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Page 115
Others which were got entangled with the American coasts , were either taken or
seized in those harbours and creeks , where they put in for shelter . The few that
arrived at Boston were prodigiously shattered , and their cargoes suffered greatly
...
Others which were got entangled with the American coasts , were either taken or
seized in those harbours and creeks , where they put in for shelter . The few that
arrived at Boston were prodigiously shattered , and their cargoes suffered greatly
...
Page 133
Reasons assigned by the Continental Congress , for the North American
Colonies and Provinces withdraw . ing their allegiance to the King of Great Britain
, In CONGRESS , July 4 , 1776 . A DECLARATION by the REPBESENTATIVES of
the ...
Reasons assigned by the Continental Congress , for the North American
Colonies and Provinces withdraw . ing their allegiance to the King of Great Britain
, In CONGRESS , July 4 , 1776 . A DECLARATION by the REPBESENTATIVES of
the ...
Page 222
The loss of the Americans was Itill more inconsiderable . The prisoners amounted
tő 918. Thus one part of General Washington's pláň was executed with success ;
but the two others failed in the execution ; the quantity of ice being so great that ...
The loss of the Americans was Itill more inconsiderable . The prisoners amounted
tő 918. Thus one part of General Washington's pláň was executed with success ;
but the two others failed in the execution ; the quantity of ice being so great that ...
Page 242
The killed , wounded , and missing , amounted only to 172 , of whom more than
two - thirds were wounded . The general loss , according to all our accounts , on
the side of the Americans was more than double , and the number of the flain ...
The killed , wounded , and missing , amounted only to 172 , of whom more than
two - thirds were wounded . The general loss , according to all our accounts , on
the side of the Americans was more than double , and the number of the flain ...
Page 250
To com plete the delufion of the Americans , the bridge which was intended for
che Delaware was thrown over the channel which separates the continent from
Staten Iland . ver 352 A. D. 1777 HISTORY OF his real advantages, so he had too
...
To com plete the delufion of the Americans , the bridge which was intended for
che Delaware was thrown over the channel which separates the continent from
Staten Iland . ver 352 A. D. 1777 HISTORY OF his real advantages, so he had too
...
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| Title | An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, Volume 2 An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, James Murray |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
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