Memoir of General Graham: With Notices of the Campaigns in which He was Engaged from 1779 to 1801Priv. print. by R. & R. Clark, 1862 - 318 pages |
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... ground on which the old town now stands ; but when Paisley was selected as the site of a great ecclesiastical edifice in Muir , returned to the Grahams again , and went from them with Margaret , heiress thereof , to James , brother to ...
... ground on which the old town now stands ; but when Paisley was selected as the site of a great ecclesiastical edifice in Muir , returned to the Grahams again , and went from them with Margaret , heiress thereof , to James , brother to ...
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... ground outside the lines was unoccupied by the real inhabitants , and had got the name of neutral . The loyal refugees had taken up their abode in the deserted farm - houses , from whence they continually sent out foraging parties , and ...
... ground outside the lines was unoccupied by the real inhabitants , and had got the name of neutral . The loyal refugees had taken up their abode in the deserted farm - houses , from whence they continually sent out foraging parties , and ...
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... ground was covered with trees except where they had been cleared away to form the road . As usual at out - picquets , a large fire was made , round which the soldiers not on duty as sentinels were lying . It had begun to rain , and the ...
... ground was covered with trees except where they had been cleared away to form the road . As usual at out - picquets , a large fire was made , round which the soldiers not on duty as sentinels were lying . It had begun to rain , and the ...
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... ground , and killed their general . The army made a rapid advance , but the enemy retired precipi- tately , crossing the Dar river about the 15th February into Virginia . The noble Earl did not think the force under his command ...
... ground , and killed their general . The army made a rapid advance , but the enemy retired precipi- tately , crossing the Dar river about the 15th February into Virginia . The noble Earl did not think the force under his command ...
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... ground left vacant by Colonel Webster's movement , and the whole line was now in action ; but the woods were so thick , that the enemy , although defeated , was enabled to keep up a desultory fire on the British line , in front , flank ...
... ground left vacant by Colonel Webster's movement , and the whole line was now in action ; but the woods were so thick , that the enemy , although defeated , was enabled to keep up a desultory fire on the British line , in front , flank ...
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Page 84 - River ; and in consequence I have written to the British Commander-in-chief, that, unless the perpetrators of that horrid deed were delivered up, I should be under the disagreeable necessity of retaliating, as the only means left to put a stop to such inhuman proceedings. You will, therefore, immediately on receipt of this, designate by lot for the above purpose, a British captain, who is an unconditional prisoner, if such a one is in our possession ; if not, a lieutenant under the same circumstances...
Page 27 - I take the liberty to mention the condition of some gentlemen at Charleston, who being either on parole or under protection were engaged in a conspiracy against us. Though their situation is not similar, they are objects who may be set in exchange for me, or are persons whom the treatment I receive might affect.
Page 100 - Sir, which, though it is not decisive, may have an influence on your resolution. Captain Asgill is doubtless your prisoner, but he is among those whom the arms of the King contributed to put into your hands at Yorktown. Although this circumstance does not operate as a safeguard, it however justifies the interest I permit myself to take in this affair.
Page 76 - Huddy, must be given up ; or, if that officer was of inferior rank to him, so many of the perpetrators as will, according to the tariff of exchange, be an equivalent. To do this, will mark the justice of your Excellency's character. In failure of it, I shall hold myself justifiable, in the eyes of God and man, for the measure to which I shall resort.
Page 97 - I cannot take leave of you, sir, without assuring you, that, in whatever light my agency in this unpleasant affair may be viewed, I was never influenced, through the whole of it, by sanguinary motives, but by what I conceived to be a sense of my duty, which loudly called upon me to take measures, however disagreeable, to prevent a repetition of those enormities which have been the subject of discussion. And that this important end is likely to be answered, without the effusion of the blood of an...
Page 271 - I have no dearer aim than to have it in my power, unplagued with the routine of business, for which Heaven knows I am unfit enough, to make leisurely pilgrimages through Caledonia; to sit on the fields of her battles; to wander on the romantic banks of her rivers; and to muse by the stately towers or venerable ruins, once the honoured abodes of her heroes.
Page 99 - Queen, to whom I communicated it. The goodness of their Majesties' hearts induces them to desire, that the inquietudes of an unfortunate mother may be calmed, and...
Page 100 - ... unfortunate people. In seeking to deliver Mr. Asgill from the fate which threatens him, I am far from engaging you to secure another victim ; the pardon, to be perfectly satisfactory, must be entire. I do not imagine it can be productive of any bad consequences. If the English general has not been able to punish the horrible crime you complain of, in so exemplary a manner as he should, there is reason to think he will take the most efficacious measures to prevent the like in future. I sincerely...
Page 88 - Be it known to all nations that the Falkland Islands, with this fort, the storehouses, wharfs, harbors, bays, and creeks thereunto belonging are the sole right and property of His Most Sacred Majesty George the Third, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. In witness whereof this plate is set up, and his Britannic Majesty's colors left flying as a mark of possession by SW Clayton, commanding officer at Falkland Islands, AD 1774.
Page 85 - So soon as you have fixed on the person, you will send him under a safeguard to Philadelphia, where the minister of war will order a proper guard to receive and conduct him to the place of his destination. For your information respecting the officers, who are prisoners in our possession, I have ordered the commissary of prisoners to furnish you with a list of them. It will be forwarded with this. I need not mention to you, that every possible tenderness, that is consistent with the security of him,...