 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one; but, it having been determined on by...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one ; but, it having been determined on...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one ; but, it having been determined on...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one ; but, it having been determined on...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one; but, it having been determined on by...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one ; but, it having been determined on...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one ; but, it having been determined on...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one; but, it having been determined on by...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstruction, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 стор.
...the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one : but it having been determined on by...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstructions, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 606 стор.
...Howe, was 2,618, of whom 2,607 were privates. They were marched off to New York at midnight. gress having been received, strongly expressive of their...knowing that this could not be done, unless there were batteries to protect the obstructions, I did not care to give an absolute order for withdrawing the... | |
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And what adds to my mortification is, that this post, after the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one; but, it having been determined on by a full council of general officers, and... 
