 | William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...attempt tw hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be had ? I am therefore inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores...Washington ; but as you are on the spot, leave it to you to qive such orders as to evacuating Mount Washington, as you judge best, and so far revoking. the... | |
 | William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...attempt tw hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be had ? I am therefore inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores...Washington ; but as you are on the spot, leave it to you to qive such orders as to evacuating Mount Washington, as you judge best, and so far revoking the older... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...expected benefit cannot be derived ? CHAP. VUL I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be 1776. prudent to hazard the men and stores at Mount Washington ; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...expected benefit cannot be derived ? CHAP, vm. I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be 1776. prudent to hazard the men and stores at Mount Washington; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...from which CHAP, vnr, the expected benefit cannot be derived ? I am, therefore, in- inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at Fort Washington ; but, as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...to hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be derived? I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores...at Mount Washington ; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...to'hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ? I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores...at Mount Washington ; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ?- 1 am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at Mount Washington; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...to hold a post from which the expected benefit can not be derived 1 I am therefore inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores...at Mount Washington ; but as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders respecting the evacuation of the place, as you may think most... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 588 pages
...valuable purpose can it answer to attempt to hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be had? I am therefore inclined to think, that it will not...at Mount Washington ; but, as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders, as to evacuating Mount Washington, as you may judge best, and... | |
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If we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer to attempt to hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be had? I am therefore inclined to think, that... 
