 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 392 pages
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...snare. These melancholy facts were thus narrated by General WASHINGTON, in his letter to Congress. " Our situation is truly distressing. The check our...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...the state of his army, wrote to con.gress, shortly after the defeat on Long island, .as follows: " Our situation is truly .distressing. The check our...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone offj in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time.... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...snare. These melancholy facts were thus narrated by General Washington, in his letter to Congress. " Our situation is truly distressing. The check our...— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, 'and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...letter to Congress. " Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 2?th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our...off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent of others, when... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 574 pages
...congress thus describes the stale of his army, which had just experienced a defeat in Long Island. ' The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them havegon* off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and fey companies at a... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Political parties - 1817 - 476 pages
...September 2d. 1776. " The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manlv opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed,...off— in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance, of itself independent of others, when... | |
 | France - 1825 - 455 pages
...to Congress. " Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops,...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
 | France - 1825 - 464 pages
...to Congress. " Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops,...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
 | France - 1825 - 462 pages
...with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a biave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses,...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return home. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many,... | |
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Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... 
