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... prisoner . He was now bound , and tied to a tree , and the savages were preparing to direct their arrows at his breast . At this instant the chief , holding up the compass , they laid down their arms , and led him in triumph to Powhatan ...
... prisoner . He was now bound , and tied to a tree , and the savages were preparing to direct their arrows at his breast . At this instant the chief , holding up the compass , they laid down their arms , and led him in triumph to Powhatan ...
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... prisoners , and as many women and children . The rest , ex- cept such as were consumed , fled . The victory of the English , complete as it was , was pur- chased with blood . Six brave captains fell ; eighty of the troops were killed or ...
... prisoners , and as many women and children . The rest , ex- cept such as were consumed , fled . The victory of the English , complete as it was , was pur- chased with blood . Six brave captains fell ; eighty of the troops were killed or ...
الصفحة 73
... prisoners were no more . Measures so violent greatly agitated the existing parties , but in the end , the revolution , which had taken place , res- tored the rights of Englishmen to the colony . Governour Slaughter convoked an assembly ...
... prisoners were no more . Measures so violent greatly agitated the existing parties , but in the end , the revolution , which had taken place , res- tored the rights of Englishmen to the colony . Governour Slaughter convoked an assembly ...
الصفحة 88
... prisoner , they despatched ten of the twelve Indians , while asleep . The other two esca- ped . The women then pursued their difficult and toilsome journey through the wilderness , and at length arrived in safety at Haverhill ...
... prisoner , they despatched ten of the twelve Indians , while asleep . The other two esca- ped . The women then pursued their difficult and toilsome journey through the wilderness , and at length arrived in safety at Haverhill ...
الصفحة 95
... prisoners . Sec . 13. Although this enterprise was successful , new dangers soon threatened the colony . Its invasion was attempted , 1707 , by the French and Spaniards , in order to annex Carolina to Florida . The expedition , headed ...
... prisoners . Sec . 13. Although this enterprise was successful , new dangers soon threatened the colony . Its invasion was attempted , 1707 , by the French and Spaniards , in order to annex Carolina to Florida . The expedition , headed ...
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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.