Four Centuries of Progress; Or, Panorama of American History from the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time ...: And a Magnificent Description of the Columbian ExpositionInternational Publishing Company, 1893 - 923 pages |
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Page 351
... arms all night , posted cannon to command the approaches to the town , and doubled all the guards . At the same time he wrote to England for reinforce- ments . The news of the seiz- ure of the Massachusetts powder spread rapidly through ...
... arms all night , posted cannon to command the approaches to the town , and doubled all the guards . At the same time he wrote to England for reinforce- ments . The news of the seiz- ure of the Massachusetts powder spread rapidly through ...
Page 357
... arms ; why don't you lay down your arms and dis- perse ? " The Americans stood motionless and silent , " witnesses against agression ; too few to resist ; too brave to fly . " Pitcairn , seeing that his order was not obeyed , dis ...
... arms ; why don't you lay down your arms and dis- perse ? " The Americans stood motionless and silent , " witnesses against agression ; too few to resist ; too brave to fly . " Pitcairn , seeing that his order was not obeyed , dis ...
Page 360
... arms and ammunition belonging to the city were seized by the missions from the governor , and regiments of militia for the defence of the colony were raised and drilled . At Charleston the royal arsenal was seized , and its contents ...
... arms and ammunition belonging to the city were seized by the missions from the governor , and regiments of militia for the defence of the colony were raised and drilled . At Charleston the royal arsenal was seized , and its contents ...
Contents
PAGK | 17 |
Discovery of the Western Continent eries of VerrazzaniCartier Explores the St Law | 43 |
Maritime Enterprise in the Fifteenth CenturyThe BayEvents of the First YearDe Soto Enters | 50 |
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