Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... prisoners , during the Revolutionary conflict , than I have seen in any other book , and in connexion therewith serves greatly to illustrate the minute and won- derful operations of Divine Providence . Upon the whole , though in a plain ...
... prisoners , during the Revolutionary conflict , than I have seen in any other book , and in connexion therewith serves greatly to illustrate the minute and won- derful operations of Divine Providence . Upon the whole , though in a plain ...
Page 18
... prisoner in the hands of a foe , whose tender mercies were cruel . Danger how- ever did not deter our young men from pressing forward to the battle ground , or sailing to meet the foe upon the ocean . I turn to myself . While residing ...
... prisoner in the hands of a foe , whose tender mercies were cruel . Danger how- ever did not deter our young men from pressing forward to the battle ground , or sailing to meet the foe upon the ocean . I turn to myself . While residing ...
Page 23
... prisoners , we all shaped our course for Boston , where we arrived some time in the last of July or beginning of August , 1779 . 2 6 6 In all we had taken ten prizes , two of which were re- taken . The Ranger made but a short stop at ...
... prisoners , we all shaped our course for Boston , where we arrived some time in the last of July or beginning of August , 1779 . 2 6 6 In all we had taken ten prizes , two of which were re- taken . The Ranger made but a short stop at ...
Page 49
... prisoners . We were taken on shore , and soon surrounded , perhaps , by a hundred people . Amongst them was an old English lady of dis- tinction , who appeared to have an excellent education , and to whose opinion and instructions they ...
... prisoners . We were taken on shore , and soon surrounded , perhaps , by a hundred people . Amongst them was an old English lady of dis- tinction , who appeared to have an excellent education , and to whose opinion and instructions they ...
Page 50
... prisoners of war , and ought to be treated with humanity , and conveyed to a British armed station . She then went on with her reading and closed without further interruption . This good woman gave direction and they began to prepare ...
... prisoners of war , and ought to be treated with humanity , and conveyed to a British armed station . She then went on with her reading and closed without further interruption . This good woman gave direction and they began to prepare ...
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