 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 568 pages
...log-houses, with nine barrels of spoilt herrings, and had reembarked and sailed for New York again. Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1847 - 588 pages
...log-houses, with nine barrels of spoilt herrings, and had reembarked and sailed for New York again. Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 172 pages
...two small log'd houses, destroyed nine barrels of spoiled herrings, and had set sail for New- York.* Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation) with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 180 pages
...tico small log'd houses, destroyed nine barrels of spoiled herrings, and had set sail for New-York* Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation) with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1855 - 568 pages
...log-houses, with nine barrels of spoilt herrings, and had reëmbarked and sailed for New York again. Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - 1890 - 572 pages
...two small log'd houses, destroyed nine barrels of spoiled herrings, and had set sail for New York. Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation) with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1890 - 540 pages
...two small log'd houses, destroyed nine barrels of spoiled herrings, and had set sail for New York. Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted...the preparation) with so much secrecy, that all the flag-boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted to creep within their lines.... | |
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log houses and the spoiled herrings had been destroyed, he remarks : " Thus ended this notable expedition, which was conducted in the preparation with so much secrecy, that all the flag boats to and from the city were stopped, and not a mouse permitted... 