 | 1813 - 516 strani
...rloriotisly and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to rcLreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...practicable. But basely to surrender without firing a gun — lamely to submit without raising a Ur.yoiiei— disgracefully to pass in rev. civ before an ciirmy... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison, Samuel Williams - 1815 - 126 strani
...gloriously and successfully ob> tained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances*...enemy as inferior in the quality as in the number of hi> forces, were circumstances which excited feelings of indignation more easily felt than described.... | |
 | 1815 - 410 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. Jf we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...practicable. But basely to surrender, without firing a guH — tamely to submit, without raising a bayonet — disgracefully to pass in review before an enemy,... | |
 | 1816 - 416 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...forces, were circumstances, which excited feelings of indignation more easily felt than described. To see the whole of our men flushed with the hope of victory,... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothin* to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...forces, were circumstances, which excited feelings of indignation more easily felt than described. To see the whole of our men flushed with the hope of victory,... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 510 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...forces, were circumstances, which excited feelings of indignation more er.sily felt than described. To see the whole of our men flushed with the hope of... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 strani
...had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence wnich circumstances and our situation rendered practicable....forces, were circumstances, which excited feelings of indignation more easily felt than described. To see the whole of our men flushed with the hope of victory,... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances and our situation rendered practicable. Butbasely tosurrender without firing a gun—tamely to submit without raising a bayonet—disgracefully... | |
 | David Thompson (of Niagara, Ont.) - 1832 - 318 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated, we had 110thing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...practicable. But basely to surrender without firing a gun—tamely to submit without raising a bayonet—disgracefully to pass in review before an enemy... | |
 | 1848 - 230 strani
...gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat OF to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances...forces, were circumstances, which excited feelings of indignation more easily felt than described. To see the whole of our men flushed with the hope of victory,... | |
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By defeating him the whole country would have been open to us, and the object of our expedition gloriously and successfully obtained. If we had been defeated we had nothing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the best defence which circumstances... 
