| 756 페이지
...may be employed in arms for the defence of the county, or as pioneers, and to carry off" their ftock, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. It may occur that much cruelty and much inhumanity would be exercifed, if at the time the able-bodied... | |
| 1797 - 370 페이지
...burned ; and .the ammunition contained in 15 ordnance veffels at Rotterdam, they totally deftroyed, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. The fame Ga2ette alfo contained the fubftance of difpatehes from Sir John Paughan, in the Weft Indies,... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1798 - 658 페이지
...may be employed in arms for the defence of the country, or as pioneers, and to carry off their ftock, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy.- It may occur that much eruelty and much inhumanity would be exereifed, if, at the time the able-bodied... | |
| 1857 - 734 페이지
...J. > II, ,_•:••„,, I v. Mayor i>f Nero York, 3 Seld. 314. nitions of war, and the like ; and in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy ; and so, too, it might be taken at any time for the construction of ways, bridges, and other necessary... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1854 - 680 페이지
...indemnity. Nor would an order to destroy property, necessarily abandoned under such circumstances, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy, sustain such a claim ; for the order, in such a case, would not be the cause of the loss. If, however,... | |
| R. A. Hodasevich - 1856 - 316 페이지
...keep mine for my own horses, and you must do as you can." The Russian system of destroying everything in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy is very barbarous ; on this occasion the men of the regiment of Borodino attempted to destroy goods... | |
| Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - 1864 - 554 페이지
...driven from their positions, and we had to cross the bridge, to " which we set fire immediately after, in order to prevent its falling " into the hands of the enemy. In a few moments dense columns of ' smoke denoted that this work of destruction was in progress. Whilst... | |
| Bela Estvàn - 1863 - 372 페이지
...driven from their positions, and we had to cross the bridge, to -which we set fire immediately after, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. In a few moments dense columns of smoke denoted that this work of destruction was in progress. Whilst... | |
| Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - 1865 - 662 페이지
...from their positions, and we had to cross the bridge, to '• which we set fire immediately after, in order to prevent its falling " into the hands of the enemy. In a few momenta dense columns of J " smoke denoted that this work of destruction was in progress.... | |
| James D. McCabe - 1866 - 752 페이지
...Confederate Congress had ordered that if the city had to be given up, the tobacco should be burned, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. Unfortunately this tobacco was stored in localities where its destruction would be dangerous to the... | |
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