 | Daniel Defoe, George Carleton - Great Britain - 1743 - 370 pages
...their favage Cruelty was only whetted, not glutted. They took the furviving few ; hurried and dragg'd them up a Hill, a little without the Villa. On the Top of this Hill there was a Hole, or Opening, fomewhat like the Mouth of one of our Coal-Pits, down this they caft feveral, who, with hideous Shrieks... | |
 | Daniel Defoe, George Carleton - Europe - 1808 - 516 pages
...some English soldiers. A captain of the English G uards, (whose name has slipped my memory, though 1 well knew the man) marching in order to join the battalion...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of Pcterborow, at his quarters at Campilio, who immediately gave orders for to sound to horse. At first... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...the hospital, took up his quarters in a villa; but on his marching out of it next morning, a shot iu the back laid that officer dead upon the spot; and,...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of Peterborough, at his quarters at Campilio, who immediately gave orders to sound to horse. At first... | |
 | Daniel MacKinnon - Great Britain - 1833 - 540 pages
...am, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, To Mr. Sec. Harley. H. S* JOHN. War-Office Records. i " the Spaniards of the place at the same time fell upon...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of " Peterborough at his quarters. at Campilio ; who imme" diately gave orders for to sound to horse.... | |
 | Daniel MacKinnon - Great Britain - 1833 - 534 pages
...Harley. H. S* JOHN. AVar-Ofuce Kecords. " the Spaniards of the place at the same time fell upon 1706> " the poor weak soldiers, killing several, not even...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of " Peterborough at his quarters at Campilio ; who imme" diately gave orders for to sound to horse. At... | |
 | Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...the surviving few, hurried and dragged them up a hill, a little without the villa. On the top of tins hill there was a hole or opening, somewhat like the...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of Peterborough, at his quarters at Capilio, who immediately gave orders to sound to horse. At first we... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...few, hurried and dragged them up a hill, a little without the villa. On the top of this hill there wns a hole or opening, somewhat like the mouth of one...lives. This relation was thus made to the Earl of Peterborough, at his quarters at Capilio, who immediately gave orders to sound to horse. At first we... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - Hospitals - 1838 - 972 pages
...their barbarity : their savage cruelty only whetted, not glutted. They took the surviving few, and hurried and dragged them up a hill a little without...lives. " This relation was thus made to the Earl of Peter borow, at his quarters at Campelio, who immediately gave orders for to sound to horse. At first... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pages
...'paring their wives. This was but a prelude to ihc-ir barbarity, their savage cruelty was only »netted, not glutted. They took the surviving few, hurried...there was a hole, or opening, somewhat like the mouth rf one of our coal-pits ; down this they cast several, who, with hideous shrieks and cries, made more... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 698 pages
...Genera! Windham, with some of his soldiers that had been in the hospital, took up his quarters ¡n that little villa ; but on his marching out of it...or opening, somewhat like the mouth of one of our cnal-pits; down this they cast several, who, with hideous shrieks and cries, made more hideous by the... | |
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But on his marching out of it next morning a shot in the back laid that officer dead upon the spot ; and, as it had been before concerted, the Spaniards of the place at the same time fell upon the poor weak soldiers, killing several, not even sparing... 
