| 1807 - 700 pagina’s
...a deftruftive fire from every gun that could bear upon it, and from the muflcetry of the garrilbn, opened upon them. Heavy as it was, our lofs would...barricadoed it with hides, fo as to render it nearly impra&icable. The night was extremely dark. The head of the column miffed the breach ; and, when it... | |
| John Goulston Price Tucker - 1807 - 74 pagina’s
...could bear upon it, and from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them. Heavy as it was, our loss would have been comparatively trifling if the breach...our fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night was extremely dark. The head of the column missed... | |
| 1807 - 542 pagina’s
...from p. lOrtf./''1'' Heavy as it was, our loss woulrl'liavs been comparatively trifling, if the bread) had been open, but during the night, ' and under our fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it 'nearly impracticable. Tlife night was extremely dark. The head of the q>- ' lumn... | |
| 1807 - 778 pagina’s
...if the breach hail been open, but during the night, jiid under nur fire, the enemy had barricaiioed it with hides, fo as to render it nearly impracticable The night was extremely d.iric. The head of the column miffed the breach, and when it was approached it was fo (hut up, that... | |
| 1808 - 1142 pagina’s
...could bear upon it, and from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them. Heavy as it was, our loss would have been comparatively trifling, if the breach had been open ; but, during the night, and ifoder our fire, the enemy had barricaded it with hides, so as to reader it nearly impracticable. -The... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1484 pagina’s
...'musketry of the garrison. Heavy as this fire was, our loss would have been comparatively trilling, if the breach had' been open ; but during the night, and under our fire, the enemy had barricadocd it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night was extremely dark. The... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1825 - 610 pagina’s
...that could bear, and from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them ; heavy as it was, our loss would have been comparatively trifling if the breach had been open, but during the night, and under the fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night... | |
| John William Norie - 1827 - 632 pagina’s
...from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them. Heavy as it was, the lose would have been trival, if the breach had been open ; but during the night, and under the fire of the assailants, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable.... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 pagina’s
...that could bear, and from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them : heavy as it was, our loss would have been comparatively trifling if the breach had been open ; but during the night, and under the fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1484 pagina’s
...Extraordinary, April 12, 1807t. This achieve. «fiT, • « . paratively trilling, if the breach ha<f been open ; but during the night, and under our fire, the enemy had barricadocd it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night was extremely dark. The... | |
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