The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... sail , till the year was far spent . By this mean they were detained on the coasts by contrary winds , or tossed about by tempests , until the greater part of their live cargoes of hogs , and particularly of sheep , perished , so that ...
... sail , till the year was far spent . By this mean they were detained on the coasts by contrary winds , or tossed about by tempests , until the greater part of their live cargoes of hogs , and particularly of sheep , perished , so that ...
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... sail . it consisted of forty - three sail , and about 2500 troops . On the 18th they met with a terrible storm that dispersed them . Some of their trans- ports put back to Corke , others got into Plymouth , Portsmouth and the Western ...
... sail . it consisted of forty - three sail , and about 2500 troops . On the 18th they met with a terrible storm that dispersed them . Some of their trans- ports put back to Corke , others got into Plymouth , Portsmouth and the Western ...
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... sail halliards and tics .-- Mugford heard the orders , and knew the consequence of executing them -- that the sailing of the ship would be so long prevented , that the men of war's boats would recover her . He therefore opened with ...
... sail halliards and tics .-- Mugford heard the orders , and knew the consequence of executing them -- that the sailing of the ship would be so long prevented , that the men of war's boats would recover her . He therefore opened with ...
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... sail . Several shells were thrown at him , which might hasten his departure . Thus was free egress and ingress to the harbour for all friend- ly vessels , recovered on that very day on which , two years be- fore , the sailing of every ...
... sail . Several shells were thrown at him , which might hasten his departure . Thus was free egress and ingress to the harbour for all friend- ly vessels , recovered on that very day on which , two years be- fore , the sailing of every ...
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... . From her arrival to the second of May , thirteen transports got in . On the third of May , Sir Peter and twenty sail arrived arrived with lord Cornwallis , gen . Vaughan and others 80 [ A. D. 1778 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
... . From her arrival to the second of May , thirteen transports got in . On the third of May , Sir Peter and twenty sail arrived arrived with lord Cornwallis , gen . Vaughan and others 80 [ A. D. 1778 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
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