The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada, Հատոր 1Little, Brown, 1894 |
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Էջ 59
... crossing rivers , toiling through snow - drifts , wading ice- encumbered swamps , sustaining life by the fruits of the chase , and threatened day and night by lurking enemies . He gained his destination , but it was only to encounter a ...
... crossing rivers , toiling through snow - drifts , wading ice- encumbered swamps , sustaining life by the fruits of the chase , and threatened day and night by lurking enemies . He gained his destination , but it was only to encounter a ...
Էջ 60
... crossed the rough portage to the waters of the Illinois , fol- lowed its winding channel , and descended the turbid eddies of the Mississippi , received with various wel . come by the scattered tribes who dwelt along its banks . Now the ...
... crossed the rough portage to the waters of the Illinois , fol- lowed its winding channel , and descended the turbid eddies of the Mississippi , received with various wel . come by the scattered tribes who dwelt along its banks . Now the ...
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... crossed Lake Erie , fortified themselves at the point of Presqu ' - Isle , and pushed forward to the northern branches of the Ohio . Upon this , Governor Din- widdie , of Virginia , resolved to despatch a message requiring their removal ...
... crossed Lake Erie , fortified themselves at the point of Presqu ' - Isle , and pushed forward to the northern branches of the Ohio . Upon this , Governor Din- widdie , of Virginia , resolved to despatch a message requiring their removal ...
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... crossed the Monongahela ( below Turtle Creek , 800 yards ) . A finer sight could not have been beheld , the shining barrels of the muskets , the excellent order of the men , the clean- liness of their appearance , the joy depicted on ...
... crossed the Monongahela ( below Turtle Creek , 800 yards ) . A finer sight could not have been beheld , the shining barrels of the muskets , the excellent order of the men , the clean- liness of their appearance , the joy depicted on ...
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... crossed the Monongahela , more than seven hundred were killed and wounded . None suffered more severely than the Virginians , who had displayed throughout a · Captain Orme , his aide - de - camp , to 1 Letter 2 Sparks , I. 67 . July 18 ...
... crossed the Monongahela , more than seven hundred were killed and wounded . None suffered more severely than the Virginians , who had displayed throughout a · Captain Orme , his aide - de - camp , to 1 Letter 2 Sparks , I. 67 . July 18 ...
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The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1887 |
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The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1898 |
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Էջ 113 - In short, the dastardly behavior 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 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.
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 139 - 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 86 - But how came you to take upon you to sell land at all? We conquered you, we made women of you; you know you are women, and can no more sell land than women.
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 131 - I am able, for the honor of His Majesty and the interest of the nation, in which I am sure of being well seconded by the Admiral and by the generals ; happy if our efforts here can contribute to the success of His Majesty's arms in any other parts of America.
Էջ 207 - English, — these dogs dressed in red, who have come to rob you of your hunting-grounds, and drive away the game, — you must lift the hatchet against them. Wipe them from the face of the earth, and then you will win my favor back again, and once more be happy and prosperous. The children of your great father, the King of France, are not like the English. Never forget that they are your brethren. They are very dear to me, for they love the red men, and understand the true mode of worshipping me.
Էջ 328 - The Indians now gravely smoked their pipes, while I inwardly endured the tortures of suspense. At length, the pipes being finished, as well as a long pause, by which they were succeeded...
Էջ 356 - Menehwehna, who had the command in this enterprise, gave me your promise that you would protect my friend, delivering him from all danger, and giving him safely to me. "The performance of this promise I now claim. I come not with empty hands to ask it.