Letters to Washington and Accompanying Papers: 1752-1756Stanislaus Murray Hamilton Houghton, Mifflin, 1898 |
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Seite 54 - We have a general most judiciously chosen for being disqualified for the service he is employed in in almost every respect.
Seite 57 - Dunbar's party, who lay six miles on this side. The officers were absolutely sacrificed by their unparalleled good behaviour, advancing sometimes in bodies and sometimes separately ; hoping by such example to engage the soldiers to follow them, but to no purpose. The General had five horses...
Seite 68 - Honored Madam, If it is in my power to avoid going to the Ohio again, I shall. But if the command is pressed upon me by the general voice of the country and offered upon such terms as cannot be objected against, it would reflect dishonor on me to refuse it.
Seite 56 - The 9th inst. we passed and repassed the Monongahela by advancing first a party of 300 men which was immediately followed by another of 200, the General with the Column of Artillery Baggage and the main Body of the Army passed the river the last time about one o'clock. As soon as the whole had got on the Fort side of the Monongahela we heard a very heavy and quick fire on our front.
Seite 60 - DEAR SIR, — After thanking Heaven for your safe return I must accuse you of great unkindness in refusing us the pleasure of seeing you this night. I do assure you nothing but our being satisfied that our company would be disagreeable should prevent us from trying if our Legs would not carry us to Mount Vernon this night, but if you will not come to us tomorrow morning very early we shall be at Mount Vernon. "S[ALLY] FAIRFAX, "ANN SPEARING. "ELIZ'TH DENT.
Seite 56 - The general, with the column of artillery, baggage, and the main body of the army, passed the river the last time about one o'clock. As soon as the whole had got on the fort side of the Monongahela, we heard a very heavy and quick fire in our front. We immediately advanced in order to sustain them, but the detachment of the...
Seite 26 - By the powers you 11 have in your hands to prove it So. — Many enquired to me about Muses Braveries ; poor Body I had pity him ha'nt he had the weakness to Confes his coardise him self, & the...
Seite 29 - ... the House of Burgesses equally unmanageable. His demands for supplies were resisted on what he considered presumptuous pretexts ; or granted sparingly, under mortifying restrictions. His high Tory notions were outraged by such republican conduct. " There appears to me," said he, " an infatuation in all the Assemblies in this part of the world.
Seite 57 - The general had five horses killed under him, and at last received a wound through his right arm, into his lungs, of which he died the 13th inst. Poor Shirley was shot through the head; Captain Morris wounded ; Mr. Washington had two horses shot under him, and his clothes shot through in several places, behaving the whole time with the greatest courage and resolution.
Seite 71 - GOOD COUSIN : — It is a sensible pleasure to me to hear that you have behaved yourself with such a martial spirit, in all your engagements with the French, nigh Ohio. Go on as you have begun, and God prosper you.