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 2Robson, 1780 |
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... officers of the men of war on that sta- tion , and particularly the gentleman that removed the powder , and was moft particularly obnoxious , ap- peared publicly in the ftreets during the time of the greatest commotion without receiving ...
... officers of the men of war on that sta- tion , and particularly the gentleman that removed the powder , and was moft particularly obnoxious , ap- peared publicly in the ftreets during the time of the greatest commotion without receiving ...
Page 57
... officers were great fufferers on this occafion ; they had laid out their mo ney upon furniture , and fuch other conveniences as were neceffary to render their fituation agreeable ; but no purchasers could be found for thefe effects ...
... officers were great fufferers on this occafion ; they had laid out their mo ney upon furniture , and fuch other conveniences as were neceffary to render their fituation agreeable ; but no purchasers could be found for thefe effects ...
Page 68
... officers , furnished with . every thing neceffary for either attacking or refifting an e- nemy . Though the circumstances of the parties had been equal , the iffue would ftill have been doubtful , as fome of the beft forces in Britain ...
... officers , furnished with . every thing neceffary for either attacking or refifting an e- nemy . Though the circumstances of the parties had been equal , the iffue would ftill have been doubtful , as fome of the beft forces in Britain ...
Page 74
... officers confidered themselves as engaged in a caufe the most glorious and honourable in the world - the defence of the li- berties of mankind ; he reminded the emigrants of the ungrateful return they had made to the kind re- ception ...
... officers confidered themselves as engaged in a caufe the most glorious and honourable in the world - the defence of the li- berties of mankind ; he reminded the emigrants of the ungrateful return they had made to the kind re- ception ...
Page 75
... officers being killed , at the first attack , they fuddenly loft all fpirit , fled with the greatest pre- cipitation , and , as the colonists affirm , deserted their General , who was taken prisoner , as were nearly all their leaders ...
... officers being killed , at the first attack , they fuddenly loft all fpirit , fled with the greatest pre- cipitation , and , as the colonists affirm , deserted their General , who was taken prisoner , as were nearly all their leaders ...
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