Annual Register, כרך 26Edmund Burke 1785 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 81
עמוד 2
... attack , and the party repulfed with great lofs . Country immediately in arms . Defign of attacking the governor general in bis quarters obliges him to retire by night to Chunar . Repeated pro- pofals made by the Rajab for an ...
... attack , and the party repulfed with great lofs . Country immediately in arms . Defign of attacking the governor general in bis quarters obliges him to retire by night to Chunar . Repeated pro- pofals made by the Rajab for an ...
עמוד 18
... attack of the grenadiers in the fquare , in- ftantly commenced on their ar- rival . Thefe being deftitute of their ufual means of defence , were little capable of withstanding the weight and fury of the outrageous multitude , who burst ...
... attack of the grenadiers in the fquare , in- ftantly commenced on their ar- rival . Thefe being deftitute of their ufual means of defence , were little capable of withstanding the weight and fury of the outrageous multitude , who burst ...
עמוד 21
... informa tion , to the attack of Ramna- gur . The event was fuch as the na- ture of the act merited ; and had the author alone paid the forfeit , [ B ] 3 the the catastrophe might have been confidered , as an act HISTORY [ 2r OF EUROPE .
... informa tion , to the attack of Ramna- gur . The event was fuch as the na- ture of the act merited ; and had the author alone paid the forfeit , [ B ] 3 the the catastrophe might have been confidered , as an act HISTORY [ 2r OF EUROPE .
עמוד 22
... attack , was himself , with 23 of his men , almoft inftantly killed , befides a number wound- ed . The Chunar battalion led by Captain Blair , which bravely at- tempted to fupport the attack , was not much longer in action , when 57 men ...
... attack , was himself , with 23 of his men , almoft inftantly killed , befides a number wound- ed . The Chunar battalion led by Captain Blair , which bravely at- tempted to fupport the attack , was not much longer in action , when 57 men ...
עמוד 23
... attack . It was therefore abfo- lutely neceffary to get out of fo wretched and confined a fituation , into fome open and fair ground , where the troops might at leaft oppose their enemy upon equal terms . Nor did this point even , if ...
... attack . It was therefore abfo- lutely neceffary to get out of fo wretched and confined a fituation , into fome open and fair ground , where the troops might at leaft oppose their enemy upon equal terms . Nor did this point even , if ...
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alfo almoft army befides cafe caufe Chunar circumftances clofe coaft Colonel command confequence confiderable confidered confifting congrefs courfe Cuddalore defign defire Earl enemy English eſtabliſhed exprefs faid fame feamen fecond fecurity feemed feen feffion fent ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhips fhort fhould fide fignal figned fince fion firft fituation fmall fome foon fquadron France French ftate ftill ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofed fupport garrifon himſelf honour Houfe Houſe Hyder iflands inftance intereft juftice king laft land lefs likewife lofs loft Lord Madras majefty majefty's Mangalore meaſure ment minifters moft moſt muft neceffary Negapatnam neral obferved occafion officers paffed peace perfon poffeffion poffible prefent Prince of Wales provifions purpoſe reafon refolution refpect royal Sir Edward Hughes Sir Eyre Coote ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Tippoo Sultan treaty troops ufual whofe
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 151 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
עמוד 150 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw.
עמוד 308 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
עמוד 149 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
עמוד 148 - Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
עמוד 308 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
עמוד 308 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
עמוד 308 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
עמוד 308 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
עמוד 151 - Well done! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound!