pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution: (v. 3) June, 1775-July, 1776. (v. 4) July, 1776-July 1777. (v. 5) July, 1777-July, 1778. (v. 6) July, 1778-March, 1780. (v. 7) March, 1780-April, 1781. (v. 8) April, 1781-December, 1783Little, Brown, 1855 |
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第 10 頁
... expected , that Massachusetts would furnish militia ; but this part of the plan was given up , and Count de Rochambeau proposed to enlarge his force to eight hundred men . After all the arrangements had been put in train , the project ...
... expected , that Massachusetts would furnish militia ; but this part of the plan was given up , and Count de Rochambeau proposed to enlarge his force to eight hundred men . After all the arrangements had been put in train , the project ...
第 11 頁
... expected , were foreseen , and would haye been removed by recalling the detachment and forming another , had not the reasons of a public na- ture , which were mentioned in my letter of the 6th , outweighed all private considerations ...
... expected , were foreseen , and would haye been removed by recalling the detachment and forming another , had not the reasons of a public na- ture , which were mentioned in my letter of the 6th , outweighed all private considerations ...
第 38 頁
... expected com- mission at the 1st of April , 1777 , because he would not take rank of Hamilton and Meade , who were de- clared aids in order ( which he did not choose to be ) before that period , although he had joined my family , and ...
... expected com- mission at the 1st of April , 1777 , because he would not take rank of Hamilton and Meade , who were de- clared aids in order ( which he did not choose to be ) before that period , although he had joined my family , and ...
第 49 頁
... expected on this coast ; but the appearance and aid of it in this quarter are of such essential im- portance in any offensive operation , and so necessary to stop the progress of the enemy's arms at the south- ward , that I shall be ...
... expected on this coast ; but the appearance and aid of it in this quarter are of such essential im- portance in any offensive operation , and so necessary to stop the progress of the enemy's arms at the south- ward , that I shall be ...
第 63 頁
... expected to march in April . I make no doubt but you are kept regularly advised by the superintending officers . I have not heard , that General Wayne had left Yorktown , but I have reason to believe he has gone before this time . If no ...
... expected to march in April . I make no doubt but you are kept regularly advised by the superintending officers . I have not heard , that General Wayne had left Yorktown , but I have reason to believe he has gone before this time . If no ...
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acquainted affairs American appointed arrived assure British campaign Captain Carolina Chesapeake circumstances Colonel command Commander-in-chief communication conduct consequence considered corps Count de Barras Count de Grasse Count de Rochambeau dear Marquis DEAR SIR despatch detachment distress Dobbs's Ferry Earl Cornwallis enclosed endeavour enemy enemy's esteem evacuation Excellency Excellency's execution exertions expected favor fleet force French army garrison give happy Head-Quarters honor hope inform Laurens letter Lord Cornwallis MAJOR-GENERAL Marquis de Lafayette means measures ment military militia naval necessary Newburg object obliged occasion officers operations opinion orders peace Philadelphia pleased pleasure posts present PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS prisoners proper proposed received regiments request respecting Rhode Island River secretary at war sent sentiments Sir Guy Carleton Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon South Carolina superintendent of finance tion transportation troops United VIII Virginia Washington Weathersfield wish York York Island
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第 557 頁 - Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of that life to charity which has hitherto been spent in honor? If you can — go; and carry with you the jest of Tories and the scorn of Whigs — the ridicule, and, what is worse, the pity of the world. Go — starve and be forgotten.
第 452 頁 - And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the Characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.
第 563 頁 - I am possessed of in your favor, let me entreat you, gentlemen, on your part, not to take any measures, which viewed in the calm light of reason, will lessen the dignity, and sully the glory you have hitherto maintained. Let me request you to rely on the plighted faith of your country, and place a full confidence in the purity of the intentions of Congress...
第 563 頁 - ... the gratification of every wish so far as may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost extent of my abilities.
第 562 頁 - My God! what can this writer have in view, by recommending such measures? Can he be a friend to the Army? Can he be a friend to this Country? Rather, is he not an insidious Foe? Some Emissary, perhaps, from New York, plotting the ruin of both, by sowing the seeds of discord and separation between the Civil and Military powers of the Continent?
第 374 頁 - Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation . . . Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine Birds.
第 277 頁 - I view as one of the first in the world, and in the opinion of a monarch, whom I consider as the supporter of the rights of humanity, and to whom I am personally indebted for the command he has been pleased to honor me with, is highly flattering to my vanity, at the same time it has a first claim to all my gratitude.* It is unnecessary, I hope, to add fresh assurances of the respect and esteem, with which I have the honor to be, &-C. TO MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX AND GOUVERNEUR MORRIS.
第 32 頁 - It would have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard, that, in consequence of your non-compliance with their request, they had burned my house and laid my plantation in ruins.
第 495 頁 - ... separate armies, through the course of the war. From their good sense and prudence he anticipates the happiest consequences : and while he congratulates them on the glorious occasion which renders their services in the field no longer necessary, he wishes to express the strong obligations he feels himself under for the assistance he has received from every class, and in every instance. He presents his thanks, in the most serious and affectionate manner, to the general officers, as well for their...
第 294 頁 - Sir Guy Carleton to Washington. The papers enclosed in the letter were printed copies of the proceedings in the House of Commons on the 4th of March, respecting an address to the king in favor of peace, and also a copy of the bill reported in consequence thereof, enabling his Majesty to conclude a peace or truce with the revolted colonies in North America.