Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States, During the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15: With Some Additional Letters and Documents Elucidating the History of that PeriodWay & Gideon, 1823 - 510페이지 |
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... rear guard , was brought into action . The enemy were formed behind a temporary breast - work of logs , the Indians extending in a thick wood on their left . Lieu- tenant colonel Miller ordered his whole line to advance , and when ...
... rear guard , was brought into action . The enemy were formed behind a temporary breast - work of logs , the Indians extending in a thick wood on their left . Lieu- tenant colonel Miller ordered his whole line to advance , and when ...
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... rear . Harrison's presence appears to inspire every person with courage , and makes even cowards brave . His present conduct evinces a determination to retrieve the injured reputation of our country . He has made a most animated speech ...
... rear . Harrison's presence appears to inspire every person with courage , and makes even cowards brave . His present conduct evinces a determination to retrieve the injured reputation of our country . He has made a most animated speech ...
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... rear of the enemy . The si- tuation in which this detachment was placed , although the result of accident , was the best for annoying the enemy and cutting off his retreat that could have been selected . With his raw troops enclosed ...
... rear of the enemy . The si- tuation in which this detachment was placed , although the result of accident , was the best for annoying the enemy and cutting off his retreat that could have been selected . With his raw troops enclosed ...
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... rear road , from Niagara , to camp . At 7 in the evening lieutenant colonel Stranahan's regiment moved from Niagara Falls ; at 8 o'clock Mead's ; and at 9 , lieutenant colonel Blain's regiment marched from the same place . All were in ...
... rear road , from Niagara , to camp . At 7 in the evening lieutenant colonel Stranahan's regiment moved from Niagara Falls ; at 8 o'clock Mead's ; and at 9 , lieutenant colonel Blain's regiment marched from the same place . All were in ...
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... rear of the heights . Finding to my infinite mortification , that no reinforcement would pass over ; seeing that another se vere conflict must soon commence ; and knowing that the brave men on the heights were quite exhausted and nearly ...
... rear of the heights . Finding to my infinite mortification , that no reinforcement would pass over ; seeing that another se vere conflict must soon commence ; and knowing that the brave men on the heights were quite exhausted and nearly ...
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action advance American ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived artillery attack battery boats brave bravery brig brigade Britain British camp captain captured carronades chase column command commenced commodore conduct corps creek crew detachment directed distance duty effect enemy enemy's engaged ensign exertions fell fire flank fleet force FORT ERIE Fort George frigate gallant garrison George guns HEAD QUARTERS honour Hull immediately Indians infantry instant ISAAC CHAUNCEY JAMES WILKINSON John John Armstrong killed and wounded lake land letter lieutenant colonel loss major ment midshipman miles militia minutes morning Navy Niagara night o'clock officers party pounders prisoners rear received regiment regular retreat riflemen river Raisin Sackett's Harbor sail schooner Secretary Secretary of War sent ship shore shot sloop soon squadron surrender taken tion town troops United Upper Canada vessels volunteers whole William wind yards
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507 페이지 - From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
504 페이지 - All Territory, Places, and Possessions whatsoever taken by either Party from the other during the War, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay...
505 페이지 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
506 페이지 - The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or " report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the "two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do "respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent " of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred "and eighty-three.
507 페이지 - Erie ; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron ; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior...
506 페이지 - Britannic Majesty and the Government of the United States hereby agree to refer the report or reports of the said Commissioners to some friendly sovereign or State, to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports, or upon the report of one Commissioner, together with the grounds upon which the other Commissioner shall have refused, declined or omitted to act, as the case may be.
241 페이지 - You always told us to remain here, and take care of our lands; it made our hearts glad to hear that was your wish. Our great father, the king, is the head, and you represent him: You always told us you would never draw your foot off British ground.
504 페이지 - Passamaquoddy as are claimed by both parties, shall remain in the possession of the party in whose occupation they may be at the time of the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, until the decision respecting the title to the said Islands shall have been made, in conformity with the Fourth Article of this Treaty.
14 페이지 - ... other belligerents; and more especially that the British cabinet would not, for the sake of a precarious and surreptitious intercourse with hostile markets, have persevered in a course of measures which necessarily put at hazard the invaluable market of a great and growing country, disposed to cultivate the mutual advantages of an active commerce. Other counsels have prevailed. Our moderation and conciliation have had no other effect than to encourage perseverance and to enlarge pretensions.
9 페이지 - British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects.