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Page 65
À lmall detachment of land forces which arrived with the tips of war , together with
the marines , being landed with the utmost expedition , and joined to the garrison
upon the 6th of May , the Governor marched immedi . ately to the provincial ...
À lmall detachment of land forces which arrived with the tips of war , together with
the marines , being landed with the utmost expedition , and joined to the garrison
upon the 6th of May , the Governor marched immedi . ately to the provincial ...
Page 89
The Bristol had 111 , and the Experiment 79 killed and wounded , and both ships
had received so much damage , that the provincials conceived hopes that they
could not have been got over the bar . The frigates did not suffer so severely , for
...
The Bristol had 111 , and the Experiment 79 killed and wounded , and both ships
had received so much damage , that the provincials conceived hopes that they
could not have been got over the bar . The frigates did not suffer so severely , for
...
Page 89
The Bristol had 111 , and the Experiment 79 killed and wounded , and both ships
had received so much damage , that the provincials conceived hopes that they
could not have been got over the bar . The frigates did not suffer fo feverely , for ...
The Bristol had 111 , and the Experiment 79 killed and wounded , and both ships
had received so much damage , that the provincials conceived hopes that they
could not have been got over the bar . The frigates did not suffer fo feverely , for ...
Page 238
Upon their approach , the provincials either finding or imagining themselves
unequal to the defence of the place , and being convinced that they had not time
to remove any thing but themselves and their arms , fet fire to the barracks and ...
Upon their approach , the provincials either finding or imagining themselves
unequal to the defence of the place , and being convinced that they had not time
to remove any thing but themselves and their arms , fet fire to the barracks and ...
Page 268
Nor does it appear by comparing accounts that it was forced at all , because the
provincials kept it as long as it was of any service , and they could see to fight ,
and then retreated in good order . The reason given why our troops did not
pursue ...
Nor does it appear by comparing accounts that it was forced at all , because the
provincials kept it as long as it was of any service , and they could see to fight ,
and then retreated in good order . The reason given why our troops did not
pursue ...
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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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