 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - Literary Criticism - 1835 - 360 pages
...some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch ; and as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them' and asked him what was the news. He told me that a runner had...kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they •aw the English falling in heaps ; and if they did not take the river, which was the only gap, and... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - Northwest, Old - 1835 - 704 pages
...speak Dutch; and as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them and asked him what was the news. He told uie that a runner had just arrived, who said that Braddock...French had surrounded him, and were concealed behind tree; and in gulhes, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they aw the English felling... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 788 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch : as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news. He told me that a runner had...English falling in heaps, and if they did not take the rive/-, which was the only gap, and make their escape, there would not be one man left alive before... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1841 - 550 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch : as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him, what was the news? He told me that a runner had...kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they •aw the English falling in heaps, and if they did not take the river, which was the only gap, and... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Indians of North America - 1846 - 814 pages
...country soldiers speak Dutch, (German) ; as I spoke Dutch, (German,) I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news ? He told me that a runner had...surrounded him, and were concealed behind trees and gullies, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they saw the English falling in heaps,... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1847 - 630 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch ; as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news. He told me that a runner had...Braddock •would certainly be defeated ; that the Indiana and French had surrounded him, and were concealed behind trees and in gullies, and kept a constant... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Indians of North America - 1848 - 782 pages
...country soldiers speak Dutch, (German) ; as I spoke Dutch, (German,) I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news? He told me that a runner had...surrounded him, and were concealed behind trees and gullies, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they saw the English falling in heaps,... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1849 - 774 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch : u I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him, what was the news ? He told me that a runner...English falling in heaps, and if they did not take the rirer, which was the only gap, and make their escape, there would not be one man left alive before... | |
 | 1857 - 414 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch : as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news. He told me that a runner had jusl arrived, who said that Braddock would certainly be defeated • that the Indians and French had... | |
 | Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1858 - 766 pages
...observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch; as I spoke Dutch, I went to one of them, and asked him what was the news? He told me that a runner had...defeated; that the Indians and French had surrounded them, and were concealed behind trees and in gullies, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and... | |
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I had observed some of the old country soldiers speak Dutch ; as I spoke Dutch I went to one of them and asked him what was the news. He told me that a runner had just arrived, who said that Braddock would certainly be defeated ; that the Indians and... 
