| John Burk - Slavery - 1805 - 490 pages
...general Townshend, who, general rejoined, " What do the cowards run already ? Go one of you, my lads, lo colonel Burton— tell him to march Webb's regiment...speed, down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat ol the fugitives from the bridge." Then turning on his side, he added, " Now, God be praised, I will... | |
| Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 388 pages
..." Pray, do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's rujjiment with all fpeed down to Charles river, to .cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praifed, I fhall die happy !" He then turned oa his fide, clofed his eyes, and expired.... | |
| Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...they give way every where." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down...off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall die happy." He then turned on his side, and immediately expired. It is... | |
| Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
...they give way every where." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down...off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall die happy." He then turned on his side, and immediately expired. It is... | |
| Alfred Hawkins - Quebec (City) - 1834 - 548 pages
...Pray, one of you go to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to St. Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. — Now, God be praised, I DIE HAPPY !" So saying the youthful hero breathed his last. He reflected... | |
| Alfred Hawkins, John Charlton Fisher - Québec (Québec) - 1834 - 534 pages
...Pray, one of you go to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to St. Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. — Now, God be praised, I DIE HAPPY !" So saying the youthful hero breathed his last. He reflected... | |
| Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
..." they give way everywhere." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and crew in the morning were natural* ly directed to...their livei; and they all agreed, that their only ch Now, God be praised, I shall die happy." He then turned on his side, and immediately expired. It is... | |
| Jacob K. Neff - Military art and science - 1845 - 642 pages
...they give way everywhere." The General then said, " Pray, do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment, with all speed,...off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, 1 shall die happy !" He then turned on his side, closed his eyes, and expired.... | |
| Anecdotes - 1847 - 666 pages
..." they give way everywhere." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and aime( , cnt off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall die happy." He then... | |
| Canada - 1849 - 166 pages
...Pray, one of you go to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to St. Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now God be praised, I die happy !" So saying, the youthful hero breathed his last. He reflected that... | |
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