 | Benjamin Silliman - 1820 - 464 strani
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he, and General Gates saluted, and shook hands with the familiarity... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1820 - 458 strani
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he, and General Gates saluted, and shook hands with the familiarity... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1822 - 152 strani
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said ' The fortune of war, Ge* neral Gates, has made me your prisoner;' to which the conqueror, returning...saluted, and shook hands with the familiarity of old acquaintancesi The Baron Reidesel and the other officers were introduced in their turn." The Fishkill,... | |
 | Paul Allen - 1822 - 540 strani
...prisoner." General Gates, with a politeness intended at once to place his prisoner at ease with himself, replied, " I shall always be ready to bear testimony...has not been through any fault of your Excellency." The generals dined and spent the day together in all the familiarity of equal and long acquaintance.... | |
 | Paul Allen - 1822 - 540 strani
...politeness intended at once to place his prisoner at ease with himself, replied, " I shall always he ready to bear testimony that it has not been through any fault of your Excellency." The generals dined and spent the day together in all the familiarity of equal and long acquaintance.... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 strani
...ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your Excellency." Major General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted,...with the familiarity of old acquaintances. The Baron Reidesel and other officers were introduced in their turn." General Gates was remarkable for his humanity... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1824 - 478 strani
...ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your excellency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he, and General Gates...with the familiarity of old acquaintances. The Baron Reidesel, and the other officers, were introduced in their turn." We passed the ruins of General Schuyler's... | |
 | 1825 - 476 strani
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, " The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;" to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your Excellency." The thanks of Congress were voted to General Gates and his army ; and a medal of gold, in commemoration... | |
 | 1825 - 472 strani
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ''The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;" to which the conqueror, returning...bear testimony that it has not been through any fault I of your Excellency." The thanks of Congress were Voted to General Gates and his army ; and a medal... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 strani
...gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.' To which the cor queror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, ' I...has not been through any fault of your Excellency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and shook hand» with the familiarity... | |
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The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner," to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your excellency. 
