The History of the State of Ohio: From the Discovery of the Great Valley, to the Present TimeNorthwestern publishing Company, 1875 - 876 Seiten |
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... fell beneath the tomahawk , and around the burning dwelling the maddened Indians indulged in their horrid orgies . No pen can describe the horrors which then ensued . Tragedies were enacted , in the solitudes of the wilder- ness , which ...
... fell beneath the tomahawk , and around the burning dwelling the maddened Indians indulged in their horrid orgies . No pen can describe the horrors which then ensued . Tragedies were enacted , in the solitudes of the wilder- ness , which ...
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... fell upon the French . M. Jamonville and ten of his men were killed outright . Others were wounded . The French sprang to their arms and fought bravely . But they were soon overpowered , and the survivors , twenty - five in number ...
... fell upon the French . M. Jamonville and ten of his men were killed outright . Others were wounded . The French sprang to their arms and fought bravely . But they were soon overpowered , and the survivors , twenty - five in number ...
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... fell , pierced by a bullet . After a short scene of confusion and horror , when nearly half the army were slain , the remnant broke in wild disorder and fled . The ambush was entirely suc- cessful . Six hundred of these unseen ...
... fell , pierced by a bullet . After a short scene of confusion and horror , when nearly half the army were slain , the remnant broke in wild disorder and fled . The ambush was entirely suc- cessful . Six hundred of these unseen ...
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... fell , a savage would leap from his concealment , the flash of his knife would be seen , and the scalp of his victim would be waved in the air with a yell of exultation . " The work of death , " it is written , " went on rapidly , and ...
... fell , a savage would leap from his concealment , the flash of his knife would be seen , and the scalp of his victim would be waved in the air with a yell of exultation . " The work of death , " it is written , " went on rapidly , and ...
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... fell also into the hands of the English . The next year , Montreal passed to the British crown , and with it the whole of Canada . But still the French , with their Indian allies , kept up the war . The British were very brave , but ...
... fell also into the hands of the English . The next year , Montreal passed to the British crown , and with it the whole of Canada . But still the French , with their Indian allies , kept up the war . The British were very brave , but ...
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Seite 364 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always that any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 191 - Logan, not sparing even my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 191 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Seite 376 - But, the most disgraceful part of the business is, that the greatest part of the men threw away their arms and accouterments, even after the pursuit, which continued about four miles, had ceased. I found the road strewed with them for many miles, but was not able to remedy it ; for, having had all my horses killed, and being mounted upon one that could not be pricked out of a walk, I could not get forward myself; and the orders I sent forward either to halt the front, or to prevent the men from parting...