 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1795 - 612 pages
...intraftable, and Impatient to return. Great number* • of them have gone off,— in fome inftauces, aimoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftancc, of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed *nemy fuperior in... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 382 pages
...intractable,' and impatient to return.. Great numbers of them have gone ofi^ — in. fome intlanees, aimeft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance, of klelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy fuperior in number... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...apprehension and espait. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...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,...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance...itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemy, superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...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,...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
...apprehension and de-spair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed,...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
...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,...itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemy, superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable.... | |
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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... 
