 | William Gordon - 1801 - 478 pages
...in the disposition, which has been made. If we cannot prevent vessels passing ug, and the eneaiy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer, to attempt tw hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be had ? I am therefore inclined to think it... | |
 | William Gordon - 1801 - 478 pages
...in the disposition which has been made. If we cannot prevent vessels passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer, to attempt tw hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be had ? I am therefore inclined to think it... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 pages
...been made. "If," proceeded the letter, " we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ? CHAP. VUL I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be 1776. prudent to hazard the men... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 pages
...been mudc. "If," proceeded the letter, " we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ? CHAP, vm. I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be 1776. prudent to hazard the men... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...been made. " If," continued the letter, " we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be derived? I am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...General Green, " If we Nov. 8. " . 4 , .. cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer to attempt to'hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ? I am, therefore, inclined to think... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...again wrote to Gen' Green, [Nov. Sf] " If we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be derived ?- 1 am, therefore, inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...been made. " If, continued the letter, " we can not prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...attempt to hold a post from which the expected benefit can not be derived 1 I am therefore inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and... | |
 | John Marshall - 1836 - 534 pages
...been made. " If, continued the letter, " we can not prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...attempt to hold a -post from which the expected benefit can not be derived 1 I am therefore inclined to think it will not be prudent to hazard the men and... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 pages
...the disposition, which has been made. If we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable...will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at Mount Washington ; but, as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders, as to evacuating... | |
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If we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer to attempt to hold a post, from which the expected benefit cannot be had? I am therefore inclined to think, that... 
