 During the burning of the houses, which were near thirty in number, we were agreeably entertained with a quick succession of charged guns gradually firing off as reached by the fire, but much more so with the vast explosion of sundry bags and large kegs...  Montcalm and Wolfe - Page 426by Francis Parkman - 1885 - 590 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1851 - 812 pages
...were agreably entertained with a Quick Succession of charged Guns, gradually Firing off as reach< d by the Fire, but much more so, with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags & large Gags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost every House abounded; the Prisoners afterw'' informing... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Indians of North America - 1846 - 814 pages
...with a quick succession of charged guns gradually firing off, as they were reached by the fire ; but more so with the vast explosion of sundry bags and...house abounded. The prisoners afterwards informing, that the Indians had frequently said, the)* had a sufficient slock of ammunition for ten years to war... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Indians of North America - 1848 - 782 pages
...succession of charged guns gradually firing off, as they were reached by the fire ; but more so with Ihc vast explosion of sundry bags and large kegs of gunpowder,...house abounded. The prisoners afterwards informing, that the Indians had frequently said, they had a sufficient stock of ammunition for ten years to war... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1849 - 742 pages
...with a quick succession of charged guns gradually firing off, as they were reached by the fire; but more so with the vast explosion of sundry bags and...almost every house abounded. The prisoners afterwards informed us that the Indians had frequently said they had a sufficient stock of ammunition for ten... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Provincial Council - Pennsylvania - 1851 - 808 pages
...During the burning of the Houses, which were near thirty in Number, we were agreably entertained with a Quick Succession of charged Guns, gradually Firing...much more so, with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags & large Cags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost every House abounded; the Prisoners afterw''- informing... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Provincial Council - Pennsylvania - 1851 - 816 pages
...During the burning of the Houses, which were near thirty in Number, we were agreably entertained with a Quick Succession of charged Guns, gradually Firing...much more so, with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags & large Cags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost every House abounded ; the 1'risoners afterw''- informing... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - History - 1853 - 796 pages
...During the burning of the houses, which were Near thirty in Number, we were agreeably entertained with a quick Succession of charged Guns gradually firing...so with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags and large Cags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost every House abounded, the prisoners afterwards informing that the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - Pennsylvania - 1853 - 816 pages
...were Near thirty in Number, we were agreeably entertained with a quick Succession of charged tJuris gradually firing off as reached by the Fire, but much...so with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags and large Cags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost every House abounded, the prisoners afterwards informing that the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - History - 1853 - 804 pages
...During the burning of the houses, which were Near thirty in Number, we were agreeably entertained with a quick Succession of charged Guns gradually firing off as reached by the Fire, hut much more so with the vast Explosion of sundry Bags and large Qags of Gunpowder, wherewith almost... | |
 | Washington Irving - Celebrities - 1855 - 566 pages
..."During the burning of the houses," says Colonel Armstrong, " we were agreeably entertained with a quick succession of charged guns, gradually firing...the vast explosion of sundry bags, and large kegs of powder, wherewith almost every house abounded." The colonel was in a strange condition to enjoy such... | |
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