Indian Wars of the United States: From the Discovery to the Present Time. With Accounts of the Origin, Manners, Superstitions, &c., of the Aborigines. From the Best AuthoritiesJ.B. Smith & Company, 1857 - 320 oldal |
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afterwards allies Americans arms army arrived attack battle BATTLE OF OKEECHOBEE body British cacique camp Canada Captain captured Carolina Cherokees chief coast Colonel colonists colony command commenced Creeks death defeat defence destroyed detachment dians endeavoured enemy engaged England English escaped expedition favour fire Five Nations fled Florida force Fort Prince George Fort Schuyler France French frontier gain garrison Gourgues governor honour hostilities inhabitants killed king King William's War land Laudonnière LENOX TILDEN FOUNDATIONS Major massacre Massasoit Mélendez ment miles militia murdered neighbouring officers Opechancanough Ottigny party of Indians peace peace of Ryswick Pequods persons Philip Pontiac proceeded provisions PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR received retreat returned Ribaut river sachem sailed savages scalps Seminole sent settlements Shawanese shore soldiers soon Spaniards spirit succeeded surrender territory thousand tion took town treaty tribes Tristan de Luna troops vessels village warriors whites wounded YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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35. oldal - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
302. oldal - Farewell, my nation ! Black Hawk tried to save you, and avenge your wrongs. He drank the blood of some of the whites. He has been taken prisoner, and his plans are stopped. He can do no more. He is near his end. His sun is setting, and he will rise no more. Farewell to Black Hawk.
35. oldal - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
291. oldal - I am in your power ; do with me as you please. I am a soldier. I have done the white people all the harm I could. I have fought them, and fought them bravely. If I had an army, I would yet fight and contend to the last. But I have none. My people are all gone. I can do no more than weep over the misfortunes of my nation.
29. oldal - ... was clambering up the vine broke it with her weight, and closed upon herself and the rest of the nation the light of the sun. Those who were left on earth made a village below where we saw the nine villages; and when the Mandans die they expect to return to the original seats of their forefathers; the good reaching the ancient village by means of the lake, which the burden of the sins of the wicked will not enable them to cross.
35. oldal - Logan ; not even sparing my women and children. "There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not...
322. oldal - Mickasukies, having determined to fight it out to the last, and directing me to proceed with the least possible delay against any portion of the enemy I might hear of within striking distance, and to destroy or capture him. "After leaving two officers and an adequate force for the protection of my depot, I marched the next morning, with twelve days...
314. oldal - We first saw some broken and scattered boxes ; then a cart, the two oxen of which were lying dead, as if they had fallen asleep, their yokes still on them ; a little to the right, one or two horses were seen.
130. oldal - His enemies gave him the death of a soldier, for he was shot at Stoningham, by three young Sachems of his own rank.
12. oldal - When you become men, be brave and cunning in war, and defend your hunting grounds against all encroachments. Never suffer your squaws or little ones to want. Protect the squaws and strangers from insult. On no account betray your friend. Resent insults — -revenge yourselves on your enemies.