Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Bände 5-6Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 |
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... prisoners ; they informed me that they had been fent with a fummons to order me to depart . A plaufible pretence to discover our camp , and to obtain the knowledge of our forces and our fituation ! It was fo clear that they were come to ...
... prisoners ; they informed me that they had been fent with a fummons to order me to depart . A plaufible pretence to discover our camp , and to obtain the knowledge of our forces and our fituation ! It was fo clear that they were come to ...
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... prisoners , among whom is a general ; that the battle of the 16th , near Ar- cole , remained undecided , both parties claiming the palm of victory , and that General Alvinzy maintains himself in a pofition in front of Vicenza . The fame ...
... prisoners , among whom is a general ; that the battle of the 16th , near Ar- cole , remained undecided , both parties claiming the palm of victory , and that General Alvinzy maintains himself in a pofition in front of Vicenza . The fame ...
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... prisoners of war ! Yes ; and yet the humble nation fawns on them ; aye , and fuch is our debasement , that the tri - coloured enfign of robbery and murder , that now waves over the American flag in every part of the West Indies , ftill ...
... prisoners of war ! Yes ; and yet the humble nation fawns on them ; aye , and fuch is our debasement , that the tri - coloured enfign of robbery and murder , that now waves over the American flag in every part of the West Indies , ftill ...
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... Prisoners of War . - Captain More , of Alexandria , and his crew , captured by the French , were put in irons and con- fined with the British prifoners . Their daily subsist- ence was half a pound of bread , a quarter of a pound of falt ...
... Prisoners of War . - Captain More , of Alexandria , and his crew , captured by the French , were put in irons and con- fined with the British prifoners . Their daily subsist- ence was half a pound of bread , a quarter of a pound of falt ...
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... prisoner ; the prefident declares the debate to be finished . The accufed is carried out , the jury give in the verdict , and the accused is brought back to hear his fentence ; if he is condemned , he wishes the company a good morn- ing ...
... prisoner ; the prefident declares the debate to be finished . The accufed is carried out , the jury give in the verdict , and the accused is brought back to hear his fentence ; if he is condemned , he wishes the company a good morn- ing ...
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