The Writings of George Washington, Volumen6G.P. Putnam' Sons, 1890 |
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... remains to be known . From their entire command of the water they derive immense advantages , and distress us much by harassing and marching our troops from post to post . I wish we could fix on their destination ; in such case I should ...
... remains to be known . From their entire command of the water they derive immense advantages , and distress us much by harassing and marching our troops from post to post . I wish we could fix on their destination ; in such case I should ...
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... remain in their present posture , and ap- pearances , however illusory they may prove , afford the strongest reason to keep their force at home , to counteract the seeming intentions of General Howe , I could neither ask nor expect them ...
... remain in their present posture , and ap- pearances , however illusory they may prove , afford the strongest reason to keep their force at home , to counteract the seeming intentions of General Howe , I could neither ask nor expect them ...
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... remain here in a very irksome state of suspense ; some imagining that they are gone to the Southward , whilst a majority , ( in whose opinion upon this occasion I concur , ) are satisfied they are gone to the Eastward . The fatigue ...
... remain here in a very irksome state of suspense ; some imagining that they are gone to the Southward , whilst a majority , ( in whose opinion upon this occasion I concur , ) are satisfied they are gone to the Eastward . The fatigue ...
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... its own inferiority and inability to support itself against a so much superior force of numbers , —which might occasion a conduct destructive to itself - there will remain no sufficient reasons 20 [ 1777 THE WRITINGS OF.
... its own inferiority and inability to support itself against a so much superior force of numbers , —which might occasion a conduct destructive to itself - there will remain no sufficient reasons 20 [ 1777 THE WRITINGS OF.
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George Washington. destructive to itself - there will remain no sufficient reasons to justify the making this the principal point of defence . At Fort Island the boom and chevaux de frize are an ample security against any forcible ...
George Washington. destructive to itself - there will remain no sufficient reasons to justify the making this the principal point of defence . At Fort Island the boom and chevaux de frize are an ample security against any forcible ...
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Página 97 - Every account," said he subsequently, in a letter to the President of Congress, "confirms the opinion I at first entertained that our troops retreated at the instant when victory was declaring herself in our favor. The tumult, disorder and even despair which, it seems, had taken place in the British army, were scarcely to be paralleled and, it is said, so strongly did the ideas of a retreat prevail that Chester was fixed on for their rendezvous. I can discover no other cause for not improving this...
Página 482 - Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can possibly do. A peace on other terms would, if I may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war. The injuries we have received from the British nation were so unprovoked, and have been so great and so many, that they can never be forgotten.
Página 84 - Since the action of the 19th ultimo, the enemy have kept the ground they occupied the morning of that day, and fortified their camp. The advanced sentries of my pickets are posted within shot, and opposite the enemy's. Neither side has given ground an inch. In this situation your Excellency would not wish me to part with the corps the army of General Burgoyne are most afraid of.
Página 258 - ... houses on the same account,) we have, by a field return this day made, no less than two thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight men now in camp unfit for duty, because they are barefoot and otherwise naked. By the same return it appears that our whole strength in Continental troops, including the eastern brigades, which have joined us since the surrender of General Burgoyne, exclusive of the Maryland troops sent to Wilmington, amounts to no more than eight thousand two hundred in camp fit for...
Página 277 - Sir, a letter which I received last night contained the following paragraph. "In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Página 376 - ... officer in the service of the United States, that would return to the sweets of domestic life with more heartfelt joy than I should. But I would have this declaration accompanied by these sentiments, that, while the public are satisfied with my endeavours, I mean not to shrink from the cause. But the moment her voice, not that of faction, calls upon me to resign, I shall do it with as much pleasure as ever the weary traveller retired to rest.
Página 120 - To sum up the whole, I have been a slave to the service; I have undergone more than most men are aware of to harmonize so many discordant parts; but it will be impossible for me to be of any further service, if such insuperable difficulties are thrown in my way.
Página 482 - ... we should derive from an unrestricted commerce ; our fidelity as a people, our gratitude, our character as men, are opposed to a coalition with them as subjects, but in case of the last extremity.
Página 362 - The various reports circulated concerning their contents ' were perhaps so many arguments for making them speak for themselves, to place the matter upon the footing of certainty. Concealment in an affair, which had made so much noise, though not by my means, will naturally lead men to conjecture the worst ; and it will be a subject of speculation even to candor itself. The anxiety and jealousy you apprehended from revealing the letter, will be very apt to be increased by suppressing it.