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From a Gazettes j ublished in the Governor's ship , whither he had removed the
printing press , it appears that it was only ii tended to destroy that part of the town
which most arnoyed the ships ; but Lord Dunmore's gazettes are not to be ...
From a Gazettes j ublished in the Governor's ship , whither he had removed the
printing press , it appears that it was only ii tended to destroy that part of the town
which most arnoyed the ships ; but Lord Dunmore's gazettes are not to be ...
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Above 3600 shot , besides bombs and car . cases , were thrown into the town ,
and the failors landed to compleat the destruction , but were repulsed with the
loss of a few men . The principal part of the town which lay next the water ,
consisting ...
Above 3600 shot , besides bombs and car . cases , were thrown into the town ,
and the failors landed to compleat the destruction , but were repulsed with the
loss of a few men . The principal part of the town which lay next the water ,
consisting ...
Page 50
It indeed highly provoked and chagrined the army in the town and on Bunker's
Hill , to see provisions and other necessaries just snatched from them before their
eyes , and when their hopes were at the height of expectation of poffefling them .
It indeed highly provoked and chagrined the army in the town and on Bunker's
Hill , to see provisions and other necessaries just snatched from them before their
eyes , and when their hopes were at the height of expectation of poffefling them .
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town . agreement on the part of General Howe , who had engaged with
Washington to remove peaceably , and nor destroy any of the stores which he did
not carry away , nor touch the works and fortifications of the This agreement was
broken ...
town . agreement on the part of General Howe , who had engaged with
Washington to remove peaceably , and nor destroy any of the stores which he did
not carry away , nor touch the works and fortifications of the This agreement was
broken ...
Page 221
Thuş overpowered and nearly surrounded , after an ineffectual attempt to retreat
to Prince . town , the three regiments of Rall , Lofsberg , and Knyphausen ,
Knyphausen , were obliged to surrender prisoners of war . A. D. 1777 , THE WAR
IN ...
Thuş overpowered and nearly surrounded , after an ineffectual attempt to retreat
to Prince . town , the three regiments of Rall , Lofsberg , and Knyphausen ,
Knyphausen , were obliged to surrender prisoners of war . A. D. 1777 , THE WAR
IN ...
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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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