The Life and Times of William Henry HarrisonL. W. Ransom, 1840 - 304 Seiten |
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advance American ANTHONY WAYNE appointed arms army arrived artillery attack battle battle of Tippecanoe brave British BUCKONGAHELAS Captain CHAPTER chief Colonel command conduct confidence Congress council CROGHAN Detroit dians duty encamped enemy English eral exertions fire flank force Fort Meigs Fort Miami Fort Stephenson Fort Wayne frontier gallant Governor HARRISON Governor of Kentucky Governor SHELBY guns honor horses immediately Indians Kentucky killed land Legionville legislature letter Lieutenant LITTLE TURTLE Lower Sandusky Major Malden mand MCAFFEE ment Miami miles military militia murdered never officers Ohio OL-LI-WA-CHI-CA opinion patriotic peace PERRY present President prisoners PROCTOR Prophet received regiment river River Raisin savages Secretary of War Senate sent settlements Shawanees soldiers soon spirit TECUMTHE territory tion Tippecanoe town tribes troops United victory Vincennes Wabash warriors Washington WAYNE whole WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON WINCHESTER wounded
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Seite 291 - Congress, and to return to that domestic retirement, which, it is well known, I left with the greatest reluctance; a retirement for which I have never ceased to sigh, through a long and painful absence, and in which (remote from the noise and trouble of the world) I meditate to pass the remainder of life, in a state of undisturbed repose.
Seite 217 - It has pleased the Almighty to give to the arms of the United States a signal victory over their enemies on this Lake. The British squadron, consisting of two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop, have this moment surrendered to the force under my command after a sharp conflict.
Seite 55 - A select battalion of mounted volunteers moved in front of the legion, commanded by Major Price, who was directed to keep sufficiently advanced, so as to give timely notice for the troops to form in case of action, it being yet undetermined whether the Indians would decide for peace or war.
Seite 141 - The army was now marched to this spot, and encamped "on a dry piece of ground, which rose about ten feet above the level of a marshy prairie in front towards the town; and, about twice as high above a similar prairie in the rear ; through which, near the foot of the hill, ran a small stream clothed with willows and brush-wood.
Seite 264 - SIR, I have received your letter of this date, requiring from me the motives which have moved the army under my command to the position they at present occupy, far within the acknowledged jurisdiction of the United States of America. Without questioning the authority, or the propriety, sir, of your interrogatory, I think I may, without breach of decorum, observe to you, that were you...
Seite 177 - Let an account of murdered innocence be opened in the records of Heaven against our enemies alone. The American soldier will follow the example of his Government, and the sword of the one will not be raised against the fallen and the helpless, nor the gold of the other be paid for scalps of a massacred enemy.
Seite 13 - We will show Mother Britain how little we care for her by making a Massachusetts man our President whom she has excluded from pardon by a public proclamation.
Seite 118 - Father ! these impeachments I deny, and say they are not true. I never had a word with the British, and I never sent for any Indians. They came here themselves, to listen and hear the words of the Great Spirit. " Father ! I wish you would not listen any more to the voice of bad birds ; and you may rest assured that it is the least of our idea to make disturbance, and we will rather try to stop such proceedings than encourage them.
Seite 267 - I receive orders to that purpose from those I have the honor to serve under, or the fortune of war should oblige me. I must still adhere, sir, to the purport of my letter this morning, to desire that your army, or individuals belonging to it, will not approach within reach of my cannon, without expecting the consequences attending it.
Seite 59 - We remained three days and nights on the banks of the Maumee, in front of the field of battle, during which time all the houses and cornfields were consumed and destroyed for a considerable distance...