 Their hope was vain. Near Annapolis, a hundred heads of families fled to the woods, and a party was detached on the hunt to bring them in. -' Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion; " and, if they can but find a pretext to kill them,...  An historical and statistical account of Nova-Scotia - Page 336by Thomas Chandler Haliburton - 1829 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich, George Stillman Hilliard - English literature - 1842 - 364 pages
...hunt to seize them and bring them in. "Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape ? He was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some escaped to Canada ; some... | |
 | 586 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. ' Our soldiers hate them,' wrote an officer on this occasion, ' and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will.' Did a prisoner seek to escape, he was shot down by the sentinel. Yet tome fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1852 - 802 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." ' Did a prisoner seek to escape, he was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1855 - 586 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion ; " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape Î — he was shot by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | george bancropt - 1856 - 496 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape ? He was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. "Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner geek to escape ? He was shot down by the sentinel! sheltered from the English in the... | |
 | James D. McCabe - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1874 - 974 pages
...escape were ruthlessly shot down by the sentinels. "Our soldiers hate them," wrote an English officer, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them they will." In some of the settlements the designs of the English were suspected and the proclamation was not heeded.... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT. - 1874 - 492 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion, " and if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape ? He was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1876 - 614 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion ; " and, if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape, he was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1883 - 602 pages
...detached on the hunt to bring them in. " Our soldiers hate them," wrote an officer on this occasion ; " and, if they can but find a pretext to kill them, they will." Did a prisoner seek to escape, he was shot down by the sentinel. Yet some fled to Quebec ; more than... | |
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