A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, 5 tomas,1 dalisClarendon Press, 1916 |
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Abenaki Acadia adventurers Albany Amherst Atlantic attack Boston British Cabot Canadian Cape Breton Cape Breton Island carried coast colonists coloniza command coureurs de bois discovery Duquesne Dutch England English colonies enterprise Europe expedition explorers fighting Five Nations fleet force Fort Duquesne Fort Frontenac France French Frenchmen Frontenac garrison Government Governor Hakluyt hand History of Canada Horace Walpole Hudson Bay Huguenots Huron Indians Indies Iroquois Jesuit King Lake Champlain Lake George Lake Ontario land Lawrence Levis Louisbourg Massachusetts miles Mississippi Mohawk Montcalm Montreal mouth natives Newfoundland Niagara North America northern Nova Scotia Ohio Oswego peace Port Royal Quebec raid reached regiments Richelieu river route sailed Salle savages sent settlement settlers ships shore side siege soldiers southern surrender Ticonderoga tion took town trade Treaty Treaty of Utrecht troops Utrecht voyage Wolfe Wolfe's York
Populiarios ištraukos
168 psl. - Indian race, from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi, had become estranged from the English and friendly to the French.
286 psl. - I have used the freedom of giving your name to Fort Du Quesne, as I hope it was in some measure the being actuated by your spirits that now makes us Masters of the place.
214 psl. - Among these mountains, those that lie to the west of the river St. Pierre are called the Shining Mountains, from an infinite number of crystal stones, of an amazing size, with which they are covered, and which, when the sun shines full upon them, sparkle so as to be seen at a very great distance.
202 psl. - The garrison was allowed to march out with the honours of war...
235 psl. - Duke," writes Horace Walpole, "is much dissatisfied at the slowness of General Braddock, who does not march as if he was at all impatient to be scalped." The insinuation of the satirical wit was unmerited. Braddock was a stranger to fear; but in his movements he was fettered by system. Washington was warmly received on his arrival, especially by his fellow aides-de-camp, Morris and Orme.
13 psl. - A Discourse to prove a passage by the north-west to Cathaia and the East Indies,' is a masterly performance, and is preserved in Hakluyt's collection of voyages, vol.
327 psl. - Majesty, in full right, Canada, with all its dependencies, as well as the Island of Cape Breton, and all the other islands and coasts in the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence...
289 psl. - America, and particularly in the river St. Lawrence, if any operations are to be carried on there. The favour I ask is only to be allowed a sufficient time to repair the injury done to my constitution by the long confinement at sea, that I may be the better able to go through the business of the next summer.
186 psl. - America, for the discovery of a new passage into the South Sea, and for the finding some trade for furs, minerals and other considerable commodities...