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 2Robson, 1780 |
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... expeditions his Lordship deftroyed a number of iron cannon , and carried off fome others , which he fup- pofed were provided for the purposes of rebellion , though the Virginians affirm they were fhip guns.- Thefe proceedings occafioned ...
... expeditions his Lordship deftroyed a number of iron cannon , and carried off fome others , which he fup- pofed were provided for the purposes of rebellion , though the Virginians affirm they were fhip guns.- Thefe proceedings occafioned ...
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... expedition was interrupted by intelligence that a party of the rebels were marching towards them with all expedition . To fruftrate their defign , and to protect the well - affected , he took poffeffion of a poft called the Great Bridge ...
... expedition was interrupted by intelligence that a party of the rebels were marching towards them with all expedition . To fruftrate their defign , and to protect the well - affected , he took poffeffion of a poft called the Great Bridge ...
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... expedition , but on his road through Ma- ryland to the fcene of action , and when he was fo far advanced , that the worst feemed nearly over , the vi- gilance or fufpicious temper of one of the commit- tees fruftrated all his hopes . He ...
... expedition , but on his road through Ma- ryland to the fcene of action , and when he was fo far advanced , that the worst feemed nearly over , the vi- gilance or fufpicious temper of one of the commit- tees fruftrated all his hopes . He ...
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... expedition with which these works were thrown up , with their fudden and unex- pected appearance , recalled to their minds thofe wonderful stories of enchantment and invisible agency which are fo frequent in the Eastern Romances.- They ...
... expedition with which these works were thrown up , with their fudden and unex- pected appearance , recalled to their minds thofe wonderful stories of enchantment and invisible agency which are fo frequent in the Eastern Romances.- They ...
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... he was afraid of the expedition of the provincials , that they should even take the castle be- fore he got the thips out of the harbour ; this does not not say that he put much truft either in the 60 A. D. 1776 HISTORY OF.
... he was afraid of the expedition of the provincials , that they should even take the castle be- fore he got the thips out of the harbour ; this does not not say that he put much truft either in the 60 A. D. 1776 HISTORY OF.
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