...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a wellappointed enemy, superior...

...frequent that General Washington, in one of his letters to Congress, described them as going off " almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time." The insubordination and want of discipline of those that remained .were also the subject of frequent...

...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. * * * * 1776.] QUESTION OF DESTROYING THE TOWN. 337 With the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess...

...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...With the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess mj want of confidence in the generality of the troops. * * * Our number of men at present fit for duty...

...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have unspiked and turned on the "boats of the retreating Americans. Three persons, who left the island last,...

...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return to their homes." The American army was now in a deplorable condition. It had neither arms, ammunition,...

...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our...off; in some instances almost by whole regiments." The British were as jubilant and hopeful as the rebels at Manassas; while, to complete the analogy,...

...to repair our losses, was dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them had gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments,...at a time With the deepest concern I am obliged to express my want of confidence in the generality of the troops." The illness of Dr. Warren excited the...

...• Sparks'* Life of Washington, chap. & 266 267 impatient to return. Great numbers of them have pne off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, then fronted by a well-appointed enemy, superior...

...their minds with apprehension and tfoiMJespedespair. The militia are dismayed, intractable, rateand impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone...off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half-ones, and by companies at a time Their want of discipline, and refusal of almost every kind of...