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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... sent to Croatan * to gain , if possible , some information respect- ing the colony . They there understood that in a quarrel betwixt Wingina's people and the English , one of the latter had been slain , and that they had soon after ...
... sent to Croatan * to gain , if possible , some information respect- ing the colony . They there understood that in a quarrel betwixt Wingina's people and the English , one of the latter had been slain , and that they had soon after ...
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... sent a challenge to the Transylvanian army , announc- ing the offer of the lord Turbisha to fight any captain of the christian troops . Thirty of the bravest captains being selected , they chose by lot one of that number to fight the ...
... sent a challenge to the Transylvanian army , announc- ing the offer of the lord Turbisha to fight any captain of the christian troops . Thirty of the bravest captains being selected , they chose by lot one of that number to fight the ...
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... sent an offer to the enemy , which was accepted by Bonamalgro , This Turk unhorsed Smith and had nearly gained the victory , but fortune at length de- clared for the English captain , and enabled him to add to the glory of his former ...
... sent an offer to the enemy , which was accepted by Bonamalgro , This Turk unhorsed Smith and had nearly gained the victory , but fortune at length de- clared for the English captain , and enabled him to add to the glory of his former ...
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... sent him for safety to her brother the ba- shaw of Nailbraitz on the borders of the sea of Asoph . This transfer proved a very unfor- tunate one for our adventurer , who exchanged the amatory smiles of his mistress for the op- pressive ...
... sent him for safety to her brother the ba- shaw of Nailbraitz on the borders of the sea of Asoph . This transfer proved a very unfor- tunate one for our adventurer , who exchanged the amatory smiles of his mistress for the op- pressive ...
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... sent the Eng- lish a present of venison , and offered them as much land as they should want . Captain Newport , accompanied by captain John Smith , who was released from confine- ment though not absolved from the charge of treason ...
... sent the Eng- lish a present of venison , and offered them as much land as they should want . Captain Newport , accompanied by captain John Smith , who was released from confine- ment though not absolved from the charge of treason ...
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