Indian Wars of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeDerby and Miller, 1852 - 300 էջ |
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Էջ 51
... told by the undaunted messenger , that if he stirred or re- fused to go , he was a dead man ; he was , by one of his chief counsellors , in whose advice he most confided , persuaded to go along to the governor's house ; but such was the ...
... told by the undaunted messenger , that if he stirred or re- fused to go , he was a dead man ; he was , by one of his chief counsellors , in whose advice he most confided , persuaded to go along to the governor's house ; but such was the ...
Էջ 144
... told the chief that his plot was discovered . The belt was not given , and Pontiac closed his speech with many pro- fessions of respect and affection for the English . Major Gladwin then reproached the chief with his treachery , and told ...
... told the chief that his plot was discovered . The belt was not given , and Pontiac closed his speech with many pro- fessions of respect and affection for the English . Major Gladwin then reproached the chief with his treachery , and told ...
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... told his followers that the Great Spirit would render the army of the Americans unsuccessful , and that their bullets would not hurt the Indians , who would have light while the enemy would be involved in darkness . Being told that his ...
... told his followers that the Great Spirit would render the army of the Americans unsuccessful , and that their bullets would not hurt the Indians , who would have light while the enemy would be involved in darkness . Being told that his ...
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... told me , as the Indians approached , to lie down and feign myself dead . I looked through the logs and saw the savages approaching in great numbers . A heavy made Indian of middle stature , painted down to the waist , and whom I ...
... told me , as the Indians approached , to lie down and feign myself dead . I looked through the logs and saw the savages approaching in great numbers . A heavy made Indian of middle stature , painted down to the waist , and whom I ...
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... told that on condition of re- tiring south of the Ouithlacoochee , and attending a council when called on by the United States commissioners , they should not be molested . To this they agreed ; but at this moment General Clinch , who ...
... told that on condition of re- tiring south of the Ouithlacoochee , and attending a council when called on by the United States commissioners , they should not be molested . To this they agreed ; but at this moment General Clinch , who ...
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Indian Wars of the United States, from the Discovery to the Present Time ... John Frost Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1843 |
Indian Wars of the United States, from the Discovery to the Present Time ... John Frost Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1843 |
Indian Wars of the United States: From the Earliest to the Present Time John Frost Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1856 |
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Էջ 152 - 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.
Էջ 285 - Through an aperture, which afforded me a view of the area of the fort, I beheld, in shapes the foulest and most terrible, the ferocious triumphs of barbarian conquerors. The dead were scalped and mangled; the dying were writhing and shrieking under the unsatiated knife and tomahawk; and from the bodies of some, ripped open, their butchers were drinking the blood, scooped up in the hollow of joined hands, and quaffed amid shouts of rage and victory.
Էջ 37 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Էջ 115 - Then with gun in hand, and pack on my back, in which were my papers and provisions, I set out with Mr. Gist, fitted in the same manner, on
Էջ 39 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Էջ 40 - Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove : Mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for me.
Էջ 29 - Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Էջ 20 - I have heard her tell how sweet and comfortable that place was to her. But to return: the Indians laid hold of us, pulling me one way, and the Children another, and said, Come go along with us...
Էջ 19 - Some in our house were fighting for their lives, others wallowing in blood, the house on fire over our heads, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out. Now might we hear mothers and children crying out for themselves and one another, "Lord, what shall we do?
Էջ 115 - There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting. This was a whole day's work ; we next got it launched...