The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada, Հատոր 1Little, Brown, 1884 |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 24–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ ix
... ordered democracy . Yet to the red natives of the soil its results were wholly disastrous . Could the French have maintained their ground , the ruin of the Indian tribes might long have been postponed ; but the victory of Que- bec was ...
... ordered democracy . Yet to the red natives of the soil its results were wholly disastrous . Could the French have maintained their ground , the ruin of the Indian tribes might long have been postponed ; but the victory of Que- bec was ...
Էջ 86
... name given by the Indians to William Penn and his successors . 2 Minutes of Indian council held at Philidelphia , 1742 . been ordered , to the Susquehanna , where some settled 86 THE FRENCH , ENGLISH , AND INDIANS . [ 1737-1742 .
... name given by the Indians to William Penn and his successors . 2 Minutes of Indian council held at Philidelphia , 1742 . been ordered , to the Susquehanna , where some settled 86 THE FRENCH , ENGLISH , AND INDIANS . [ 1737-1742 .
Էջ 87
Francis Parkman. been ordered , to the Susquehanna , where some settled at Shamokin , and some at Wyoming . ' From an early period , the Indians had been annoyed by the unlicensed intrusion of settlers upon their lauds , and , in 1728 ...
Francis Parkman. been ordered , to the Susquehanna , where some settled at Shamokin , and some at Wyoming . ' From an early period , the Indians had been annoyed by the unlicensed intrusion of settlers upon their lauds , and , in 1728 ...
Էջ 99
... ordered to evacuate the spot ; and , being quite unable to resist , they obeyed the sum- mons , and withdrew in great discomfiture towards Virginia . Meanwhile Washington , with another party of backwoodsmen , was advancing from the ...
... ordered to evacuate the spot ; and , being quite unable to resist , they obeyed the sum- mons , and withdrew in great discomfiture towards Virginia . Meanwhile Washington , with another party of backwoodsmen , was advancing from the ...
Էջ 110
... ordered march , the troops advanced into the great labyrinth of woods which shadowed the eastern borders of the river . Rank after rank vanished from sight . The forest swal- lowed them up , and the silence of the wilderness sank down ...
... ordered march , the troops advanced into the great labyrinth of woods which shadowed the eastern borders of the river . Rank after rank vanished from sight . The forest swal- lowed them up , and the silence of the wilderness sank down ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1887 |
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1897 |
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1898 |
Common terms and phrases
Algonquin America Amherst arms army assailants attack banks bark Baron Dieskau began boats Braddock British camp Canada Canadians canoes Captain Charlevoix chief clan colony command confederacy council Delawares descended detachment Detroit dwelt enemy England English father fight fire Five Nations force forest formed Fort Pitt forts France French fur-trade garrison Gladwyn guns hand hatchet heard Henry Hist hundred Hurons Indians Iroquois Jesuit Johnson Journal killed Lake Erie Lake George Lake Huron Lake Ontario land Lenape Letter lodges ment Michillimackinac Mississippi Mohawk neighbors Niagara night officers Ohio Ojibwas Onondaga Ottawas palisades party passed peace Penn Pontiac posts prisoners province Quebec Quesne race rangers river Rogers sachem savage scalp settlements Shawanoes shore side siege Sir William Johnson soldiers soon spirit squaws stood tion traders tribes troops vessel village wampum warriors waters wild wilderness woods Wyandots yells
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 139 - I will give no more orders," replied the defeated soldier; "I have much business that must be attended to, of greater moment than your ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is very short; therefore, pray leave me.
Էջ 105 - Braddock is a very Iroquois in disposition. He had a sister, who having gamed away all her little fortune at Bath, hanged herself with a truly English deliberation, leaving only a note upon the table with those lines " To die is landing on some silent shore,
Էջ 138 - Burton," returned the dying man; "tell him to march Webb's regiment down to Charles River, to cut off their retreat from the bridge." Then, turning on his side, he murmured, "Now, God be praised, I will die in peace!
Էջ 113 - In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Էջ 98 - The wine, as they dosed themselves pretty plentifully with it, soon banished the restraint which at first appeared in their conversation, and gave a license to their tongues to reveal their sentiments more freely.
Էջ 86 - Reasons we charge you to remove instantly; we don't give you the Liberty to think about it. You are Women. Take the Advice of a wise Man, and remove immediately.
Էջ 344 - Langlade that they had not found my hapless self among the dead, and that they supposed me to be somewhere concealed. M. Langlade appeared, from what followed, to be by this time acquainted with the place of my retreat, of which, no doubt, he had been informed by his wife. The poor woman, as soon as the Indians mentioned me, declared to her husband, in the French tongue, that he should no longer keep me in his house, but deliver me up to my pursuers ; giving as a reason for this measure, that, should...
Էջ 98 - They told me, that it was their absolute design to take possession of the Ohio, and by G they would do it; for that, although they were sensible the English could raise two men for their one, yet they knew their motions were too slow and dilatory to prevent any undertaking of theirs.
Էջ 327 - Englishman, you know that the French king is our father. He promised to be such ; and we, in return, promised to be his children. This promise we have kept. " ' Englishman, it is you that have made war with this our father. You are his enemy ; and how, then, could you have the boldness to venture among us, his children ? You know that his enemies are ours.
Էջ 81 - pretend right of inheritance to all or any part of the lands granted in our patent, we pray you endeavor to purchase their tytle, that we may avoid the least scruple of intrusion.