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Page 282
... Americans , by the isthmus of Charlestown , but even uncovered , and swept the interior of the trench , which was battered in front at the same time . The ammu- nition of the Americans was nearly exhausted , and they could have no hopes ...
... Americans , by the isthmus of Charlestown , but even uncovered , and swept the interior of the trench , which was battered in front at the same time . The ammu- nition of the Americans was nearly exhausted , and they could have no hopes ...
Page 284
... Americans . The first of these opinions was not , in truth , without foundation ; but the second was absolutely chimeri- cal , and evinced more of intellectual darkness in the Eng- lish , than of prudence , and just notions upon a state ...
... Americans . The first of these opinions was not , in truth , without foundation ; but the second was absolutely chimeri- cal , and evinced more of intellectual darkness in the Eng- lish , than of prudence , and just notions upon a state ...
Page 364
... Americans patiently waited the attack , which would decide the fate of New Orleans , and perhaps of Louisiana . The British deliberately advanced in solid columns , over an even plain , in front of the American in trenchments , the men ...
... Americans patiently waited the attack , which would decide the fate of New Orleans , and perhaps of Louisiana . The British deliberately advanced in solid columns , over an even plain , in front of the American in trenchments , the men ...
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