Indian Wars of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeDerby and Miller, 1852 - 300 страници |
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... called Cofacique , the queen of which wel- comed the invaders and supplied their wants . The country being extremely fertile , many of the Spaniards wished to settle in it , but De Soto , disappointed in not finding gold and gems ...
... called Cofacique , the queen of which wel- comed the invaders and supplied their wants . The country being extremely fertile , many of the Spaniards wished to settle in it , but De Soto , disappointed in not finding gold and gems ...
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... called Chucagna , or great river . His passage being opposed , it was twenty days before he could construct barges and transport his men . After passing through the deserted country of Aquico , he came to the country of the Kaskaskia ...
... called Chucagna , or great river . His passage being opposed , it was twenty days before he could construct barges and transport his men . After passing through the deserted country of Aquico , he came to the country of the Kaskaskia ...
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... called Chanco . The English spent the ensuing summer in strengthening them- selves against further attacks , and preparing for revenge . To attain their object , they were compelled to use means as treacher- ous as those of the Indians ...
... called Chanco . The English spent the ensuing summer in strengthening them- selves against further attacks , and preparing for revenge . To attain their object , they were compelled to use means as treacher- ous as those of the Indians ...
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... called by the colonists , " King William's War , " commenced in 1688 and ended in 1697. The object of the French was , the expulsion of the English from the northern and middle provinces . The English directed their efforts against ...
... called by the colonists , " King William's War , " commenced in 1688 and ended in 1697. The object of the French was , the expulsion of the English from the northern and middle provinces . The English directed their efforts against ...
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... called the Long Falls , on Ottoway river , some marched upon the side of the river , while others endeavored to effect the passage of the falls in the boats . They had no sooner entered upon this business , than the war- riors of Black ...
... called the Long Falls , on Ottoway river , some marched upon the side of the river , while others endeavored to effect the passage of the falls in the boats . They had no sooner entered upon this business , than the war- riors of Black ...
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Страница 152 - I appeal to any white man to say if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, Logan is the friend of white men.
Страница 285 - Through an aperture, which afforded me a view of the area of the fort, I beheld, in shapes the foulest and most terrible, the ferocious triumphs of barbarian conquerors. The dead were scalped and mangled; the dying were writhing and shrieking under the unsatiated knife and tomahawk; and from the bodies of some, ripped open, their butchers were drinking the blood, scooped up in the hollow of joined hands, and quaffed amid shouts of rage and victory.
Страница 37 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Страница 115 - Then with gun in hand, and pack on my back, in which were my papers and provisions, I set out with Mr. Gist, fitted in the same manner, on
Страница 39 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Страница 40 - Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove : Mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for me.
Страница 29 - Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Страница 20 - I have heard her tell how sweet and comfortable that place was to her. But to return: the Indians laid hold of us, pulling me one way, and the Children another, and said, Come go along with us...
Страница 19 - Some in our house were fighting for their lives, others wallowing in blood, the house on fire over our heads, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out. Now might we hear mothers and children crying out for themselves and one another, "Lord, what shall we do?
Страница 115 - There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting. This was a whole day's work ; we next got it launched...