Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago, Part 1 |
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... became the marvel of the Indians , who called her the mon- ster canoe . Next she proceeded to Green Bay , landing at an island there , where her cargo was unloaded . This consisted of trinkets for Indian traffic in part , but its most ...
... became the marvel of the Indians , who called her the mon- ster canoe . Next she proceeded to Green Bay , landing at an island there , where her cargo was unloaded . This consisted of trinkets for Indian traffic in part , but its most ...
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... became convinced that they had missed their destination , and urged up- on Beaujeu to retrace the mysterious path which had now brought them to the treeless and sandy shores of Texas . This he refus- ed to do , on the ground that his ...
... became convinced that they had missed their destination , and urged up- on Beaujeu to retrace the mysterious path which had now brought them to the treeless and sandy shores of Texas . This he refus- ed to do , on the ground that his ...
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... became desperate . For nineteen days the bat- tle raged , the victory alternating from one side to the other , till the Foxes withdrew under cover of night . They were followed , and the fiercest battle of the war ensued , in which the ...
... became desperate . For nineteen days the bat- tle raged , the victory alternating from one side to the other , till the Foxes withdrew under cover of night . They were followed , and the fiercest battle of the war ensued , in which the ...
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... became thriving French villages ; all the more so as they were in no danger of hostile invasion from any quarter . Ft . Charters was a substantial fortress , built of stone , with bastions and towers . It was finished in 1720 , and ...
... became thriving French villages ; all the more so as they were in no danger of hostile invasion from any quarter . Ft . Charters was a substantial fortress , built of stone , with bastions and towers . It was finished in 1720 , and ...
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... became the retort which concentrated the elastic force of Puritanism and economised it for the use of America , there to grow up with the new State , modified by the public policy of government better suited to the wants of the master ...
... became the retort which concentrated the elastic force of Puritanism and economised it for the use of America , there to grow up with the new State , modified by the public policy of government better suited to the wants of the master ...
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Page 149 - Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to...
Page 175 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Page 208 - Lawrence ; thence westerly to a fork of that branch of the great Miami river running into the Ohio, at or near which fork stood Loromie's store, and where commences the portage between the Miami of the Ohio, and St. Mary's river, which is a branch of the Miami, which runs into Lake Erie; thence a westerly course to Fort Recovery...
Page 104 - Englishman, our father, the king of France, employed our young men to make war upon your nation. In this warfare, many of them have been killed; and it is our custom to retaliate, until such time as the spirits of the slain are satisfied.
Page 94 - The paths of glory lead but to the grave " — must have seemed at such a moment fraught with mournful meaning. At the close of the recitation Wolfe added, "Now, gentlemen, I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Page 194 - Money to us is of no value; and to most of us unknown; and, as no consideration whatever can induce us to sell the lands on which we get sustenance for our women and children, we hope we may be allowed to point out a mode by which your settlers may be easily removed, and peace thereby obtained.
Page 23 - We are made a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.
Page 175 - September last ; that is to say, upon condition that the territory so ceded shall be laid out and formed Into states, containing a suitable extent of territory, not less than one hundred nor more than one hundred and fifty miles square...
Page 149 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed and said, " Logan is the friend of the white men.
Page 105 - France; but for you we have taken into consideration that you have ventured your life among us in the expectation that we should not molest you. You do not come armed with an intention to make war; you come in peace to trade with us and supply us with necessaries of which we are in much want.