The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, Том 2Harper & Bros., 1852 - Всего страниц: 30 |
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... River at Richmond- Expedition of Arnold to Virginia - With his Fleet in the James River - Approach to Richmond - Activity of Jefferson - The Militia - The British at Richmond - Old City Tavern - Baron Steuben - Depredations by British ...
... River at Richmond- Expedition of Arnold to Virginia - With his Fleet in the James River - Approach to Richmond - Activity of Jefferson - The Militia - The British at Richmond - Old City Tavern - Baron Steuben - Depredations by British ...
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... River , 132 ; Its Construction by Peter Townsend - its History , 137 ; Weakened by Arnold - Errors concerning it corrected - Weight of , 138 . Champe , Sergeant John , Description of - Consents to attempt Abduction of Arnold - His Sense ...
... River , 132 ; Its Construction by Peter Townsend - its History , 137 ; Weakened by Arnold - Errors concerning it corrected - Weight of , 138 . Champe , Sergeant John , Description of - Consents to attempt Abduction of Arnold - His Sense ...
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... River destroyed - Church and Dwellings at Warren burned - Rob Inhabitants of live Stock , Jewelry , & c . , 77 ; Burn Episcopal Church at Bristol and other Buildings , and plunder the Town -Burn Mills at Tiverton - Attempt to fire and ...
... River destroyed - Church and Dwellings at Warren burned - Rob Inhabitants of live Stock , Jewelry , & c . , 77 ; Burn Episcopal Church at Bristol and other Buildings , and plunder the Town -Burn Mills at Tiverton - Attempt to fire and ...
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... River , under Arnold , in 1781 , 434 ; In Chesapeake Bay in 1646 , under Sir George Ayscue , 459 ; In Chesapeake Bay in 1781 , 512 , 540 ; Rendezvous of , at Nor- folk Harbor in 1775 , 534 ; Arrives at Hampton Roads in 1779 , 538 ; In ...
... River , under Arnold , in 1781 , 434 ; In Chesapeake Bay in 1646 , under Sir George Ayscue , 459 ; In Chesapeake Bay in 1781 , 512 , 540 ; Rendezvous of , at Nor- folk Harbor in 1775 , 534 ; Arrives at Hampton Roads in 1779 , 538 ; In ...
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... River , Notice of , 195 . Palmer , Edmund ( Spy ) , Place of his Execution , 172 . Pamphlets , quaint Titles of , 55 . Pamunkey River described , 429 . Paoli Tavern , Pennsylvania , 369 . Papers found in Andre's Stockings , 153 , 187 ...
... River , Notice of , 195 . Palmer , Edmund ( Spy ) , Place of his Execution , 172 . Pamphlets , quaint Titles of , 55 . Pamunkey River described , 429 . Paoli Tavern , Pennsylvania , 369 . Papers found in Andre's Stockings , 153 , 187 ...
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Стр. 496 - No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging.
Стр. 497 - Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Стр. 272 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Стр. 496 - ... we must fight! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Стр. 496 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone: it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Стр. 272 - He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions, and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation : For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states ; For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world...
Стр. 273 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Стр. 273 - For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world; For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses...
Стр. 280 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Стр. 280 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected ; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large, for their exercise, the state remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.