 | John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 σελίδες
...and " filled their minds with apprehension and despair. " The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost " efforts to a brave and manly opposition,...repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and im" patient to return. Great numbers of them have gone " off, in some instances almost by whole regiments,... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1842 - 610 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return." Washington had recourse to entreaty, to persuasion, and to promises, to arrest the progress of these... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1843 - 866 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...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... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...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... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 σελίδες
...with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a bravo and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses,...off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments bv half ones, and By companies a', a time. This circumstajce, of itself, inde pendent of others, when... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 σελίδες
...despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, ill order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable,...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... | |
 | William Bradford Reed - 1847 - 466 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers have gone off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time.... | |
 | William Bradford Reed - 1847 - 460 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, \J and impatient to return. Great numbers have gone off"; in some instances almost by whole regiments,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, arc dis mayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off — in some... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 σελίδες
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, WASHINGTON ON THE SITUATION. 393 are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers... | |
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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... 
