 | Edmund Burke - History - 1819 - 822 pages
...we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses ? Ft is true they have swivels in their boats, but they...When we were first thrown together on shore, we were almostdefenceless; se\enty-fí ve ballcartridges only could be mustered : we have now sixteen hundred... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 592 pages
...thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprized by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses? It is true they have swivels in their boats,...mustered: we have now sixteen hundred! They cannot,! believe, send up more than five hundred men: but with two hundred such as now stand around me, I do... | |
 | John M'Leod - China - 1817 - 316 pages
...surprised by a " set of naked savages, with their spears and " creeses ? It is true they have swivels ia " their boats, but they cannot act here. ; I " have...When we were first thrown together on " shore, we werealmost defenceless ; seventy" five ball-cartridges only could be mustered : " we have now sixteen... | |
 | John M'Leod - China - 1818 - 272 pages
...thought of us, if we atfowccl ourselves to be surprized by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses ? It is true they have swivels in their boats,...could be mustered: we have now sixteen hundred ! They cannpt, I believe, send up more than five hundred men ; but, with two hundred such as now stand around... | |
 | John M'Leod - China - 1818 - 358 pages
...us, " if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by " a set of naked savages, with their spears " and creeses ? It is true they have swivels " in their...thrown together on " shore, we were almost defenceless ; se" venty-five ball-cartridges only could be " mustered : we have now sixteen hundred ! " They cannot,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses ? It is true they have swivels in their boats,...matchlocks or muskets ; but, if they have, so have we. 1 do not wish to deceive you as to the means of resistance in our power. When we were first thrown... | |
 | John M'Leod - Alceste (Ship) - 1818 - 362 pages
...us, " if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by " a set of naked savages, with their spears " and creeses ? It is true they have swivels " in their...have not observed that they have any " matchlocks opmuskets ; but, if they have, " so have we. I do not wish to deceive you " as to the means of resistance... | |
 | 1818 - 550 pages
...thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set of naked sa vages, with their spears and creeses? It is true they have swivels in their boats, but they cannot act here. 1 have not observed that they have any matchlocks or muskets; but, if they have, so have we. I do not... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1818 - 798 pages
...thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses ? It is true they have swivels in their boats, but they cunnot act here. I have not observed that they have any matchlocks or muskets ; but, if they have,... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 582 pages
...thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeses? It is true they have swivels in their boats, but they cnnnot act here. 1 have not observed that they have any matchlocks or muskets; but, if they have, so... | |
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We are now strongly fenced in, and our position is in all respects so good, that, armed as we are, we ought to make a formidable defence against even regular troops : what, then, would be thought of us, if we allowed ourselves to be surprised by a set... 
