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... LORD , Your glorious conduct is be- yond all human praise , and far above my reward . I know no language the world affords worthy to express it : I feel I have nothing left to say but devoutly to offer up my prayers of gratitude to ...
... LORD , Your glorious conduct is be- yond all human praise , and far above my reward . I know no language the world affords worthy to express it : I feel I have nothing left to say but devoutly to offer up my prayers of gratitude to ...
Side 60
... Lord W. Bentinck has crossed the Ebro , and probably will soon join us : we have also a reinforcement of 7000 British just come up . On the 30th we had only 15,000 British engaged : a part of the French line fought obstinately ; but ...
... Lord W. Bentinck has crossed the Ebro , and probably will soon join us : we have also a reinforcement of 7000 British just come up . On the 30th we had only 15,000 British engaged : a part of the French line fought obstinately ; but ...
Side 61
... Lord Wellington , great events would have ensued : he is to be tried here . Lord W. Bentinck , it is to be hoped , will make up for his misfortunes ; he is be- sieging Tortola . The siege of St. Sebastian is at a stand for want of ...
... Lord Wellington , great events would have ensued : he is to be tried here . Lord W. Bentinck , it is to be hoped , will make up for his misfortunes ; he is be- sieging Tortola . The siege of St. Sebastian is at a stand for want of ...
Side 62
... Lord W. Bentinck is reported to be on his march this day with 8000 British and 17,000 allies , so that our army will be 130,000 strong , exclusive of the other Spanish armies coming up North , viz . the Duke del Parque , Ellio ...
... Lord W. Bentinck is reported to be on his march this day with 8000 British and 17,000 allies , so that our army will be 130,000 strong , exclusive of the other Spanish armies coming up North , viz . the Duke del Parque , Ellio ...
Side 63
... Lord Wellington committed a great fault on the 30th and 31st of July , and the 1st and 2d of August : -that it was evident the enemy were so beaten , not merely in the contest , but in physical want of courage and strength - for they ...
... Lord Wellington committed a great fault on the 30th and 31st of July , and the 1st and 2d of August : -that it was evident the enemy were so beaten , not merely in the contest , but in physical want of courage and strength - for they ...
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Side 600 - I am to acquaint you, that his royal highness the prince regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, to approve and confirm the finding -and sentence of the court.
Side 313 - When the thanks of both houses of parliament were voted to the army, in consequence of the victory at Talavera, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the late Mr.
Side 229 - Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Side 174 - A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, has been this day received at Lord...
Side 166 - ... me to assure your excellency that but one sentiment animated every breast, that of discharging to the utmost of their power their duty to their king and country : but one sentiment of regret and mortification prevailed, on being obliged to quit...
Side 590 - Campbell, and all the officers of my personal staff, and his serene highness the prince of Orange. The artillery which was in the field was of great use to us; and I cannot sufficiently acknowledge the intelligence and activity with which it was brought to the point of attack, under the direction of colonel Dickson, over the bad roads through the mountains, at this season of the year.
Side 616 - One while he formed the project of becoming Duke of Courland ; at another he thought of bestowing on himself the crown of Poland. He frequently gave intimations of an intention to make himself a bishop or even a simple monk. He built a superb palace, and wanted to sell it before it was finished.
Side 511 - ... both flanks : but on reconnoitring their position, and not being prepared to occupy it after it should be carried, prudence required that the troops who had behaved so bravely, and who were still willing to attempt any thing, however arduous, should not be exposed to a certain loss, when the extent of the advantage could not be ascertained.
Side 166 - At this point the further energies of. the troops became unavailing. Their block-house and stockaded battery could not be carried by assault, nor reduced by fieldpieces, had we been provided with them — the fire of the gunboats proved inefficient to attain that end — light and adverse winds continued, and our large vessels were still far off.
Side 555 - Europe at length approaches her deliverance, and England шау triumphantly look forward to reap, in conjunction with her Allies, that glory her unexampled and steady efforts in the common cause so justly entitle her to receive.