The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes: Comprehending Details of Their Archievements During the Revolutionary and Late Wars. Interspersed with Anecdotes Not Found in Any Other Work ...John Low, 1819 |
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... duty of the biographer ; un- welcome , because it is not garnished with the sweets of flattery ; imperious , because the Historic Muse forbids the use of false - colouring . TRUTH is the sturdy mastiff which guards the portals of the ...
... duty of the biographer ; un- welcome , because it is not garnished with the sweets of flattery ; imperious , because the Historic Muse forbids the use of false - colouring . TRUTH is the sturdy mastiff which guards the portals of the ...
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... voyage , Pike had no intelligent companion upon which he could rely for any sort of advice or aid , and he literally performed the duties of astronomer , surveyor , commanding officer , clerk , spy , guide , and 8 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN.
... voyage , Pike had no intelligent companion upon which he could rely for any sort of advice or aid , and he literally performed the duties of astronomer , surveyor , commanding officer , clerk , spy , guide , and 8 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN.
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... duty as a soldier required of him an investigation of the views and conduct of the British traders , within the limits of our juris- - diction , and an inquiry into the exact limits of the territories of the United States and Great ...
... duty as a soldier required of him an investigation of the views and conduct of the British traders , within the limits of our juris- - diction , and an inquiry into the exact limits of the territories of the United States and Great ...
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... duty or license into our ter- ritories , to the very great injury of the revenue , as well as to the complete exclusion of our own countrymen from all competition in this trade . He perceived , beside , that these establishments were ...
... duty or license into our ter- ritories , to the very great injury of the revenue , as well as to the complete exclusion of our own countrymen from all competition in this trade . He perceived , beside , that these establishments were ...
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... duties , as would hereafter set that ques- tion at rest . His conduct with regard to this subject was , at the time , viewed with cold approbation , but the events of the present war have borne ample testi- mony to his sagacity and ...
... duties , as would hereafter set that ques- tion at rest . His conduct with regard to this subject was , at the time , viewed with cold approbation , but the events of the present war have borne ample testi- mony to his sagacity and ...
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The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes ... Thomas Wilson Vista completa - 1817 |
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Página 56 - yet he was equally convinced that Commodore Bainbridge could not swerve so much from the paramount duty he owed his country as to become an inactive spectator, and see a ship belonging to the very squadron under his orders, fall into the hands of the enemy.
Página 194 - SIR, — The Almighty has been pleased to grant us a signal victory on Lake Champlain, in the capture of one frigate, one brig, and two sloops of war, of the enemy.
Página 135 - Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular was three times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action ! but, strange as it may appear, the captain of it escaped with only & slight wound.
Página 136 - ... flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the...
Página 14 - ... assure you, nothing shall be wanting on my part to procure you the rewards of our government and gratitude of your countrymen.
Página 94 - Lieutenant Biddle, therefore, jumped into the rigging himself, and hauled down the British ensign, and possession was taken of the Frolic, in forty-three minutes after the first fire. She was in a shocking condition; the birth-deck, particularly, was crowded with dead, and wounded, and dying; there being but a small proportion of the Frolic's crew who had escaped. Captain Jones instantly sent on board his surgeon's mate, and all the blankets of the Frolic were brought from her slop-room for the comfort...
Página 11 - ... and the last night had scarcely closed our eyes to sleep. We were inclining our course to a point of woods, determined to remain absent and die by ourselves, rather than return to our camp and behold the misery of our poor lads, when we discovered a gang of buffaloes coming along at some distance.
Página 93 - He passed them on the forecastle, and was surprised at seeing not a single man alive on the Frolic's deck, except the seaman at the wheel and three officers. The deck was slippery with blood, and strewed with the bodies of the dead. As he went forward, the Captain of the Frolic, with two other officers, who were standing on the quarter deck, threw down their swords, and made an inclination of their bodies, denoting that they had surrendered.
Página 284 - The enemy rallying his forces, and, as is believed, having received reinforcements, now attempted to drive us from our position, and regain his artillery. Our line was unshaken, and the enemy repulsed. Two other attempts, having the same object, had the same issue. General Scott was again engaged in repelling the former of these ; and the last I saw of him on the field of battle, he was near the head of his column, and giving to its march a direction that would have placed him on the enemy's right.