 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
...culled a few, as specimens of his style in this species of composition. They were issued in '76. " From the Orderly Book, August 3d.—' That the troops may...General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sondays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General is sorry... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 582 pages
...that such persons shall be severely punished and dismissed from the service with disgrace.* " From the Orderly Book, August 3d. — ' That the troops...General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sondays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General is sorry... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - Bibliography - 1837 - 522 pages
...they may incline the Lord and Giver of victory to prosper our arms.' " From the Orderly Book, Aug. 3d. — ' That the troops may have an opportunity...General, in future, excuses them from fatigue duty on Sunday, except at the shipyards, or on special occasions, till further orders.' " In a Circular from... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...we are indebted for every late happy success over the common enemy in Canada." "August 3, 1776. — That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, and on special occasions, until further orders. The general is sorry to be informed that the foolish... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1863 - 896 pages
...defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country." In his orders of August 3rd 1776, he says : " That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sunday, except at the ship-yards, and on special occasions." Again, in his orders to the Brigadier... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1869 - 636 pages
...our Union ! We subjoin another of the general orders issued in this time of gloom and anxiety : — " That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasibns, until further orders. The general is sorry to be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1869 - 640 pages
...our Union ! We subjoin another of the general orders issued in this time of gloom and anxiety : — "That the troops may have an opportunity of attending public worship, as well as to hike some rest after the great fatigue they have gone through, the general, in future, excuses them... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pages
...we are indebted for every late happy success over the common enemy in Canada.' ' August 3, 1776. — That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...gone through, the general in future excuses them from fatigue-duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, and on special occasions, until further orders.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 pages
...we are indebted for every late happy success over the common enemy in Canada.' ' August 3, 1776. — That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...gone through, the general in future excuses them from fatigue-duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, and on special occasions, until further orders.... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Crafts - Sabbath - 1885 - 660 pages
...August, 1776, at the beginning of the great war of the Revolution, in a general army order, said : " That the troops may have an opportunity of attending...shipyards, or on special occasions, until further orders. . . . We can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by our impiety... | |
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That the troops may have an opportunity of attending public worship, as well as to take some rest after the great fatigue they have gone through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special... 
