 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 508 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. " Salem, 24th Sept. 1780. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self interest; a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 514 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. "Salem, 24th Sept. 178O. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self interest; a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition... | |
 | 1820 - 746 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. •* Salem, <2Alh Sept. 1780. «« SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...character for treacherous purposes or self-interest ; a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition in life.... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. " Salem, 1±tli Sept. 1780. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...character for treacherous purposes or self-interest ; a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with mj condition in life.... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1821 - 792 pages
...justifiable attempt to be extricated ; I am too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces roe to take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1821 - 814 pages
...extricated ; I auk too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. 1 beg your Excellency will b& persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces me t» take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from, an imputation of having... | |
 | James Thacher - United States - 1823 - 686 pages
...justifiable attempt to be extricated ; I am too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. " I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self interest — a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Indians of North America - 1824 - 524 pages
...justifiable attempt to be extricated ; 1 am too little accustomed to duplicity, to have succeeded. " I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my satety, induces me to take the stepol addressing you, but that it is to secure myself from an imputation... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 494 pages
...justifiable attempt to be extricated ; I am too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. " I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self interest — a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 506 pages
...justifiable attempt to be extricated ; I am too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. " I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...induces me to take the step of addressing you, but Unit it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes... | |
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I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces me to take the step of addressing you, but that it is to rescue myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for... 
