A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our History |
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... British regu- lars . He was equally unacquainted with the country , and with the proper mode of fighting its savage inhabitants . Although sufficiently brave himself , his courage was likely to be of little avail against the enemy with ...
... British regu- lars . He was equally unacquainted with the country , and with the proper mode of fighting its savage inhabitants . Although sufficiently brave himself , his courage was likely to be of little avail against the enemy with ...
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... British regulars presented to the enemy the prospect of an easy victory . The French had drawn themselves up in the form of a half circle , in the skirt of a thick wood , which served as a cover for their centre , while the wings were ...
... British regulars presented to the enemy the prospect of an easy victory . The French had drawn themselves up in the form of a half circle , in the skirt of a thick wood , which served as a cover for their centre , while the wings were ...
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... British courage and discipline were of little avail in the American woods , and contending with a foe whose success depended more on ambush and surprise than on valour and discipline . After the defeat of general Braddock the command of ...
... British courage and discipline were of little avail in the American woods , and contending with a foe whose success depended more on ambush and surprise than on valour and discipline . After the defeat of general Braddock the command of ...
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... British army in 1756. After the expedition against Fort Du Quesne , he was sent from Canada against the Ohio Indians , whom he compelled to sue for peace . He was afterwards promoted to the rank of brigadier gene- ral . He died at ...
... British army in 1756. After the expedition against Fort Du Quesne , he was sent from Canada against the Ohio Indians , whom he compelled to sue for peace . He was afterwards promoted to the rank of brigadier gene- ral . He died at ...
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... British crown . For this purpose in the year 1759 general Amherst , who had succeeded to the chief com- mand , marched in the month of July , at the head of twelve thousand men , for Ticonderoga . On their approach the enemy made a show ...
... British crown . For this purpose in the year 1759 general Amherst , who had succeeded to the chief com- mand , marched in the month of July , at the head of twelve thousand men , for Ticonderoga . On their approach the enemy made a show ...
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Page 150 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Page 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Page 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Page 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Page 225 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 225 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Page 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Page 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.