 | Nat Turner - 1832 - 42 Seiten
...within thirty paces.) And I discovered about half of them 'retreating, L then ordered mv men to lire and rush on them ; the few remaining stood their ground...until we approached within fifty yards, when they p. red and retreated. We pursued and overtook some of them who we thought we left dead ; (they . were... | |
 | William Wells Brown - 1863 - 320 Seiten
...when one of them fired, and I discovered about half of them, retreating. I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them ; the few remaining stood their ground...and retreated. We pursued and overtook some of them, whom we thought we left dead ; after pursuing them about two hundred yards, and rising a little hill,... | |
 | William Wells Brown - 1874 - 576 Seiten
...when one of them fired, and I discovered about half of them retreating. I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...and retreated. We pursued and overtook some of them, whom we thought we left dead; after pursuing them about two hundred yards, and rising a little hill,... | |
 | Abu Shardow Abarry - 1996 - 852 Seiten
...within thirty paces) — And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...were reloading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes were in the field, and had just tied their horses to await their... | |
 | John Henrik Clarke - 1997 - 142 Seiten
...within thirty paces)— And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...were reloading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes were in the field, and had just tied their horses to await their... | |
 | Milton C. Sernett - 1999 - 612 Seiten
...within thirty paces)— And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...were reloading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes were in the field, and had just tied their horses to await their... | |
 | Willie Lee Nichols Rose - 1999 - 558 Seiten
...within thirty paces,) and I discovered about half of them retreating. I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them. The few remaining stood their ground...were reloading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes were in the field and had just tied their horses to await their... | |
 | William L. Andrews, Henry Louis Gates - 2000 - 1066 Seiten
...within thirty paces) And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...discovered they were met by another party, and had haulted, and were re-loading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes... | |
 | Daryl Cumber Dance - 2002 - 804 Seiten
...within thirty paces) and I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...discovered they were met by another party, and had haulted, and were re-loading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes... | |
 | Scot French - 2004 - 400 Seiten
...within thirty paces). And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground...discovered they were met by another party, and had haulted, and were re-loading their guns, (this was a small party from Jerusalem who knew the negroes... | |
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Peete, who commanded, and who had directed the men to reserve their fire until within thirty paces) —And I discovered about half of them retreating, I then ordered my men to fire and rush on them; the few remaining stood their ground until we approached... 