The Works of Washington Irving ...G. P. Putnam, 1861 |
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affairs aide-de-camp alarm Albany American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle brave brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign cannon Clair Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress Conway Creek Delaware detachment division effect encamped endeavored enemy enemy's fire flank fleet force Ford Fort Edward Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery garrison Gates Gates's George Clinton give Governor Greene Hampshire Grants Hessian Highlands Hill honor horse Hudson hundred Indians intrenchments Jerseys Lafayette Lake letter Lord main body major-general ment Mifflin miles military militia Miss McCrea Mohawk River morning movements night Northern department officers parties passed Peekskill Philadelphia prisoners Putnam quarter rank rear received reconnoitre regiment reinforcements reply retreat Riedesel river road Schuyler sent side Sir Henry Clinton Sir William Skenesborough soldiers soon spirit thousand Ticonderoga tion troops Tryon County Valley Forge Washington Wayne whole Wilkinson wing woods wounded writes York
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Stran 281 - 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.
Stran 450 - If I were to be called upon to draw a picture of the times and of men, from what I have seen, heard, and in part know, I should in one word say that idleness, dissipation, and extravagance seem to have laid fast hold of most of them; that speculation, peculation, and an insatiable thirst for riches seem to have got the better of every other consideration, and almost every order of men...
Stran 382 - I am not worth purchasing ; but such as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Stran 322 - I was not unapprized, that a malignant faction had been for some time forming to my prejudice ; which, conscious as I am of having ever done all in my power to answer the important purposes of the trust reposed in me, could not but give me some pain on a personal account. But my chief concern arises from an apprehension of the dangerous consequences, which intestine dissensions may produce to the common cause.
Stran 413 - I desire most earnestly that I may not be buried in any church or churchyard, or within a mile of any Presbyterian or Anabaptist meetinghouse, for since I have resided in this country I have kept so much bad company when living, that I do not choose to continue it when dead.
Stran 243 - The incessant cannonade during the solemnity ; the steady attitude and unaltered voice with which the chaplain officiated, though frequently covered with dust, which the shot threw up on all sides of him ; the mute but expressive mixture of sensibility and indignation upon every countenance — these objects will remain to the last of life upon the mind of every man who was present.
Stran 183 - This gentleman, we are told, has been, like us, engaged in defending the liberty and independence of his country, and has sacrificed his fortune to his zeal for those objects. He derives from hence a title to our respect, that ought to operate in his favor, as far as the good of the service will permit; but it can never be expected we should lose sight of this.
Stran 318 - Conway had written this to you ; ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Stran 454 - After reiterating their grievances, " we are sorry," added they, " that you should imagine we meant to disobey orders. It was and is still our determination to march with our regiment, and to do the duty of officers until the Legislature shall have a reasonable time to appoint others, but no longer. We beg leave to assure your Excellency, that we have the highest sense of your ability and virtues ; that executing your orders has ever given us pleasure ; that we love the service, and love our country...
Stran 466 - is a little before day, for which reason a vigilant officer is then more on the watch. I therefore recommend a midnight hour.