 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 392 pages
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 382 pages
...intractable,' and impatient to return.. Great numbers of them have gone ofi^ — in. fome intlanees, aimeft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance, of klelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy fuperior in number... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1795 - 612 pages
...intraftable, and Impatient to return. Great number* • of them have gone off,— in fome inftauces, aimoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftancc, of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed *nemy fuperior in... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable,...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable,...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance...of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemy, superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...to return. Great numbers of them have gone offj in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepen' ident of others, would be sufficiently disagreeable ; but when it is added, that their .example... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable,...of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemy, superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable.... | |
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The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo, has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition,... 
