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... fell in with a smaller island , which they named St. Johns ; thence , continuing westerly , they made the first discovery of the Continent of America , and ranged its coast from Labrador to Vir- ginia , or according to others , to ...
... fell in with a smaller island , which they named St. Johns ; thence , continuing westerly , they made the first discovery of the Continent of America , and ranged its coast from Labrador to Vir- ginia , or according to others , to ...
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... fell on Smith . At the time appointed the two champions appeared in the field on horseback , and in the presence of the armies , and of the ladies of the insulting Ottoman , rushed impetuously to the attack . A short , but desperate ...
... fell on Smith . At the time appointed the two champions appeared in the field on horseback , and in the presence of the armies , and of the ladies of the insulting Ottoman , rushed impetuously to the attack . A short , but desperate ...
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... fell down the river Connecticut , to Saybrook . Here a plan of operations was formed . On the 26th of May , about the dawn of day , capt . Mason sur- prised Mystic , one of the principal forts of the 30 PERIOD 11. - 1607-1689 ...
... fell down the river Connecticut , to Saybrook . Here a plan of operations was formed . On the 26th of May , about the dawn of day , capt . Mason sur- prised Mystic , one of the principal forts of the 30 PERIOD 11. - 1607-1689 ...
الصفحة 41
... fell on Saco , Scarborough , and Kittery , killed between twenty and thirty of the inhabitants , and consigned their houses , barns , and mills to the flames . Elated with these successes , they next advanced towards Piscataqua ...
... fell on Saco , Scarborough , and Kittery , killed between twenty and thirty of the inhabitants , and consigned their houses , barns , and mills to the flames . Elated with these successes , they next advanced towards Piscataqua ...
الصفحة 42
... fell ; and without waiting to form , rushed impetuously towards the fort . The English captains entered first . The resistance of the Indians was gallant and warlike . Captains Johnson and Davenport , with many of their men , fell at ...
... fell ; and without waiting to form , rushed impetuously towards the fort . The English captains entered first . The resistance of the Indians was gallant and warlike . Captains Johnson and Davenport , with many of their men , fell at ...
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الصفحة 282 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
الصفحة 158 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire.
الصفحة 234 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
الصفحة 234 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation.
الصفحة 273 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
الصفحة 359 - It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second.
الصفحة 158 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
الصفحة 282 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority...
الصفحة 148 - In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the Constitution along with her.
الصفحة 283 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.