| John Marshall - 1804 - 562 Seiten
...truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained, on the 27th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with...intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 648 Seiten
...filled their minds with apprehension and CHAP, vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition,...intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 654 Seiten
...d filled their minds with apprehension and espait. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 Seiten
...truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 Seiten
...truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 2?th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with...intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies... | |
| 1809 - 574 Seiten
...congress thus describes the stale of his army, which had just experienced a defeat in Long Island. ' The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them havegon* off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and fey companies... | |
| David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 Seiten
...truly distressing. The check our detachment lately sustained lias dispirited too great a proportion oi our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, inste;id of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair... | |
| Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 Seiten
...to return home; and if they should, we shall be reduced to distress again "t September 2d. 1776. " The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manlv opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return.... | |
| 1825 - 455 Seiten
...situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
| 1825 - 464 Seiten
...situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
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