 As our guns approached, the enemy opened a very ill-directed fire from great guns and. musketry: the former soon ceased after our fire opened, the latter was kept up for more than half an hour ; but, though close to us, did us but little or no injury,...  south america on the eve of emancipation - Página 266por bernard moses, ph.d., ll.d. - 1908Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1806 - 790 páginas
...was kept up for more than half an hour ; but, though clofe to us, did us but little or no injury, fo ill was it directed. We then found means, by boats and rafts, to crofs a few men over the Rio Chuelo ; and, on ordering all fire to ceafe, the little of them that remained... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1805 - 736 páginas
...opened a very ill directed lire from greit guns and muf^iietry ; the former foon ccafed after our fue opened, the. latter was kept up for more than half an hour, but though clofc to us, did us but little or no injury, fo ill was it directed. We then found means, by boats... | |
 | 1806 - 600 páginas
...1st. As our guns approached, the enemy opened a very ill-directed fire from great guns and musquetry ; the former soon ceased after our fire opened, the...means by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chuelo, and on ordering all tire to cease, the littltt of them th.it remained ceased also. The... | |
 | 1806 - 540 páginas
...from great guns and mn.-iquetry ; the former soon ceased afier our tire opened, the latter \vtt. kcnt up for more than half an hour, but though close to us, did us but little or no fa* jury, so ill was it directed. [To In continual. Priuted by.Cux afld Baylis, No. ?s. Great Quccri... | |
 | Samuel Hull Wilcocke - 1807 - 600 páginas
...71st. As our guns approached, the enemy opened a very ill-directed fire from great guns and musquetry ; the former soon ceased after our fire opened, the...means, by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chuelo, and on ordering all fire to cease, the littlQ of them that remained ceased also. The troops... | |
 | 1807 - 1106 páginas
...very illdirected fire from great guns and musketry ; the former soon ceased after our fire opened, tho latter was kept up for more than half an hour ; but,...means, by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chuelo ; and, on ordering all fire to cease, ;he little of them that remained ceased also. The... | |
 | 1807 - 1220 páginas
...the former soon ceased after our fire opened, the latter w.is kept up for more than half an honr ; but, though close to us, did us but little or no injury,...means, by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chuelo ; and, on ordering all fire to cease, the little of them that remained ceased also. The... | |
 | Bernard Moses - 1908 - 374 páginas
...the infantry to remain in the rear, under cover, except the light company and grenadiers of the f1st. As our guns approached, the enemy opened a very ill-directed...cease, the little of them that remained ceased also. vincial, with a considerable proportion of veteran officers. The numbers that were assembled to dispute... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1808 - 1408 páginas
...enemy opened a very ill-directed ¿re from great guns and, mu&ketry ; the former soon ceased after onr fire opened, the latter was kept up for more than...means, by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chiiclo ; and, on ordering all fire lo cease, the little of them that remained ceased also. The... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1808 - 1122 páginas
...enemy opened a very ill-directed tiro from great guns and musketry ; the former soon ceased after o'nr fire opened, the latter was kept up for more than...means, by boats and rafts, to cross a few men over the Rio Chuelo ; and, on ordering all fire to cease, the little of them that remained ceased also. The... | |
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