The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... fire , their front line advanced to the attack , and about five hundred of the clans charged the duke's left wing with their usual impetuosity . One regi- ment was disordered by the weight of this column ; but two battalions advancing ...
... fire , their front line advanced to the attack , and about five hundred of the clans charged the duke's left wing with their usual impetuosity . One regi- ment was disordered by the weight of this column ; but two battalions advancing ...
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... fire and sword . The cas tles of Glengary and Lochiel were plundered and burned : every house , hut , or habitation , met with the same fate , without distinction ; all the cattle and provision were car- ried off the men were either ...
... fire and sword . The cas tles of Glengary and Lochiel were plundered and burned : every house , hut , or habitation , met with the same fate , without distinction ; all the cattle and provision were car- ried off the men were either ...
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... of battering cannon , and enormous mor- tars , that kept up such a fire as no garrison could sustain , and discharged such an incessant hail of bombs and bullets , . as in a very little time reduced to ruins 14 1746 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... of battering cannon , and enormous mor- tars , that kept up such a fire as no garrison could sustain , and discharged such an incessant hail of bombs and bullets , . as in a very little time reduced to ruins 14 1746 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... fire in several places by their bombs and red hot bullets : they likewise repulsed part of the garrison which had made a sally to destroy their works : but their cannon producing no effect upon the fortifications , the fire from the ...
... fire in several places by their bombs and red hot bullets : they likewise repulsed part of the garrison which had made a sally to destroy their works : but their cannon producing no effect upon the fortifications , the fire from the ...
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... fire of the besieged ; while he , in his turn , opened such a number of batteries , and plied them so warmly , that the defences began to give way . From the sixteenth day of July to the fif- teenth of September , the siege produced an ...
... fire of the besieged ; while he , in his turn , opened such a number of batteries , and plied them so warmly , that the defences began to give way . From the sixteenth day of July to the fif- teenth of September , the siege produced an ...
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Page 502 - Tenure whatever, for the unexpired Residue, whatever it may be, of any Term originally created for a Period of not less than...
Page 57 - To that virtue (said he), we trust even at this hour, small as our army is — to that virtue we must have trusted, had this bill been modelled as its warmest opposers could have wished; and without this virtue, should the lords, the commons, and the people of England, intrench themselves behind parchment up to the teeth, the sword will find a passage to the vitals of the constitution.
Page 205 - ... it requisite to augment his forces by sea and land, and to take such other measures as might best tend to preserve the general peace of Europe, and to secure the just rights and possessions of his...
Page 282 - They cheerfully contributed to the expense of armaments,0 and seemed to approve of their destination, in hopes of being able to wipe off the disgraces they had sustained in the defeat of Braddock, and the loss of Minorca. The last event made a deep impression upon the minds of the community. An address was presented to the king by the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commoncouncil of London, containing strong hints to the disadvantage of the ministry.
Page 94 - ... flashes of lightning, and a rumbling noise, like that of a heavy carriage rolling over a hollow pavement. The shock itself consisted of repeated vibrations, which lasted some seconds, and violently shook every house from top to bottom. Again the chairs rocked, the shelves clattered, the small bells rang, and in some places public clocks were heard to strike. Many persons roused by this terrible visitation, started naked from their beds...
Page 535 - The Dutch had for some time carried on a very considerable traffic, not only in taking the fair advantages of their neutrality, but also in supplying the French with naval stores, and transporting the produce of the French sugar colonies to Europe, as carriers hired by the proprietors. The English government, incensed at this unfair commerce, prosecuted with such flagrant partiality for their enemies, issued orders for the cruisers to arrest all ships of neutral powers that should have French property...
Page 246 - But as this step, by the Act of Settlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now passed for enabling his Majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who had served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers, in America only.
Page 3 - Cromartie, and his son the lord Macleod, were conveyed by sea to London ; and those of an inferior rank were confined in different prisons : the marquis of Tullibardine...
Page 359 - An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the 22nd year of the reign of His late Majesty King Geo. the 2nd, intituled ' An Act for amending, explaining, and reducing into one Act of Parliament the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's Punishment ships, vessels, and forces by sea...
Page 336 - Shrewsbury, the dissenting ministers of Devonshire, the protestant dissenters being freeholders and burgesses of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, joined with other inhabitants of the church of England, expressing their apprehension, that in the bill then depending it might be proposed to enact that the said militia should...