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A Narrative of the Affair of Queenstown: In the War of 1812. With a Review ... - Page 65
by Solomon Van Rensselaer - 1836 - 136 pages
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Niles' National Register, Volume 3

1813 - 516 pages
...enemy's lire was silenced except from a one gun buttery, solar down the river as to be out of (he rearh of our heavy ordnance and our light pieces could not silence it. A number of boats now passed over unannoycd except from the one unsilenccd gun. For some time after I had passed over, Uie victory appeared...
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The Historical Register of the United States: From the declaration of war in ...

Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 548 pages
...but in a short time the rout became general, and the enemy's fire was silenced except from a one-gun battery, so far down the river as to be out of the...not silence it. A number of boats now passed over un annoyed, except from the one unsilenced gun. For some time after I had passed over, the victory...
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The Historical Register of the United States: From the declaration of war in ...

Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 504 pages
...but in a short time the rout became general, and the enemy's fire was silenced except from a one-gun battery, so far down the river as to be out of the...of our heavy ordnance, and our light pieces could pot silence it. A number of boats now passed over unannoyed, except from the one unsilenced gun. For...
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An Authentic History of the Second War for Independence ..., Volume 1

Samuel R. Brown - 1815 - 326 pages
...firo was silenced. The enemy then retreated behind a largB'stone house; but in a short time the route became general, and the enemy's fire was silenced...could not silence it. A number of boats now passed ever -unannnycd except froHJ the one un&ilenced guia. For some time after I had passed over, the victory...
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The History of the War, Between the United States and Great-Britain, which ...

1815 - 410 pages
...fro ma one gun battery, so far down, the river as to be out of the reach of heavy ordnance, and eur light pieces could not silence it. A number of boats now passed over unannoyed, except from one unsilenced gun. For some time after I had passed over, the victory appeared complete ; but...
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The History of the War, Between the United States and Great-Britain, which ...

1816 - 416 pages
...fire was silenced except from a one gun battery, so far dowa the river as to be out of the reach of heavy ordnance, and our light pieces could not silence it. A number of boats now passed over unanuoyed, except from one unsilenced gun. For some time after I had passed over, the victory appeared...
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Collection of the Official Accounts, in Detail, of All the Battles Fought by ...

Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 pages
...guardhouse, where a piece of ordnance was now briskly served. 37 I ordered the fire of our battery directed upon the guardhouse ; and, it was so effectually...not silence it. A number of boats now passed over unanoyed, except from the one unsilenced gun. For some time after I nad passed over, the victory appeared...
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A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late ..., Volume 1

William James - 1818 - 520 pages
...a one-gun battery, so far down the river as to be out of the reach of our heavy ordnance ; and onr light pieces could not silence it. A number of boats now passed over unannoyed, except by the one nnsilenccd gun. For sometime after I passed over, the victory appeared complete : but in expectation...
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Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States ...

John Brannan - 1823 - 520 pages
...was silenced. The enemj then retreated behind a large store -house ; but in a short time the route became general, and the enemy's fire was silenced...number of boats now passed over unannoyed, except from the one unsilenced gun. For some time after I had passed over, the victory seemed complete ; but...
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Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States ...

John Brannan - 1823 - 522 pages
...fire was silenced. The enemy then retreated behind a large store-house ; but in a short time the route became general, and the enemy's fire was silenced...number of boats now passed over unannoyed, except from the one unsilenced gun. For some time after I had passed over, the victory seemed complete ; but...
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