History of the Discovery of America: Of the Landing of Our Forefathers at Plymouth, and of Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians in New-Englannd [!] from Their First Landing in 1620, Until the Final Subjugation of the Natives in 1679. To which is Annexed the Particulars of Almost Every Important Engagement with the Savages at the Westward to the Pesent Day. Including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward; the Creek and Seminole War, &c |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page 7
... took his departure . This navigator was still so confirmed in the opinion which he had formed before he undertook the voyage , that he be- lieved himself then to be on an island which was sit- uated adjacent to the Indies . Proceeding ...
... took his departure . This navigator was still so confirmed in the opinion which he had formed before he undertook the voyage , that he be- lieved himself then to be on an island which was sit- uated adjacent to the Indies . Proceeding ...
Page 11
... took over , whilst it tended to impress those people with the deepest awe and veneration , was fully suffi- cient for the security of the new colony , if the friend- ship of the natives had been sincerely meant to be cul- tivated by a ...
... took over , whilst it tended to impress those people with the deepest awe and veneration , was fully suffi- cient for the security of the new colony , if the friend- ship of the natives had been sincerely meant to be cul- tivated by a ...
Page 20
... took possession of the fish , which , having en- kindled a fire , they cooked and found to be excellent food . They concluded to continue en camped here through the night , and while employed ( a few rods from their boat in which their ...
... took possession of the fish , which , having en- kindled a fire , they cooked and found to be excellent food . They concluded to continue en camped here through the night , and while employed ( a few rods from their boat in which their ...
Page 29
... took 18 of them prisoners . Among the prisoners there was one who was re- cognized as a perfidious villain ; he had lived in the fort some time before , and well understood their language ; he remained attached to their interest un- til ...
... took 18 of them prisoners . Among the prisoners there was one who was re- cognized as a perfidious villain ; he had lived in the fort some time before , and well understood their language ; he remained attached to their interest un- til ...
Page 35
... took about 50 of them prisoners , among whom were two sachems , whose lives were of- fered them on condition of their serving as guides to the English . The English were on their march frequently fell in with small detached parties of ...
... took about 50 of them prisoners , among whom were two sachems , whose lives were of- fered them on condition of their serving as guides to the English . The English were on their march frequently fell in with small detached parties of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action advance ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived attack barbarity battle bloody boat brave bravery camp Capt Captain cavalry chiefs Colonel colony command commenced company of spies CREEK WAR dead death despatched detachment dians discovered encamped enemy engagement English escape fell fire fled force fort Gadsden fort Scott fort Stoddert fought frontier garrison Georgia militia Governor head honour horses immediately informed inhabitants inst Jackson killed and wounded left flank letter Lieut loss M'Intosh Major ment miles Mohegans morning mounted musket Narragansets negroes night o'clock officers ordered party of Indians peace Pensacola Pequots prisoners pursued rear received Red Sticks regiment retreat river sachem savages scalped Scott Secretary of War Seminole sent settlements Shawanese shot soldiers soon spies succeeded surrender Suwaney swamp taken Tallapoosa Tecumseh tion tomahawk took town tribe troops Uncas United village volunteers warriors women woods yells