A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Band 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
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... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the — issue of ...
... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the — issue of ...
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... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
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... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
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... hundred under Arnold and Sullivan to watch the mo- tions of the enemy , and remained himself with two hundred at Bethel , until nine o'clock , when hearing that they had moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in pursuit , came up ...
... hundred under Arnold and Sullivan to watch the mo- tions of the enemy , and remained himself with two hundred at Bethel , until nine o'clock , when hearing that they had moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in pursuit , came up ...
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Seite 145 - ... or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the journal, when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request, shall be furnished with a transcript of the said journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the several states.
Seite 137 - Congress by less than two nor by more than seven members ; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.
Seite 144 - ... nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States...
Seite 144 - ... men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other state should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered...
Seite 137 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Seite 136 - State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively ; provided that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property imported into any State to any other State of which the owner is an inhabitant ; provided also, that no imposition, duties, or restriction shall be laid by any State on the property of the United States or either of them.
Seite 143 - ... office — appointing all officers of the land forces, in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers — appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States — making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations. THE United States in Congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated...
Seite 143 - States ; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States — provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Seite 137 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Seite 144 - ... of the United States ; and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States in Congress assembled...