Life of General Winfield Scott: To which is Added a Sketch of the Life of Wm. A. GrahamA.S. Barnes & Company, 1852 - 202 էջ |
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action addressed advance American army arms arrived artillery attack batteries battle of Chippewa BATTLE OF NIAGARA Black-Hawk blood boats brigade British campaign Canada Captain capture castle causeways Cerro Gordo Chapultepec Cherokees Chippewa Churubusco citizens city of Mexico civil Colonel Scott command Congress Contreras Convention corps Cruz defences division duty enemy enemy's excitement field fire flag flank force friends gallant Governor GRAHAM hill honor hundred immediately Indians infantry Lake Chalco Lake Xochimilco land Legislature Lewistown Major-General Scott ments Mexican miles military Molino del Rey movement National night NULLIFICATION officers parties passed patriotism peace position President prisoners Puebla Queenstown QUEENSTOWN HEIGHTS received regiment reinforcements Rensselaer retreat river road San Antonia Santa Anna scene shore soldier South Carolina storm successful Tête du Pont thousand tion Towson troops Twiggs United valley of Mexico Vera Cruz victory volunteers Whig whole WINFIELD SCOTT wounded
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Էջ 109 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way; Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topped hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No friends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings,...
Էջ 83 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Էջ 75 - An Ordinance to Nullify certain acts of the Congress of the United States, purporting to be laws laying duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities.
Էջ 19 - He returned him the horse, and carefully provided for all his wants. Indeed, he obtained permission for him to return to England on his parole, at a time when the belligerents had begun to refuse such favors, as well as all exchanges. At the first of these visits the prisoner delicately remarked, " I have long owed you an apology, sir. You have overwhelmed me with kindnesses. You can now, at your leisure, view the Falls in all their glory.
Էջ 98 - York, who has troops at hand, we are here to enforce the neutrality of the United States and to protect our own soil or waters from violation. The proper civil officers are also present to arrest, if practicable, the leaders of the expedition on foot against Upper Canada.
Էջ 70 - Allow me to congratulate you upon the fortunate consummation of your arduous duties, and to express my entire approbation of the whole course of your proceedings, during a series of difficulties requiring higher moral courage than the operations of an active campaign under ordinary circumstances.
Էջ 75 - Nov., then and there to take into consideration the several acts of the Congress of the United States, imposing duties on foreign imports for the protection of domestic manufactures, or for other unauthorized objects ; to determine on the character thereof, and to devise the means of redress...
Էջ 160 - After so many victories, we might, with but little additional loss, have occupied the capital the same evening. But Mr. Trist, commissioner, &c., as Well as myself, had been admonished by the best friends of peace — intelligent neutrals and some American residents — against precipitation...
Էջ 155 - ... and protected by a deep, wet ditch, and armed with seven large pieces. This hacienda is at the commencement of the causeway leading to the western gate of the city, and had to be passed before getting on the road. About three hundred yards in rear...
Էջ 183 - Giving to all foreigners the right of citizenship, who shall faithfully serve, in time of war, one year on board of our public ships, or in our land forces, regular or volunteer, on their receiving an honorable discharge from the service.