 Hampshire troops, and marched to the north-east part of the harbor, in the night; where they burned the warehouses, containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of this fire being driven by the wind into the grand...  The History of New Hampshire - Seite 269von Jeremy Belknap - 1831 - 512 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1791 - 520 Seiten
...ware-houfes, containing the naval ftores, and ftaved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The fmcke of this fire being driven by the wind into the grand battery, fo terrified the French, that they abandoned it and retired to the city, after having fpiked the guns... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1806 - 162 Seiten
...other combustibles, driven by the wind into the great battery, terrified the French to such a degree, that they abandoned it, and retired to the city, after having spiked the guns, and thrown their powder into a well. The hardships of the siege were without parallel in all preceding... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1816 - 458 Seiten
...burned the ware-houses, containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of this fire, being driven by the wind into...the halliards of the flagstaff. The next morning, Vaughan, when returning with thirteen men, crept up the hill which overlooked the battery, and observed... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 Seiten
...burned the warehouses, containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of this fire, being driven by the wind into...the grand battery, so terrified the French, that, spiking the guns, they retired into the city. The next morning, as Colonel Vaughan, with his men, consisting... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 484 Seiten
...warehouses, containing the naval •tores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The •moke of this fire, being driven by the wind into the grand battery, so terrified the French, that, spiking the guns, they retired into the city. The next morning, as Colonel Vaughan, with his men, conlisting... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1834 - 656 Seiten
...containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of the fire, driven by the wind into the Grand Battery, so terrified the French that they abandoned it, and spiking their guns retired to the city. The next morning Vaughan took possession of the deserted battery,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1837 - 388 Seiten
...containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of the fire, driven by the wind into the Grand Battery, so terrified the French that they abandoned it, and spiking their guns retired to the city. The next morning Vaughan took possession of the deserted battery,... | |
 | John Lendrum - 1836 - 206 Seiten
...smoke, proceeding from pitch, tar, and other combustibles, driven by the wind into the great battery, eo terrified the French, that they abandoned it, and retired to the city, after having spiked it he guns, and thrown their powder into a well. The Americans were employed for fourteen nights, successively,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1837 - 388 Seiten
...containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of the fire, driven by the wind into the Grand Battery, so terrified the French that they abandoned it, and spiking their guns retired to the city. The next morning Vaughan took possession of the deserted battery,... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1841 - 590 Seiten
...containing the naval stores, and staved a large quantity of wine and brandy. The smoke of this fire, driven by the wind into the grand battery, so terrified the French, that they abandoned it; and, spiking up the guns, retired to the city. The next morning Vaiighan took possession of the deserted... | |
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