Life of George Washington, Volume 1G.P. Putnam, 1865 |
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advance affairs Allegany American appointed arms army arrived artillery Assembly attack Boston Braam Braddock British brother camp campaign Captain Celeron de Bienville Colonel colonies command conduct Congress council Creek Crown Point Cumberland defence detachment Duquesne encamped enemy England English expedition fire force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne French frontier Gage garrison George Croghan Gist Governor Dinwiddie guns half-king Hill honor horses House of Burgesses Hugh Mercer hundred Indians ington Joncaire king Lake land Lawrence letter Logstown Lord Fairfax Lord Loudoun lordship Loudoun Massachusetts ment miles military militia Montcalm Mount Vernon mountains neighborhood night officers Ohio orders Parliament party Pennsylvania Potomac present prisoners province received redoubt regiment retreat returned river road sachem savages sent ships Sir William Johnson soldiers spirit thousand tion took town traders tribes troops Virginia waggons warriors Washington Wessyngton wilderness William Williamsburg Winchester wounded York
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Page 266 - The best in the world. They submitted willingly to the government of the crown, and paid, in all their courts, obedience to acts of parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink, and paper.
Page 140 - In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.