 | 1781 - 754 Seiten
...cffi'elual defence, not having force fuffi.pient even to man the works for one effort, went with a flag to Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrender ; to this application of weakriefs and mifery, Butler, with all the phlegm of a real favage, anfwered in... | |
 | 1796 - 690 Seiten
...effectual defence, not having force futficient even to man the works for one effort, went with a flag to Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrender ; to this application of weaknels and mifery, Butler, with all the phlegm of 4 real favage, anfwered in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 Seiten
...effectual defence, not having force fufficient even to man the works for one effort, went with a flag to Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrender ; to this application of weaknefs and mifery, Butler, with all the phlegm of a real favage, anfwered in... | |
 | John Andrews - 1786 - 472 Seiten
...for his remaining garrifon, and the other people in the fort, ventured out with a flag, and waited on Colonel Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrender. His reply was, the Hatchet. With this barbarous and dreadful anfwer, the officer returned to his garrifon;... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 374 Seiten
...invefted the fort. The Commandant, knowing its inability to make any eftectual defence, di(patched a flag to Colonel Butler, to know what terms he would...furrender; to which he replied in two words, THE HATCHET. Thegarrifon, though refolute to fell their lives as dear as, poffible, were foon overpowered; and the... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 Seiten
...the fort. The no o K commandant knowing its inability to make any effectual defence, dispatched a Hag to colonel Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a surrender ; to which he replied in two words, THE HATCHET ; se»duig in at the same time the bloody... | |
 | William Belsham - 1796 - 504 Seiten
...one-fourth were Indians, and immediately invefted the fort. The commandant, knowing its inability to makeany effectual defence, difpatched a flag to colonel Butler,...replied in two words, THE HATCHET. The garrifon, though rcfolute to fell their lives as dear as poffible, were foon overpowered; and the favage conquerors,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1796 - 508 Seiten
...of about fixteen hundred men, of whom about about one-fourth were Indians, and immediately invefted the fort. The commandant, knowing its inability to...colonel Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrenderj to which he replied in two words, THE HATCHET. The garrifon, though refolute to fell their... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1798 - 524 Seiten
...effectual . defence, not having force fufficient to man the works even for one effort, went with a flag to Butler, to know what terms he .would grant on a furrender. To this application of weaknefs and mifery, Butler, with all. the phlegm of a real favage, anfwered, in... | |
 | William Belsham - 1801 - 426 Seiten
...Indians, and immediately invefted the fort. The commandant knowing its inability to make any cffectual defence, difpatched a flag to colonel Butler, to know...garrifon, though refolute to fell their lives as dear as poffible, were foon overpowered ; and the favage conquerors, after gratifying their infernal rage by... | |
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The commandant knowing its inability to make any cffectual defence, difpatched a flag to colonel Butler, to know what terms he would grant on a furrender ; to which he replied in two words, THE HATCHET. The garrifon, though... 