 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...  1776 - Stran 202avtor: David McCullough - 2005 - 400 straniOmejen predogled - O knjigi
 | George Washington - 1795 - 392 strani
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 strani
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 strani
...filled their minds with apprehension and CHAP, vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
 | 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...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 strani
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...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
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent of others, when... | |
 | 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... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 strani
...proportion oi our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, inste;id of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, arc dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off; in some instances,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1814 - 274 strani
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 strani
...to return home; and if they should, we shall be reduced to distress again "t September 2d. 1776. " The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manlv opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return.... | |
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