 | Robert Beatson - Great Britain - 1790 - 622 pages
...rejoined, " The enemy, Sir; they give way every where." Then the General faid, " Pray, do one of you run to Colonel " Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all " fpeed down to Charles's river, to cut off the retreat of the " fugitives from the bridge—Now God... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 388 pages
...do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's rujjiment with all fpeed down to Charles river, to .cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praifed, I fhall die happy !" He then turned oa his fide, clofed his eyes, and expired. His body was... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 852 pages
...(replied the officer) ; they give way every where." The general then faid, " Pray, do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all fpeed down to Charles river, to cut oft' the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...replied the officer, " they give way every where." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
...Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall die happy." He then turned on his side, and immediately expired. It is a circumstance not generally... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 370 pages
...replied the officer, " they give way every where." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...enemy," replied the officer, " they give way everywhere." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - Military art and science - 1845 - 642 pages
...replied the officer ; " they give way everywhere." The General then said, " Pray, do one of you run to Colonel Burton, and tell him to march Webb's regiment, with all speed, down to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, 1 shall... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1847 - 666 pages
...enemy," replied the officer, " they give way everywhere." The general then said, " Pray do one of you run pi Charles river, to cnt off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. Now, God be praised, I shall... | |
 | Robert Wright (biographer.) - 1864 - 670 pages
..."Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed cfofln to Charles river, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge." He then turned upon his side, and his last words were — "Now God be praised; I die in peace' * Thus,... | |
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Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge. 
