Life of Major General Zachary Taylor: With Notices of the War in New Mexico, California and in Southern MexicoD Appleton & Company, 1847 - 346 Seiten |
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... to the Act of Congress , in the year 1847 , by D. APPLETON & CO . in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States , in and for the Southern District of New York . PREFACE F7 TIMES of war , revolution , or other.
... to the Act of Congress , in the year 1847 , by D. APPLETON & CO . in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States , in and for the Southern District of New York . PREFACE F7 TIMES of war , revolution , or other.
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... United States . If a long peace had led any short- sighted person to believe that the martial spirit of a free nation , like our own , could ever become extinct by inaction , the events of the last few months have served to dissipate ...
... United States . If a long peace had led any short- sighted person to believe that the martial spirit of a free nation , like our own , could ever become extinct by inaction , the events of the last few months have served to dissipate ...
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... United States , the Sec- retary of War , and other official authorities at the seat of government , I am under obligations for facili- ties afforded me in procuring despatches , and docu- ments , as well as to my friends Mr. James ...
... United States , the Sec- retary of War , and other official authorities at the seat of government , I am under obligations for facili- ties afforded me in procuring despatches , and docu- ments , as well as to my friends Mr. James ...
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... united in youth . But a peculiar trait of his character , and one not often connected with a sanguine temperament , was firm- ness . This , united with the above named qualities , is an important characteristic in a soldier . Upon many ...
... united in youth . But a peculiar trait of his character , and one not often connected with a sanguine temperament , was firm- ness . This , united with the above named qualities , is an important characteristic in a soldier . Upon many ...
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... United States and England , relative to interruptions of our commerce and the impressment of seamen , now presented so alarming an aspect , that an early rupture was confidently anticipated . This was an excellent opportunity for many ...
... United States and England , relative to interruptions of our commerce and the impressment of seamen , now presented so alarming an aspect , that an early rupture was confidently anticipated . This was an excellent opportunity for many ...
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Seite 313 - Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals nor forts: The warrior's name would be a name abhorred!
Seite 345 - THE BOOK OF THE NAVY; Comprising a general History of the American Marine, and particular Accounts of all the most celebrated Naval Battles, from the Declaration of Independence to the present time, compiled from the best authorities. By JOHN FROST, LL.
Seite 139 - House dissenting) had declared that 'by the act of the Republic of Mexico a state of war exists between that Government and the United States...
Seite 313 - Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies...
Seite 93 - Eight 13 pieces of artillery, several colours and standards, a great number of prisoners, including fourteen officers, and a large amount of baggage and public property have fallen into our hands.
Seite 140 - You may assure the people of those provinces that it is the wish and design of the United States to provide for them a free government with the least possible delay, similar to that which exists in our Territories. They will then be called on to exercise the rights of freemen in electing their own representatives to the Territorial Legislature.
Seite 55 - Matamoras ; but was told at the same time that if I attempted to cross the river it would be regarded as a declaration of war. Again, on my march to Frontone I was met by a deputation of the civil authorities of Matamoras, protesting against my occupation of a portion of the department of Tamaulipas, and declaring that if the army was not at once withdrawn, war would result. While this communication "was in my hands, it was discovered that the village of Frontone had been set on fire and abandoned....
Seite 126 - Mexican forces be allowed to retain the following arms, to wit : the commissioned officers their side arms, the infantry their arms and accoutrements, the cavalry their arms and accoutrements, the artillery one field battery, not to exceed six pieces, with twenty-one rounds of ammunition. ART. 3. That the Mexican armed forces retire within seven days from this date, beyond the line formed by the pass of the Rinconada, the city of Linares and San Fernando de Presas. ART.
Seite 34 - ... and forty-five miles, most of the way through an unexplored wilderness, without guides, who had so gallantly beaten the enemy, under my orders, in his strongest position, and who had to be conveyed back, through swamps and hammocks, from whence we set out, without any apparent means of doing so. This service, however, was encountered and overcome, and they have been conveyed thus far, and proceeded on to Tampa Bay on rude litters, constructed with the axe and knife alone, with poles and dry hides...
Seite 140 - The undersigned hereby absolves all persons residing within the boundary of New Mexico from further allegiance to the Republic of Mexico, and hereby claims them as citizens of the United States. Those who remain quiet and peaceable will be considered as good citizens and receive protection. Those who are found in arms or instigating others against the United States will be considered as traitors and treated accordingly.