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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... parties ; and that for the accomplishment of those ends , toge- ther with the great object and neceffary bufinefs of the feffion , he should have no objection of their ad- journment to the town of York , where he would meet them , and ...
... parties ; and that for the accomplishment of those ends , toge- ther with the great object and neceffary bufinefs of the feffion , he should have no objection of their ad- journment to the town of York , where he would meet them , and ...
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... parties , was that for the payment of the forces who had lately under his Lordship's command fuffered confiderably , at the fame time they had done effential fervice to their country by their bravery and fuccefs in the Indian war . The ...
... parties , was that for the payment of the forces who had lately under his Lordship's command fuffered confiderably , at the fame time they had done effential fervice to their country by their bravery and fuccefs in the Indian war . The ...
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... lefs than cannon fhot of his Lordship's forces ; they had a narrow caufe : way in the front which behoved to be paffed to come 1 at their works , fo that both parties appeared pretty 20 A. D. 1776 . 29 . THE WAR IN AMERICA . • ...
... lefs than cannon fhot of his Lordship's forces ; they had a narrow caufe : way in the front which behoved to be paffed to come 1 at their works , fo that both parties appeared pretty 20 A. D. 1776 . 29 . THE WAR IN AMERICA . • ...
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... parties appeared pretty well secured from furprize . In this state they conti- nued quiet and peaceable for fome days , until at length his lordship formed a defign of furprifing them in their entrenchments . This was undertaken be ...
... parties appeared pretty well secured from furprize . In this state they conti- nued quiet and peaceable for fome days , until at length his lordship formed a defign of furprifing them in their entrenchments . This was undertaken be ...
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... parties in this defign ; and that thus united , they not only would make fuch a diverfion as would greatly alarm and diftrefs the rebels , but that they would penetrate fo far towards the coaft as to form a communication with Lord ...
... parties in this defign ; and that thus united , they not only would make fuch a diverfion as would greatly alarm and diftrefs the rebels , but that they would penetrate fo far towards the coaft as to form a communication with Lord ...
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