Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Հատոր 3G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... troops in British pay were calculated at twenty - four thousand , and the artillery at six thousand . The entire aggregate of this for midable force , therefore , fell little short of two hundred and seventy thousand men , without in ...
... troops in British pay were calculated at twenty - four thousand , and the artillery at six thousand . The entire aggregate of this for midable force , therefore , fell little short of two hundred and seventy thousand men , without in ...
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... troops commanded by 1780 . Philanthro- pic act pas- vania . the comte de Rochambeau , under convoy of a considerable fleet , arrived at Rhode Island . This the comte assured the States was only the vanguard of a much greater force ...
... troops commanded by 1780 . Philanthro- pic act pas- vania . the comte de Rochambeau , under convoy of a considerable fleet , arrived at Rhode Island . This the comte assured the States was only the vanguard of a much greater force ...
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... troops at West Point on the North River , and who , having long since entered into a secret corre- spondence with sir Henry Clinton , agreed to be- tray into his hands that important post , and the whole of the troops entrusted to him ...
... troops at West Point on the North River , and who , having long since entered into a secret corre- spondence with sir Henry Clinton , agreed to be- tray into his hands that important post , and the whole of the troops entrusted to him ...
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... troops during the night to the attack of the British camp , and the advanced parties of the two armies unexpectedly ... troops maintained , nevertheless , their ground with great resolution ; but , finding themselves totally deserted by ...
... troops during the night to the attack of the British camp , and the advanced parties of the two armies unexpectedly ... troops maintained , nevertheless , their ground with great resolution ; but , finding themselves totally deserted by ...
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... ground of offence , that Holland had not complied with the re- quisition of troops , which by treaty she had engaged to furnish . But it was notorious that , in the event XIX . BOOK of this compliance , Holland would have GEORGE III . 63.
... ground of offence , that Holland had not complied with the re- quisition of troops , which by treaty she had engaged to furnish . But it was notorious that , in the event XIX . BOOK of this compliance , Holland would have GEORGE III . 63.
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Էջ 150 - Then ensued a scene of woe the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple.
Էջ 150 - Arcot, he drew from every quarter whatever a savage ferocity could add to his new rudiments in the arts of destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.
Էջ 150 - He resolved, in . the gloomy recesses of a mind 'capacious of such things, to leave the whole Carnatic an everlasting monument of vengeance, and to put perpetual desolation as a barrier between him and those, against whom the faith which holds the moral elements of the world together, was no protection.
Էջ 240 - that the said petition be referred to the consideration of a committee of the whole House, and that the petitioners be heard by themselves before the said committee, if they think fit '
Էջ 231 - SPEECH On a Motion made in the House of Commons, the 7th of May, 1782, for a Committee to inquire into the state of the Representation of the Commons in Parliament.
Էջ 260 - ... or a government to support you. You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Էջ 261 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world, having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict, and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action with the blessings of your fellow-citizens : but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command, — it will continue to animate remotest ages.
Էջ 133 - What merciless enemy has thus spread the horrors of fire and sword — what severe visitation of Providence has dried up the fountain, and taken from the face of the earth every vestige of verdure ? Or, rather, what monsters have stalked over the country, tainting and poisoning, with pestiferous...
Էջ 175 - LEISURE to peruse the memorial ; but that the island of Eustatia was Dutch, every thing in it was Dutch, every thing was under the protection of the Dutch flag, and as Dutch it should be treated.
Էջ 134 - ... the sources of resuscitation — no voracious and poisoning monsters — no, all this has been accomplished by the friendship, generosity, and kindness of the English nation! They have embraced us with their protecting arms, and, lo, these are the fruits of their alliance...