The History of Kentucky: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeLippincott, Grambo, 1852 - 316 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 37
Seite 23
... shot and scalped by the outlying savages . Boone himself escaped , but these disasters so terrified the companion of Squire Boone , that he returned home to North Carolina , leaving the two brothers alone in the wilderness , separated ...
... shot and scalped by the outlying savages . Boone himself escaped , but these disasters so terrified the companion of Squire Boone , that he returned home to North Carolina , leaving the two brothers alone in the wilderness , separated ...
Seite 35
... - stant . Four of the whites fired , and then charged so suddenly and furiously upon the Indians , that they were compelled to retreat , with a single shot- gun without ammunition , and without having time to tomahawk.
... - stant . Four of the whites fired , and then charged so suddenly and furiously upon the Indians , that they were compelled to retreat , with a single shot- gun without ammunition , and without having time to tomahawk.
Seite 41
... shot down by the Indians . Ray instantly glanced his eye in the direction of the shot , and perceiving the ene- my , raised his rifle to avenge the death of his friend , when he was suddenly attacked by a large body of Indians , who had ...
... shot down by the Indians . Ray instantly glanced his eye in the direction of the shot , and perceiving the ene- my , raised his rifle to avenge the death of his friend , when he was suddenly attacked by a large body of Indians , who had ...
Seite 42
... shot at by the guard , and the men retired . The next day the cattle were perceived to be disturbed , and snuffing the air about a small field in the farthest corner , that had been allowed to grow up in very high weeds . The presence ...
... shot at by the guard , and the men retired . The next day the cattle were perceived to be disturbed , and snuffing the air about a small field in the farthest corner , that had been allowed to grow up in very high weeds . The presence ...
Seite 43
... Ray with the gun of the Indian which he had shot , and which was the first he had ever killed . The property found in the Indian camp , consisting principally of cooking utensils , was , as usual , divided by lottery.
... Ray with the gun of the Indian which he had shot , and which was the first he had ever killed . The property found in the Indian camp , consisting principally of cooking utensils , was , as usual , divided by lottery.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ADVENTURE American army artillery attack bank battle Bland Ballard boat Boone Boonesborough British Burr cabin camp canoes Captain captured Clark CO.'S PUBLICATIONS Colonel command commenced court Daniel Boone Daviess despatched detachment dians EDITION elected encamped enemy Engravings escape expedition fell fire force Fort Brown Fort Defiance Fort Jefferson Fort Massac Fort Meigs Fort Recovery French garrison Girty governor GRAMBO & CO.'S Hardin Harrodsburg horses Hubbell hundred ILLUSTRATIONS immediately Indians instantly Kaskaskia Kennan Kenton Kentuckians Kentucky killed land latter legislature Logan Logston ment miles militia Mississippi night OCTAVO officers Ohio Ohio River Orleans party prisoners pursuit reached received regulars retreat returned rifle river savages Sebastian session settlement Shelby shore shot soon Spain Spanish sprang station succeeded territory thousand tion tomahawk took town treaty troops tucky United Virginia volume volunteers warriors Wataga Wayne whites Whitley Wilkinson William Whitley wounded
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 225 - State, and is an integral party, its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party: that the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of...
Seite 1 - Stuart, Bush, Dwight, and many other writers on the Scriptures. The whole designed to be a digest and combination of the advantages of the best Bible Commentaries, and embracing nearly all that is valuable in HENRY, SCOTT, AND DODDRIDGE. Conveniently arranged for family and private reading, and, at the same time, particularly adapted to the wants of Sabbath-School Teachers and Bible Classes ; with numerous useful tables, and a neatly engraved Family Record.
Seite 2 - PAXTON, CHANDLER, And the most celebrated oriental travellers. Embracing also the subject of the Fulfilment of Prophecy, as exhibited by Keith and others ; with descriptions of the present state of countries and places mentioned in the Sacred Writings. ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS LANDSCAPE ENGRAVINGS, FROM SKETCHES TAKEN ON THE SPOT.
Seite 5 - Steel Engravings, and may be had in all varieties of binding. BYRON'S WORKS. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME, OCTAVO. INCLUDING ALL HIS SUPPRESSED AND ATTRIBUTED POEMS ; WITH SIX BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS. This edition has been carefully compared with the recent London edition of Mr.
Seite 6 - COMPRISING THE MOST EXCELLENT AND APPROPRIATE PASSAGES IN THE OLD BRITISH POETS; WITH CHOICE AND COPIOUS SELECTIONS fROM THE BEST MODERN BRITISH AND AMERICAN POETS. EDITED BY SARAH JOSEPHA HALE. As nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light Of Nature and of Beauty.
Seite 4 - VILLAGE SERMONS; Or, 101 Plain and Short Discourses on the Principal Doctrines of the Gospel INTENDED FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES, SUNDAY-SCHOOLS, OR COMPANIES ASSEMBLED FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN COUNTRY VILLAGES. BY GEORGE BURDER.
Seite 13 - Consisting of Directions for Selecting, Preparing, and Cooking all kinds of Meats, Fish, Poultry, and Game ; Soups, Broths, Vegetables, and Salads. Also, for making all kinds of Plain and Fancy Breads, Pastes, Puddings, Cakes, Creams, Ices, Jellies, Preserves, Marmalades, &(%, Ac., &c.
Seite 3 - English editions, at much less price. To be had with or without plates ; the publishers having supplied themselves with over fifty steel engravings, by the first artists. Baxter's Comprehensive Bible, Royal quarto...
Seite 225 - Resolved, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government; but that by compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States...
Seite 30 - THE DROWNED BOY, and other Stories. 6 Engravings. THE PICTORIAL RHYME-BOOK. 122 Engravings. THE PICTORIAL NURSERY BOOK. 117 Engravings. THE GOOD CHILD'S REWARD. 115 Engravings. ALPHABET OF QUADRUPEDS. 26 Engravings. ALPHABET OF BIRDS. 26 Engravings. PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH. The above popular and attractive series of New Juveniles for the Young, are sold together or separately. THE MILLINER ANO THE MILLIONAIRE. BY MRS. REBECCA HICKS, (Of Virginia,) Author of " The Lady Killer,