 Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts...  A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County - Stran 265avtor: Stephen M. Ostrander - 1894 - 336 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | George Washington - 1795 - 392 strani
...truly di'ftreffing. The check our detach-* ment fuflaincd on the twenty-feventh ultimo has difpirited* too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehenfion and defpair. The militia, inftead of calling forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1795 - 612 strani
...is truly diftrefimg. The check our detachment luftained en the twenty -feventh ultimo has difpirited too great a . proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehenfion and defpair. The militia, inftead of calling forth their utmoft ek forts to a brave and... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1802 - 570 strani
...fays, "is truly diftreffmg. The check " our detachment fuftained, on the 2?th ultimo, " has difpirited too great a proportion of our " troops, and filled their minds with apprehen" fion and defpair. The militia, inttead of " calling forth their utmoft efforts to a brave... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 strani
...situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained, on the 27th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their...numbers of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 strani
...d filled their minds with apprehension and espait. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...numbers of them have gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 strani
...truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the twenty- seventh ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and CHAP, vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 strani
...situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 strani
...situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 2?th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their...numbers of them have gone off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent... | |
 | 1809 - 574 strani
...congress thus describes the stale of his army, which had just experienced a defeat in Long Island. ' The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them havegon* off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and fey companies at a... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1810 - 484 strani
...fays, " is truly diftreffing. The check our detachment fuftained, on the 27th ultimo, has difpirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehenfion and defpair. The militia, inftead of calling forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and... | |
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