Mirror of Olden Time Border Life: Embracing a History of the Discovery of America, of the Landing of Our Forefathers at Plymouth and Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians ... From...1620, Until the Final Subjugation of the Natives, in 1679. Also, History of Virginia, Embracing Its First Settlement, the Progressive Movements of Civilization... and a Narrative of the ... Struggle Between the White Settlers and Indians in North-western Virginia, Kentucky, &c.. Also, History of the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania... and the Subsequent Warfare ; to which are Added, Personal Narratives of Captivities and Escapes ; Together with Numerous Sketches of Frontier MenS. S. Miles, 1849 - 700 páginas |
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... pursuit was either unsuc- cessful or not made , sometimes making their escape by the way , then cha- sed by their disappointed captors , and if not again taken , wandering days and nights in the forest , without food or the means of ...
... pursuit was either unsuc- cessful or not made , sometimes making their escape by the way , then cha- sed by their disappointed captors , and if not again taken , wandering days and nights in the forest , without food or the means of ...
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... pursuit . In less than three weeks from the time the English embarked at Saybrook , they returned , with the exception of the few killed and wounded , in safety to their respective habitations . Few enterprises were ever perhaps ...
... pursuit . In less than three weeks from the time the English embarked at Saybrook , they returned , with the exception of the few killed and wounded , in safety to their respective habitations . Few enterprises were ever perhaps ...
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... pursuit ; the Indi- ans had , however , fled with such precipitancy that it was found im- possible to overtake them - they bent their course to the westward , exhorting the different tribes through which they passed to take up arms ...
... pursuit ; the Indi- ans had , however , fled with such precipitancy that it was found im- possible to overtake them - they bent their course to the westward , exhorting the different tribes through which they passed to take up arms ...
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... pursuit of a body of the enemy , commanded by the son of Mianti- nomi ; on the 8th , they met with and attacked them , near Groton.— The Indians , apparently determined on victory or death , displayed an unusual degree of courage ; but ...
... pursuit of a body of the enemy , commanded by the son of Mianti- nomi ; on the 8th , they met with and attacked them , near Groton.— The Indians , apparently determined on victory or death , displayed an unusual degree of courage ; but ...
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... pursuit of the enemy . - One of the unfortunate women , although shockingly mangled , was found still alive ; and when so far recovered as to be enabled to speak , gave the following account of the fate of her unfortunate companions ...
... pursuit of the enemy . - One of the unfortunate women , although shockingly mangled , was found still alive ; and when so far recovered as to be enabled to speak , gave the following account of the fate of her unfortunate companions ...
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Página 113 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, " Logan is the friend of white men!
Página 15 - God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid, and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony ; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 15 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Página 15 - ... enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have...
Página 386 - I had observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch : as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him, what was the news ? He told me that a runner had just arrived, who said that Braddock would certainly be defeated ; that the Indians and French had surrounded him, and were concealed behind trees and in gullies, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they saw the English falling in heaps, and if they did not take the river which was the only gap, and make their escape,...
Página 93 - House approved the nomination, and provided the goods for the present, though they did not much like treating out of the provinces ; and we met the other commissioners at Albany about the middle of June. In our way thither, I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defence and other important general purposes.
Página 307 - I ordered the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load again.
Página 535 - These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Página 97 - ... on the plains of Flanders. Meantime the French and Indians, concealed in the ravines and behind trees, kept up a deadly and unceasing discharge of musketry, singling out their objects, taking deliberate aim, and producing a carnage almost unparalleled in the annals of modern warfare. More than half...
Página 96 - Washington was often heard to say during his lifetime, that the most beautiful spectacle he had ever beheld was the display of the British troops on this eventful morning.