 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 392 pages
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 382 pages
...intractable,' and impatient to return.. Great numbers of them have gone ofi^ — in. fome intlanees, aimeft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance, of klelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy fuperior... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1795 - 612 pages
...intraftable, and Impatient to return. Great number* • of them have gone off,— in fome inftauces, aimoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftancc, of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed *nemy fuperior... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...filled their minds with apprehension and CHAP, vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...d filled their minds with apprehension and espait. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemv, superior... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 574 pages
...congress thus describes the stale of his army, which had just experienced a defeat in Long Island. ' The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them havegon* off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and fey companies at a... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1810 - 484 pages
...intraftable, aad impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in fome instances almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. rlhis circumftance of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well• Ewmin*uoa of Jofeph... | |
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Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... 
