 Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, as I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate...  The Atlantic Magazine - Seite 3191824Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Paul Jones - 1855 - 560 Seiten
...the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. "It was, perhaps, fortunate...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. " When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1858 - 504 Seiten
...alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. " II was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam, that he was...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed oy some men whom... | |
 | 1875 - 562 Seiten
...the horrors of a hopeless captivity, when the brave arc overpowered and made prisoners of war," nnd " it was my intention to have taken him on board the...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe HS in America, had been effected. When 1 was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1876 - 536 Seiten
...the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps fortunate...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. " When I was informed by some men whom... | |
 | 1879 - 882 Seiten
...the happy instrument of allevating the horrors of hopeless captivity when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. — It was perhaps fortunate...board the Ranger, and to have detained him, until thro' his meaus, a general and fair exchange of prisoners as wall in Europe as in America had been... | |
 | 1879 - 1020 Seiten
...the happy instrument of allevating the horrors of hopeless captivity when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. - - It was perhaps fortunate...it was my intention to have taken him on board the Banger, and to have detained him, until thro' his means, a general and fair exchange of pnsoners as... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - 1880 - 462 Seiten
...alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. ... It was my intention to have taken him on board the...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected." In this vein of politeness the letter... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1883 - 446 Seiten
...the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. "It was, perhaps, fortunate...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 Seiten
...the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. 'When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman, Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Cortissoz - 1894 - 592 Seiten
...the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
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