 | Aaron Bancroft - 1857 - 472 pages
...informed his Aid de camp, Major M Williams, that General Conway had written thus to you, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad Counsellors would have ruined il.' Lord Sterling, from motives of friendship, transmitted the account with this remark. ' The enclosed... | |
 | William Allen - Biography - 1857 - 926 pages
...an account of the disaffection of Gen. Conway to the commandcr-in-chief. In the letter he said : " Such wicked duplicity of conduct I shall always think it my duty to detect," He died at Albany Jan. 10, 1783, aged 57 years. Ho was a brave, discerning, and intrepid officer. —... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 622 pages
...informed his aide-do-camp, Major McWilliams, that General Conway had written this to you : ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counselors would have ruined it.' Lord Stirling, from motives of friendship, transmitted the account,... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1859 - 528 pages
...As if in casual conversation, he remarked that Conway had written to Gates, saying — " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." This brought on a correspondence between different parties, and developed, at once, the feelings of... | |
 | HON. J. Y. HEADLEY - 1860 - 502 pages
...As if in casual conversation, he remarked that Conway had written to Gates, saying- — " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." This brought on a correspondence between different parties, and .developed, at once, the feelings of... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1860 - 558 pages
...As if in casual conversation, he remarked that Conway had written to Gates, saying — " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." This brought on a correspondence between different parties, and developed, at once, the feelings of... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 872 pages
...the following paragraph : ' In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, " Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.'" " I am, sir, your humble servant, "GEORGE WASHINGTON." This note conveyed a terrible rebuke. Had a... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 788 pages
...respected his character, and loved him as a man." 1 Onft of Conway's expressions was, " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counselors would have ruined it." 1 Gates, in a letter to Washington, charged Wilkinson with deceit... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 509 pages
...the following paragraph — l In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, " Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it" ' " I am, sir, your humble servant, " GEORGE WASHINGTON." The brevity of this note rendered it the... | |
 | Mrs. E. Burrows - 1861 - 408 pages
...containing the following paragraph, "In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, ' Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' " " ' I am, Sir, " ' Obediently yours, " ' GEORGE WASHINGTON.' " " Oh aunt," said Charles, laughing,... | |
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Sir, a letter which I received last night, contained the following paragraph : — " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates... 
