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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Page 87
... light . that General Clinton and his officers fhould have been nineteen days in that fmall ifland , without ever exam- ining until the very time of action the nature of the only paffage by which they could render any service to their ...
... light . that General Clinton and his officers fhould have been nineteen days in that fmall ifland , without ever exam- ining until the very time of action the nature of the only paffage by which they could render any service to their ...
Page 91
... light as poffible , we fhall first take a view of the proceedings of parliament , which occafioned this manifefto , and afterwards the refolu- tion of the congrefs . This fhall nearly be done in the words and ftile of the debates and ...
... light as poffible , we fhall first take a view of the proceedings of parliament , which occafioned this manifefto , and afterwards the refolu- tion of the congrefs . This fhall nearly be done in the words and ftile of the debates and ...
Page 103
... light horfe put an end to this diforder . In a fhort time there was fufficient employment found for the failors in the King's fervice . About this time Mr Penn , late Governor , and one of the proprietors of Pennfylvania , arrived from ...
... light horfe put an end to this diforder . In a fhort time there was fufficient employment found for the failors in the King's fervice . About this time Mr Penn , late Governor , and one of the proprietors of Pennfylvania , arrived from ...
Page 105
... light . They granted that the petition had a very decent appear- ance : but then the authority of parliament was not formally acknowledged . They were also still in arms , and on that account there was no fecurity that they could give ...
... light . They granted that the petition had a very decent appear- ance : but then the authority of parliament was not formally acknowledged . They were also still in arms , and on that account there was no fecurity that they could give ...
Page 111
... light to procure flour and pro- vifions where they were to be found . Upon the whole , it was computed , that to the value of a full half million sterling was left in the bow- els of the deep , and for ever loft to mankind , by the ...
... light to procure flour and pro- vifions where they were to be found . Upon the whole , it was computed , that to the value of a full half million sterling was left in the bow- els of the deep , and for ever loft to mankind , by the ...
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