An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783: Together with Notices of Highland Regiments and Biographical SketchesHelman-Taylor Company, 1900 - 459 páginas |
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Alexander Allan Allan Maclean Americans Archibald Campbell arms army arrived battalion battle battle of Culloden British Butler's Rangers Cameron Canada Capt Captain chief clan Colonel colony command Congress count D'Estaing Cross Creek Cumberland Cumberland county Darien deputation Donald Edinburgh embarked emigrants enemy engaged England English Ensign expedition fifty fire force Fraser Fraser's Highlanders French George Georgia governor Grant Halifax Hugh hundred acres Ibid Indians inhabitants Inverness Island James killed king land Lieut Lieutenant lord Cornwallis Macdonald Macdonell Maclean Majesty's Major March McIntosh McLeod ment merchant miles Murray North Carolina officers Oglethorpe party prisoners Province Quebec rank received regiment retreat returned river Robert Royal Highland Royal Highland Emigrant sailed Scotch Scotch-Irish Scotland Scots sent sergeant settled settlement settlers ship Sir John Johnson soldiers soon Stewart thousand tion took town troops Tryon county vessel Washington William wounded York
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Página 295 - Philadelphia. I trust it is obvious to your Lordships, that all attempts to impose servitude upon such men, to establish despotism over such a mighty continental nation, must be vain, must be fatal.
Página 152 - The various terrors of that horrid shore; Those blazing suns that dart a downward ray, And fiercely shed intolerable day; Those matted woods where birds forget to sing, But silent bats in drowsy clusters cling...
Página 295 - This glorious spirit of whiggism animates three millions in America ; who prefer poverty with liberty, to gilded chains and sordid affluence ; and who will die in defence of their rights as men, as freemen.
Página 453 - HIS MAJESTY having taken into consideration the said Report, and the Draft Charter accompanying it, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve thereof, and to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the...
Página 290 - But, as this whole country is towards the sea unguarded, and on the frontier is kept uneasy by the French, these dangerous neighbors are the reason why the love of these colonies for their metropolis does not utterly decline. The English government has therefore reason, to regard the French in North America as the chief power that urges their colonies to submission.
Página 295 - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Página 173 - Constitution, and opposing the execution of the several arbitrary and oppressive acts of the British Parliament, until a reconciliation between Great Britain and America, on constitutional principles (which we most ardently desire) can be obtained...
Página 453 - Company, their lordships do agree humbly to report as their opinion to your Majesty, that the said petition should be dismissed".
Página 308 - I sought for merit wherever it was to be found. It is my boast that I was the first minister who looked for it, and found it, in the mountains of the North. I called it forth, and drew into your service a hardy and intrepid race of men — men who, when left by your jealousy, became a prey to the artifices of your enemies, and had gone nigh to have overturned the state in the war before the last. These men, in the last war, were brought to combat on your side. They served with fidelity, as they fought...
Página 305 - They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity^ and when occasions have been given them, by the regular course of their laws, of removing from their councils the disturbers of our harmony, they have, by their free election, re-established them in power. At this" very time too, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but Scotch and foreign mercenaries to invade and destroy us.