Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam: In Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America, from the Years 1772 to 1777 ...University of Massachusetts Press, 1972 - 480 pages |
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... side , and instantly making a feint attack on the fortress , drew Baron with all the rebels , as was expected , to its defence ; while Lieutenant Freidrecy , with the rangers , having crossed the swamp on the other side , embraced the ...
... side , and instantly making a feint attack on the fortress , drew Baron with all the rebels , as was expected , to its defence ; while Lieutenant Freidrecy , with the rangers , having crossed the swamp on the other side , embraced the ...
Page 121
... side , into which I plunged headlong ; however , not being able to swim , I immediately sunk to the bottom ; but ( said he ) I still kept my full presence of mind , and while they concluded me to be drowned , found means , by the help ...
... side , into which I plunged headlong ; however , not being able to swim , I immediately sunk to the bottom ; but ( said he ) I still kept my full presence of mind , and while they concluded me to be drowned , found means , by the help ...
Page 280
... sides to surround us , as in the Maccabees : Behold the battle is before us , and behind us , and the water of Jordan on this side , and that side , and the marsh and forest , so that there is no place for us to turn aside . I must ...
... sides to surround us , as in the Maccabees : Behold the battle is before us , and behind us , and the water of Jordan on this side , and that side , and the marsh and forest , so that there is no place for us to turn aside . I must ...
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