The Works of Washington Irving ...G. P. Putnam, 1860 |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 66
Seite v
... giving his expeditions into the wilderness , his campaigns on the frontier in the old French war ; and the other 66 experiences , " by which his character was formed , and he was gradually trained up and prepared for his great.
... giving his expeditions into the wilderness , his campaigns on the frontier in the old French war ; and the other 66 experiences , " by which his character was formed , and he was gradually trained up and prepared for his great.
Seite ix
... Expedition .. 25 CHAPTER IV . Expedition beyond the Blue Ridge - The Valley of the Shenandoah - Lord Halifax— Lodge in the Wilderness - Surveying - Life in the Backwoods - Indians - War Dance - German Settlers - Return Home - Washington ...
... Expedition .. 25 CHAPTER IV . Expedition beyond the Blue Ridge - The Valley of the Shenandoah - Lord Halifax— Lodge in the Wilderness - Surveying - Life in the Backwoods - Indians - War Dance - German Settlers - Return Home - Washington ...
Seite x
... Expedition to the Frontier - Reprobate Traders at Logstown - Negotiations with the Indians - Scenes in the Ohio Country -Diplomacy at Piqua - Kegs of Brandy and Rolls of Tobacco - Gist's return across Kentucky - A Deserted Home - French ...
... Expedition to the Frontier - Reprobate Traders at Logstown - Negotiations with the Indians - Scenes in the Ohio Country -Diplomacy at Piqua - Kegs of Brandy and Rolls of Tobacco - Gist's return across Kentucky - A Deserted Home - French ...
Seite xii
... Expedition against Kittanning - Captain Hugh Mercer - Second Struggle through the Wilder- ness . CHAPTER XXI . Founding of Fort Loudoun - Washington's Tour of Inspection - Inefficiency of the Militia System - Gentlemen Soldiers - Cross ...
... Expedition against Kittanning - Captain Hugh Mercer - Second Struggle through the Wilder- ness . CHAPTER XXI . Founding of Fort Loudoun - Washington's Tour of Inspection - Inefficiency of the Militia System - Gentlemen Soldiers - Cross ...
Seite xiii
... Expedition -Washington returns Home - His Marriage ... 251 CHAPTER XXV . Plan of Operations for 1759 - Investment of Fort Niagara - Death of Prideaux - Success of Sir William Johnson - Amherst at Ticonderoga - Wolfe at Quebec - His Tri ...
... Expedition -Washington returns Home - His Marriage ... 251 CHAPTER XXV . Plan of Operations for 1759 - Investment of Fort Niagara - Death of Prideaux - Success of Sir William Johnson - Amherst at Ticonderoga - Wolfe at Quebec - His Tri ...
Inhalt
1 | |
18 | |
25 | |
35 | |
43 | |
58 | |
64 | |
74 | |
240 | |
251 | |
265 | |
282 | |
297 | |
307 | |
317 | |
325 | |
83 | |
90 | |
101 | |
113 | |
128 | |
136 | |
151 | |
163 | |
185 | |
204 | |
212 | |
224 | |
339 | |
346 | |
354 | |
363 | |
374 | |
389 | |
401 | |
408 | |
418 | |
429 | |
442 | |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
advance affairs American appointed arms army arrived artillery Assembly attack Boston Braam Braddock British brother Bunker's Hill camp campaign Captain Colonel colonies command conduct Congress council Creek Croghan Crown Point Cumberland defence detachment Duquesne encamped enemy England English expedition fire force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne French frontier Gage garrison George George Croghan Gist Governor Dinwiddie half-king Hill honor horses House of Burgesses Hugh Mercer hundred Indians ington John king Lake Lake George land Lawrence letter Logstown Lord Fairfax Lord Loudoun Loudoun Massachusetts ment miles military militia Montcalm Mount Vernon mountains night officers Ohio orders Parliament party patriot Pennsylvania Potomac prisoners province received redoubt regiment retreat returned river road sachem savages scouts sent ships Sir William Johnson soldiers spirit thousand tion took town traders tribes troops Virginia waggons warriors Washington Wessyngton wilderness William Williamsburg Winchester wounded York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 313 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 370 - 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.
Seite 274 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave." " Now,gentlemen," said he, when he had finished, " I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Seite 365 - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight against them that fight against me.
Seite 359 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
Seite 415 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Seite 388 - ... 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 302 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Seite 193 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Seite 416 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.