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... Clarke . If these men were mercenaries and cut - throats under the Republic , our own flag is open to any reproach attaching to the employment of such troops . In the beginning of January it became currently reported in the town of ...
... Clarke . If these men were mercenaries and cut - throats under the Republic , our own flag is open to any reproach attaching to the employment of such troops . In the beginning of January it became currently reported in the town of ...
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... Clarke , R.A. , went down the Pilgrim's Hill , and entered the village , escorted by the tag - rag and bob - tail , who look on free drinks as the wisest and most natural result of revolutions . He was preceded 1 See Appendix B. THE ...
... Clarke , R.A. , went down the Pilgrim's Hill , and entered the village , escorted by the tag - rag and bob - tail , who look on free drinks as the wisest and most natural result of revolutions . He was preceded 1 See Appendix B. THE ...
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... Clarke could not turn a poor patchy diggings into a gold - field ; he had no influence with the clerk of the weather . A season of drought , difficulty , poverty , and even hunger , followed swiftly upon the hour of triumph , and the ...
... Clarke could not turn a poor patchy diggings into a gold - field ; he had no influence with the clerk of the weather . A season of drought , difficulty , poverty , and even hunger , followed swiftly upon the hour of triumph , and the ...
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... Clarke , who had slept at the fort the previous night . He was accompanied only by coloured servants , but the an- nouncement of his name and rank in the British service had secured him a hospitable reception , given in a frank and ...
... Clarke , who had slept at the fort the previous night . He was accompanied only by coloured servants , but the an- nouncement of his name and rank in the British service had secured him a hospitable reception , given in a frank and ...
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... Clarke was again admitted to the little stronghold . The President's protest plainly indicated the only course that could be honourably adopted.2 The officers and sergeants were informed what cireum- stances demanded of them . At ...
... Clarke was again admitted to the little stronghold . The President's protest plainly indicated the only course that could be honourably adopted.2 The officers and sergeants were informed what cireum- stances demanded of them . At ...
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The Transvaal of To-day: War, Witchcraft, Sport, and Spoils in South Africa Alfred Aylward Visualização integral - 1878 |
The Transvaal of To-day: War, Witchcraft, Sport, and Spoils in South Africa Alfred Aylward Visualização integral - 1878 |
The Transvaal of To-day: War, Witchcraft, Sport, and Spoils in South Africa Alfred Aylward Visualização integral - 1878 |
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