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... must inevitably either lay down their arms , or be cut to pieces on the fpot . Befides the immediate poffeffion of thofe ftrong holds , thus cheaply obtained , and the cutting off fo great a part of the enemy's best force , without lofs ...
... must inevitably either lay down their arms , or be cut to pieces on the fpot . Befides the immediate poffeffion of thofe ftrong holds , thus cheaply obtained , and the cutting off fo great a part of the enemy's best force , without lofs ...
Page 43
... must obliterate them . The board did not examine a fingle witnefs ; but founded their report merely upon his own con- feffion . In that , after a recital of a few of the principal facts , particularly his paffing , under a feigned name ...
... must obliterate them . The board did not examine a fingle witnefs ; but founded their report merely upon his own con- feffion . In that , after a recital of a few of the principal facts , particularly his paffing , under a feigned name ...
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... must have been well intended ; but letters from him , in the then ftate of things , it was evident could be of little service . The fucceeding day oa . zd . was to clofe the tragedy . André was fuperior to the terrors of death ; but ...
... must have been well intended ; but letters from him , in the then ftate of things , it was evident could be of little service . The fucceeding day oa . zd . was to clofe the tragedy . André was fuperior to the terrors of death ; but ...
Page 69
... must not forget the brave Hef- fian regiment of Bofe , and their gallant comander , Major de Buy . No public acknowledgement could be made ( nor would it have F been adequate if there could ) of the noble commander ' : own me- rits ...
... must not forget the brave Hef- fian regiment of Bofe , and their gallant comander , Major de Buy . No public acknowledgement could be made ( nor would it have F been adequate if there could ) of the noble commander ' : own me- rits ...
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... must in its prefent ftate , lie at the mercy , in all its moft valuable parts , of whatever enemy is mafter of the bay of Chefapeak , and confe- quently of the rivers . This circumftance was fo well understood , that thofe who cen ...
... must in its prefent ftate , lie at the mercy , in all its moft valuable parts , of whatever enemy is mafter of the bay of Chefapeak , and confe- quently of the rivers . This circumftance was fo well understood , that thofe who cen ...
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