 Sir ; A letter, which I received last night, contained the following paragraph ; " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.  Life of Washington, v.3-4 - Page 279by Washington Irving - 1881Full view - About this book
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 480 pages
...of Prance, appears to have taken a prominent part in these plots. It was he who wrote to Gates:—" Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it!"—which passage, coming to the knowledge of Washington, was by him sent back to Conway without... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 516 pages
...of France, appears to have taken a prominent part in these plots. It was he who wrote to Gates:—" Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad connsellors wonld have rnined it I"—which passage, coming to the knowledge of Washington, was by... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 516 pages
...Gates's Papers, NY Hist. Lib. t Life of Lord Stirling, by WA Duer, p. 182. 1777.] THE CONWAY LETTER. 281 following brief note, dated November 9th, that his...have ruined it." ' " I am, sir, your humble servant, " GEORGE WASHINGTON." The brevity of this note rendered it the more astounding. It was a hand-grenade... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1866 - 518 pages
...Conway's promotion. Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance: " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the commander-in-chief with... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1866 - 524 pages
...Conway's promotion. Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the commander-in-chief with... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1866 - 520 pages
...promotion. • Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the commander-in-chief with... | |
 | John Laurens - United States - 1867 - 280 pages
...of paper with the following words : "In a letter to Gen1 Gates, Gen1 Conway says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' The gen1 immediately copied the contents of the paper, introducing them with sir, and concluding with,... | |
 | Thomas Coffin Amory - United States - 1868 - 342 pages
...be remembered to have read in it the following paragraph : — " Heaven has determined to save this country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." General Wilkinson assured me that such a paragraph, was not in my letter. 3d JANUARY, 1778. . THOMAS... | |
 | Thomas Coffin Amory - United States - 1868 - 326 pages
...he remembered to have read in it the following paragraph : — " Heaven has determined to save this country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." General Wilkinson assured me that such a paragraph was not in my letter. 3d JANUARY, 1778. THOMAS CONWAY,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1869 - 626 pages
...know, by the following brief note, dated November 9th, that his correspondence was detected. " SIR, — A letter which I received last night contained the...'• Heaven has determined to save your country, or i Gates' Papers, NY Hist. Lib. » Life of Lord Stirling, by WA Duer, p. 182. VOL. ni. 21 a weak general... | |
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