the inefficacy of addresses to the throne, and remonstrances to Parliament. How far, then, their attention to our rights and privileges is to be awakened or alarmed, by starving their trade and manufactures, remains to be tried.
Seite 477 - There is something charming to me in the conduct of Washington," writes Adams to a friend ; " a gentleman of one of the first fortunes upon the continent, leaving his delicious retirement, his family and friends, sacrificing his ease, and hazarding all, in the cause of his country. His views are noble and disinterested. He declared, when he accepted the mighty trust, that he would lay before us an exact account of his expenses, and not accept a shilling of pay.
Seite 90 - G they would do it ; for that, although they were sensible the English could raise two men for their one, yet they knew their motions were too slow and dilatory to prevent any undertaking of theirs. They pretend to have an undoubted right to the river from a discovery made by one La Salle...
Seite 420 - Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Seite 477 - Philip Schuyler of New York and Israel Putnam of Connecticut . Eight brigadier-generals were likewise appointed: Seth Pomeroy, Richard Montgomery, David Wooster, William Heath, Joseph Spencer, John Thomas, John Sullivan and Nathaniel Greene.
Seite 221 - ... all the country, not thinking himself safe till he arrived at Philadelphia, where the inhabitants could protect him. This whole transaction gave us Americans the first suspicion that our exalted ideas of the prowess of British regular troops had not been well founded.