 | Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...alleviating the horrors of hop'elefs captivity, when the brave are overpowered, and made prifoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...from home; for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained him, until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
 | British periodicals - 1798 - 576 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopelefi captvviiy, when the brave are overpowered, and made prifoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...from home; for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to hare detained him, until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 526 pages
...Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with hie king, and esteeming, « / do, big private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating...fortunate for you, Madam, that he was from home, for ttwasmy intention to have taken him on board the Hanger, and to have detained him until, through his... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 526 pages
...I wished to make him the happy instrument •f alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, wnen the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war....from home, for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained h'm until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...lord Selkirk's interest with his king, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating tfce horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are...war. It was perhaps fortunate for you, madam, that he wu from home, for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained him,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...Know;nj ord Selkirk's interest with his king, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviiting the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war, It wii >erhapi fortunate for you, madam, th«t he wu rom home, for it was my intention to bare uin um... | |
 | 1824 - 494 pages
...Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, a* I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating...horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowed, and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam, that he was from home... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - United States - 1825 - 464 pages
...the 23d of April last, I landed on St. Mary's Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating...from home, for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained him, until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, as I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating...from home ; for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained him until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, as I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating...from home ; for it was my intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained him until, through his means, a general and fair exchange... | |
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This hard case was mine, when, on the 23d of April last. I landed on St. Mary's Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, as I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of... 
