A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Band 1F. Betts, 1822 |
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... British vessels pass up the North River..Remarks . CHAP . XIV . Events of 1776 continued ... Necessities of the A- merican army ... Backwardness of their supplies ... State of pre- paration ... Orders , letters , remarks ... Attempt to ...
... British vessels pass up the North River..Remarks . CHAP . XIV . Events of 1776 continued ... Necessities of the A- merican army ... Backwardness of their supplies ... State of pre- paration ... Orders , letters , remarks ... Attempt to ...
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... army was finally repulsed and himself made prisoner , so crippled the force ... British forces in Ame- rica , arrived at Albany ; but affairs went on with ... army , the French , under Montcalm , had attacked and made themselves masters ...
... army was finally repulsed and himself made prisoner , so crippled the force ... British forces in Ame- rica , arrived at Albany ; but affairs went on with ... army , the French , under Montcalm , had attacked and made themselves masters ...
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... army of eight thousand men , or to retrace their steps over mountains and ... British in the North . The capture of Fort Duquesne , ( which now received ... British and all the Indian nations spread over the extensive country between the ...
... army of eight thousand men , or to retrace their steps over mountains and ... British in the North . The capture of Fort Duquesne , ( which now received ... British and all the Indian nations spread over the extensive country between the ...
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... British Epaminondas , and sinking upon the trophy of his army's victory closed his eyes for ever . The city of Quebec soon after capitulated , and the French army retired to Montreal . This and the Isle aux Noix were now the only holds ...
... British Epaminondas , and sinking upon the trophy of his army's victory closed his eyes for ever . The city of Quebec soon after capitulated , and the French army retired to Montreal . This and the Isle aux Noix were now the only holds ...
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... British army , and thus left them in a state of considerable embarassment at Boston . The Provincial Committee of safety judging from the arrival of the three British Generals and the con- sequent movements of General Gage , that some ...
... British army , and thus left them in a state of considerable embarassment at Boston . The Provincial Committee of safety judging from the arrival of the three British Generals and the con- sequent movements of General Gage , that some ...
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Seite 213 - An act to discontinue in such manner and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading, or shipping of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay in North America...
Seite 354 - He has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners ; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
Seite 260 - But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
Seite 259 - ' Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me in this appointment, yet, I feel great distress from a consciousness, that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust...
Seite 91 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Seite 217 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.
Seite 356 - He has excited Domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
Seite 74 - Resolved, therefore, That the general assembly of this colony have the sole right and power to lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this colony ; and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whatsoever, other than the general assembly aforesaid, has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom.
Seite 223 - ... whose business it shall be attentively to observe the conduct of all persons touching this association ; and when it shall be made to appear, to the satisfaction of a majority of...
Seite 87 - It is my opinion, that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies. At the same time, I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme, in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever.