A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 من الصفحات |
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... designed to soften the labours of life , by mingling with them its conjugal joys . In the following year a Dutch ship , with a cargo of negroes , arrived on the coast of Vir ginia , and commenced that detestable.com- merce that has ...
... designed to soften the labours of life , by mingling with them its conjugal joys . In the following year a Dutch ship , with a cargo of negroes , arrived on the coast of Vir ginia , and commenced that detestable.com- merce that has ...
الصفحة 110
... designed for the defence of the frontiers . Hist exertions to protect the back settlements were often fruitless . The impossibility of defending so extensive a frontier against so deceitful an enemy , suggested the propriety of ...
... designed for the defence of the frontiers . Hist exertions to protect the back settlements were often fruitless . The impossibility of defending so extensive a frontier against so deceitful an enemy , suggested the propriety of ...
الصفحة 118
... designed to act as a re- serve to the other . The main body followed the detachments , maintaining the order of bat- tle . They had advanced but a short distance from the bank of the river , when they were alarmed by a brisk fire ...
... designed to act as a re- serve to the other . The main body followed the detachments , maintaining the order of bat- tle . They had advanced but a short distance from the bank of the river , when they were alarmed by a brisk fire ...
الصفحة 120
... , and several bullet holes were made through his clothes ; but Provi- dence designed him for more important fields and more successful warfare . On the arrival of the army at Dunbar's camp , it was deemed expedient to destroy all the 120.
... , and several bullet holes were made through his clothes ; but Provi- dence designed him for more important fields and more successful warfare . On the arrival of the army at Dunbar's camp , it was deemed expedient to destroy all the 120.
الصفحة 125
... designed for the conquest of Du Quesne were put in motion . They amounted to about eight thousand men , and were appointed to ren- dezvous at Raystown . General Abercrombie , in consequence of the return of lord Loudon to England , had ...
... designed for the conquest of Du Quesne were put in motion . They amounted to about eight thousand men , and were appointed to ren- dezvous at Raystown . General Abercrombie , in consequence of the return of lord Loudon to England , had ...
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affairs afterwards American Biography Anne Burras appointed arms army arrived in Virginia assembly attack battle Blair body British captain Smith chief church civil colonel colonists colony command commenced committee conduct congress convention Cornwallis coun court death defence delegates despatched destroyed detachment died Edmund Edmund Pendleton elected enemy England English expedition Fayette force formed French George George Yeardley ginia governor of Virginia gress Henry history of Virginia honour house of burgesses hundred Indians insurgents James river Jamestown John killed king land length liberty lord Dunmore ment Middle Plantation military militia monarch Monongahela natives Newport Opechancanough party peace Powhatan Powhatan confederacy preached present president prisoners proceeded Quesne received regiment religion retreat returned to England Richmond sailed savage sent settlements sion sir William Berkeley soon succeeded thousand tion took town tribes troops vernment Washington Williamsburg wounded