An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American War: From Its Commencement to the Year 1783Wilkinson & Courtney, 1809 - 438 pàgines |
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An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American ... Roger Lamb Visualització completa - 1809 |
An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American ... Roger Lamb Visualització completa - 1809 |
An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American ... Roger Lamb Visualització completa - 1809 |
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Pàgina 95 - you, but for the injuries of one man. Colonel Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and Unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not Sparing even my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have
Pàgina 52 - some unlucky event should happen, unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare with the. utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. "As to pay, sir,
Pàgina 94 - I appeal to any white man to say if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if he ever came cold and naked, and he cloathed 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
Pàgina 95 - do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan ? Not one.
Pàgina 199 - Whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold ! That they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south ! Falkland's Island, which seemed
Pàgina 95 - many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my, country, I rejoice at the beams of peace ; but I do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear.
Pàgina 94 - The Indians were defeated, and sued for peace. Loga-n, however, disdained to be seen among the suppliants, but lest the sincerity of a treaty should be distrusted, from which, so distinguished a chief absented himself, he sent by a messenger the following speech, to be delivered to lord Dunrnore :
Pàgina 199 - but a stage and resting place in the progress of their 'victorious industry ! Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them
Pàgina 52 - to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses ; those I doubt not, they will discharge, and this is all I desire." The appointment of Washington was attended with other promotions, namely, four
Pàgina 94 - 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