 | Priscilla Wakefield - Canada - 1810 - 450 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his 'followers concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled out their objects, and at «ne fire killed every person in it. This canoe happened to contain the family of Logan, who had long... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1814 - 240 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river ; and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...objects, and at one fire killed every person in it. 3. This happened to be the family of Logan, who had long been distinguished as the friend of the whites.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 746 pages
...m*.nent the canoe reached the ihorc, Tingled out their objedls, and at one fire killed every perfon in it. This happened to be the family of LOGAN, who had long been diftinguifhed as a friend of the whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He accordingly... | |
 | W. C. Harvey - 1818 - 350 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river; and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued. " In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle was... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1819 - 188 pages
...unsuspecting an attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...Logan, who had long been distinguished as a friend to the whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance ; he accordingly signalized himself in the... | |
 | William Winterbotham - United States - 1819 - 606 pages
...moment the canoe reached the fhore, fingled out their objects, arid at one fire killed every perfon in it. This happened to be the family of Logan, who had long been diftinguiflied as a friend of the whites* This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He accordingly... | |
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river ; and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...happened to be the family of Logan, who had long been distin~ fuished as a friend of the whites. This ueworthy return pro1. Is the spring of the year 1774,... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1820 - 226 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of " the river ; and the moment the canoe reached the shore. singled...objects, and at one fire, killed every person in it. 3. This happened to be the family of Losau, who had long been distinguished as the friend of the whites.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1821 - 254 pages
...at one fire 1. illn! every person in it. This happened to he the family of Logan, who had long heen distinguished as a friend of the whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance; he accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year a decisive hattle was fought... | |
 | James Buchanan - Indian mythology - 1824 - 350 pages
...unfortunately the family of Logan; a Chief, celebrated in peace and war, and long distinguished as the friend of the whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued. In the Autumn of the same year, a decisive battle wasfoughtatthe... | |
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... attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled out their objects, and at one fire, killed every person in it. This happened to be the family of Logan,... 
