 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1782 - 416 pages
...poft in any favourable light. But, when I found I was to be attacked in it, in fo unprepared a ftatc, by fo powerful an army and artillery, nothing but...Gloucefter fide, immediately on the arrival of General Waihington'* troops at Williarofcurg ; or J would, notwithftauding the difparity of numbers, have attacked... | |
 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - Southern States - 1783 - 472 pages
...to the combined forces of America and France. I never faw this poft in a very favourable light, tut when I found I was to be attacked in it in fo unprepared...defence; for I would either have endeavoured to efcape to New-York, by rapid marches from the Gloucefter fide, immediately on the arrival of General Wafhington's... | |
 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - United States - 1783 - 304 pages
...poft in a very favourable light, but when I found I was to be attacked in it in lo unprepared a'ftate, by fo powerful an army and artillery, nothing but...defence; for I would either have endeavoured to efcape to New-Yorki by rapid marches from the Gloucefter fide, immediately on the arrival of General WafhingtdnV... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...in a very favourable light; but when I found I was to be attacked in it, in io unprepared a ftatc, by fo powerful an army and artillery, nothing but...have induced me to attempt its defence : for I would cither have endeavoured to cfeape to New-York, by rapid marches, from the Glouccftcr lide, immediately... | |
 | Henry Lee - History - 1827 - 484 pages
...very favourable light. But when I found I was to be attacked in it, in so unprepared a stale, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...its defence ; for I would either have endeavoured to escape to New York by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival of general... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...very favourable light : but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...me to attempt its defence ; for I would either have attempted to escape to New York by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival... | |
 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...a very favorable light, but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...its defence ; for I would either have endeavoured to escape to NewYork, by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival of General... | |
 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...a very favorable light, but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...its defence ; for I would either have endeavoured to escape to NewYork, by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival of General... | |
 | William Maxwell - Virginia - 1852 - 500 pages
...a very favorable light, but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...its defence ; for I would either have endeavoured to escape to NewYork, by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival of General... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 512 pages
...very favourable light : but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes...me to attempt its defence; for I would either have attempted to escape to New York by rapid marches from the Gloucester side, immediately on the arrival... | |
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I never saw this post in a very favourable light, but when I found I was to be attacked in it in so unprepared a state, by so powerful an army and artillery, nothing but the hopes of relief would have induced me to attempt... 
