 | 1802 - 522 halaman
...readily join in this, or in any other rueasuj e for the public service ; but I could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. To the uncommon strei:^tli of the country, the enemy have addtd (for the defence of the river) agrtat... | |
 | William Smith - 1815 - 520 halaman
...would readily join iil this or any other measure for the public service; but 1 could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. To the uncommon strength of the country the enemy have added, for the defence of the river, a great... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1827 - 480 halaman
...readily join in this, 01 in any other measure, lor the public service ; but I could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. To the strength of the countty, the enemy have added (for the defence of the liver) a great number... | |
 | Alfred Hawkins, John Charlton Fisher - 1834 - 534 halaman
...would readily join in this or any other measure for the public service; but 1 could not propose to hiiu an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. " To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added, for the defence of the river, a great... | |
 | Alfred Hawkins - 1834 - 548 halaman
...would readily join in this or any other measure for the public service; but 1 could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. " To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added, for tha defence of the river, a great... | |
 | John Mercier McMullen - 1855 - 552 halaman
...Although every one of the passages from the Lower to the Upper Town was intrenched, the gallant Sannders was willing to join in any hazard for the public service. But the general saw that the undertaking promised no success, and while he had the main force of Canada... | |
 | george bancropt - 1856 - 496 halaman
...Although every one of the five passages from the lower to the upper town was carefully intrenched, Saunders was willing to join in any hazard for the...and promising so little success." He had the whole CHAP. • ~YJ\T force of Canada to oppose, and, by the nature of the ^^ river, the fleet could render... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 501 halaman
...Although every one of the five passages from the lower to the upper town was carefully intrenched, Saunders was willing to join in any hazard for the...and promising so little success." He had the whole CHAP, force of Canada to oppose, and, by the nature of the J^Il, river, the fleet could render no assistance.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 892 halaman
...would readily join in this or any other measure for the public service ; but I cannot propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers tn consult together... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 1054 halaman
...would readily join in this or any other measure for the public, service ; but I cannot propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success. ... I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together... | |
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Attended by the admiral, he examined once more the citadel, with a view to a general assault. Although every one of the five passages from the lower to the upper town was carefully intrenched, Saunders was willing to join in any hazard for the public... 
