Annual Register, Band 26Edmund Burke 1785 |
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... command . These inftructions were particularly enforced on May- affre , who being the fenior offi- cer , was to command the whole united body , until the arrival of Popham . All thefe precautions were ren- dered fruitless , and the ...
... command . These inftructions were particularly enforced on May- affre , who being the fenior offi- cer , was to command the whole united body , until the arrival of Popham . All thefe precautions were ren- dered fruitless , and the ...
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... command , and encamped about a mile from the town on the way to the enemy . Towards the end of the month , Lieutenant Aug. 27th . Polhill arrived from Illahabad , with fix companies of fepoys be- longing to the Nabob vizier's body life ...
... command , and encamped about a mile from the town on the way to the enemy . Towards the end of the month , Lieutenant Aug. 27th . Polhill arrived from Illahabad , with fix companies of fepoys be- longing to the Nabob vizier's body life ...
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... command of this powerful and exceedingly well provided detachment ; which , in the fame fpirit that fixed its destination , was ordered , for the greater expedition , to proceed by water down the Ganges . The zeal of the officers ...
... command of this powerful and exceedingly well provided detachment ; which , in the fame fpirit that fixed its destination , was ordered , for the greater expedition , to proceed by water down the Ganges . The zeal of the officers ...
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... command , only waited to pil- lage Lutteefpore of whatever they could carry away , and then dif- perfed on all fides ; every man providing as well as he could for his own fafety , without farther care or confideration . The many ...
... command , only waited to pil- lage Lutteefpore of whatever they could carry away , and then dif- perfed on all fides ; every man providing as well as he could for his own fafety , without farther care or confideration . The many ...
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... command , furrendered the fort by capitulation . By the terms , he was to be allowed fif- teen per cent , upon the effects in the fort ; and to be entirely at liberty , whether to refide in the country , or to follow her fon ; in the ...
... command , furrendered the fort by capitulation . By the terms , he was to be allowed fif- teen per cent , upon the effects in the fort ; and to be entirely at liberty , whether to refide in the country , or to follow her fon ; in the ...
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Seite 151 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Seite 150 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw.
Seite 308 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Seite 149 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Seite 148 - Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Seite 308 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Seite 308 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Seite 308 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Seite 308 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Seite 151 - Well done! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound!