 | Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 Seiten
...September 2d. 1776. " The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manlv opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed,...off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance, of itself independent of others, when... | |
 | 1825 - 464 Seiten
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
 | 1825 - 455 Seiten
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
 | 1825 - 462 Seiten
...with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a biave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses,...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
 | James Trecothick Austin - 1828 - 550 Seiten
...example on every other part of the army. " The militia," says he, " instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return." He urged on congress the futility of depending on any force collected by short enlistments, and pointed... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 Seiten
...and filled their minds with apprehensions and despair.—The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great number* of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half regiments,... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - 1834 - 640 Seiten
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, inde. pendent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemy, superior in number to our whole collected... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - 1834 - 626 Seiten
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half onesr and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when fronted... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 968 Seiten
...and faithful in service. In September, 1776, he says: "The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...off — in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time." And, in speaking of the militia of Connecticut, who were... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 Seiten
...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance,...of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable;... | |
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Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... 
