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Page 80
They met there with General Clinton , who had already been from New York , and
from thence proceeded to Virginia , where he had seen Lord Dunmore , and
finding that no service could be effected at either place with his small force , came
to ...
They met there with General Clinton , who had already been from New York , and
from thence proceeded to Virginia , where he had seen Lord Dunmore , and
finding that no service could be effected at either place with his small force , came
to ...
Page 221
The detachments were formed in two divisions im mediately upon their landing ,
one of which turning to their right , took the lower road to Trenton ; and the other ,
with General Washington , proceeded along the upper road to Pennington .
The detachments were formed in two divisions im mediately upon their landing ,
one of which turning to their right , took the lower road to Trenton ; and the other ,
with General Washington , proceeded along the upper road to Pennington .
Page 397
That the mercy fhewn by the Americans proceeded from a consciousness of their
error and guilt , or from an hy . pocritical policy to throw a reproach upon our army
, by , unprincipled acts of clemency .--- This method of reasoning proceeded ...
That the mercy fhewn by the Americans proceeded from a consciousness of their
error and guilt , or from an hy . pocritical policy to throw a reproach upon our army
, by , unprincipled acts of clemency .--- This method of reasoning proceeded ...
Page 398
It was alledged , that their resolution , which suspended the ratification of the
convention of Saratoga , proceeded from the expe & tation of the ratification of a
treaty between them and France ; and that they only made the Don - ratification of
the ...
It was alledged , that their resolution , which suspended the ratification of the
convention of Saratoga , proceeded from the expe & tation of the ratification of a
treaty between them and France ; and that they only made the Don - ratification of
the ...
Page 464
... and jerror into which different parts of the kingdom had been thrown , under the
apprehension of invasion , together with the destruction of their commerce , and
the loss of public credit , proceeded merely from the inčapacity of the ministers ?
... and jerror into which different parts of the kingdom had been thrown , under the
apprehension of invasion , together with the destruction of their commerce , and
the loss of public credit , proceeded merely from the inčapacity of the ministers ?
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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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