History of the United States of North AmericaC. Tilt, 1838 - 375 strani |
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Stran 13
... fire to the town in which the Spaniards were encamped , in the night , and attacked them with great fury . The loss of men in this encounter was trifling , but the Spaniards suffered severely from the destruction of their clothing ...
... fire to the town in which the Spaniards were encamped , in the night , and attacked them with great fury . The loss of men in this encounter was trifling , but the Spaniards suffered severely from the destruction of their clothing ...
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... fire - arms was only equalled by the superstitious reverence which they professed for beings who were so much their superiors in knowledge and arts . Their fears , however , did not restrain them from attempts to destroy the intruders ...
... fire - arms was only equalled by the superstitious reverence which they professed for beings who were so much their superiors in knowledge and arts . Their fears , however , did not restrain them from attempts to destroy the intruders ...
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... fire arms , under pain of death ; that no person should hunt deer or hogs without the governor's permission ; that no man should shoot , unless in his own necessary defence , until a new supply of ammunition should arrive , on pain of a ...
... fire arms , under pain of death ; that no person should hunt deer or hogs without the governor's permission ; that no man should shoot , unless in his own necessary defence , until a new supply of ammunition should arrive , on pain of a ...
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... fire - arms by the English had enabled fifteen of them , headed by Smith , to put to flight seven hundred of the savages . They were therefore regarded with contempt ; and no care was taken to preserve their friendship , or guard ...
... fire - arms by the English had enabled fifteen of them , headed by Smith , to put to flight seven hundred of the savages . They were therefore regarded with contempt ; and no care was taken to preserve their friendship , or guard ...
Stran 71
... fire . Only two of the assailants were killed . The following account is given by Robinson of the cause which delayed the arrival of the force from Massachu- setts : - ' The march of the troops from Massachusetts , which formed the most ...
... fire . Only two of the assailants were killed . The following account is given by Robinson of the cause which delayed the arrival of the force from Massachu- setts : - ' The march of the troops from Massachusetts , which formed the most ...
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