...English; but, whatever his motives for so doing, certain it is, he called it the death, or the loss of Sieur Jumonville. So we received, and so we understood...we found it otherwise, in a literal translation.' As soon as the Virginia regiment was reinforced with some companies from North Carolina and Maryland,...

...also says, our fears obliged us to retreat in a most disorderly manner after the capitulation. How is this consistent with his other account? He acknowledges,...every horse belonging to the camp killed or taken «way during the action ; so that it was impracticable to bring any thing off, that our shoulders were...

...also says, our fears obliged us to retreat in a most disorderly manner after the capitulation. How is this consistent with his other account ? He acknowledges,...every horse belonging to the camp killed or taken «way during the action ; so that it was impracticable to bring any thing off, that our shoulders were...

...and meaning of the word in English ; but whatever his motives were for so doing, certain it is, we called it the death, or the loss, of the Sieur Jumonville....mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation." One of Washington's officers also testified to the facts in the case in the following manner. " When...

...English. But whatever his motives were for so doing, certain it is he called it the death or the lose of the sieur Jumonville. So we received and so we...mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation." It is a noticeable incident of this painful reverse at the commencement of Washington's military career,...

...any officer present. The interpreter was a Dutchman, little acquainted with the English tongue, and therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning...mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation." It is a noticeable incident of this painful reverse at the commencement of Washington's military career,...

...any officer present. The interpreter was a Dutchman, little acquainted with the English tongue, and therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning...mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation." It is a noticeable incident of this painful reverse at the commencement of Washington's military career,...

...certain it is. he called it the death, or the loss, of the Sieur Jumonvillc. So we received, and so wo understood it, until to our great surprise and mortification,...the action ; so that it was impracticable to bring anything off that our shoulders were not able to bear; and to wait there was impossible, for we had...

...and would consent to capitulate on no other terms than such as we obtained. That we were willfully, or ignorantly, deceived by our interpreter in regard...horses at the Meadows is certain ; that there was not oven a possibility to bring them away, is equally certain, as we had every horse belonging to the camp...

...therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning of the word in English ; but whatever his motives, certain it is, he called it the death, or the loss...mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation." 3 NOTE LIV. THE EMIGRATION AND CAREER OF FRANCIS LEWIS. Vol. //.,/. 357. AMONG the manuscripts in the...