Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities ; Together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions ; to which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia ...Wm. R. Babcock, 1852 - 544 páginas |
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Página 92
... road through the wilderness would permit . His intention was to reach the mouth of Redstone , there to wait for the arrival of the artillery and reinforcements under Colonel Fry , and then drop down the Monongahela by water , to the ...
... road through the wilderness would permit . His intention was to reach the mouth of Redstone , there to wait for the arrival of the artillery and reinforcements under Colonel Fry , and then drop down the Monongahela by water , to the ...
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... road with extreme labor through the wilderness , as far as Gist's plantation . This tedious march occupied them two weeks . During the march , they were joined by the Half - king , and a numerous body of Indians , with their families ...
... road with extreme labor through the wilderness , as far as Gist's plantation . This tedious march occupied them two weeks . During the march , they were joined by the Half - king , and a numerous body of Indians , with their families ...
Página 96
... road from the fording place to Fort Duquesne led across the plain and up this ascent , and thence proceeded through an uneven country at that time covered with wood . 66 By the order of march , a body of 300 men under Col. Gage made the ...
... road from the fording place to Fort Duquesne led across the plain and up this ascent , and thence proceeded through an uneven country at that time covered with wood . 66 By the order of march , a body of 300 men under Col. Gage made the ...
Página 98
... road near Fort Necessity . A new panic seized the troops ; disorder and confusion reigned ; the artillery was destroyed ; the public stores and heavy baggage were burnt , no one could tell by whose orders ; nor were discipline and ...
... road near Fort Necessity . A new panic seized the troops ; disorder and confusion reigned ; the artillery was destroyed ; the public stores and heavy baggage were burnt , no one could tell by whose orders ; nor were discipline and ...
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... road to Duquesne , instead of following the one made by Braddock . He made the most strenuous objection against the plan , " when , " as he said , there was scarce time left to tread the beaten track , universally confessed to be the ...
... road to Duquesne , instead of following the one made by Braddock . He made the most strenuous objection against the plan , " when , " as he said , there was scarce time left to tread the beaten track , universally confessed to be the ...
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Página 108 - 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 killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance ; for my country 1 rejoice at the beams of peace.
Página 381 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Página 144 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Página 410 - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable.
Página 327 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Página 289 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — (" Treason," cried the Speaker — " treason, treason ", echoed from every part of the House.
Página 169 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Página 108 - 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 countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 99 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Página 100 - I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts, must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.