Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: July 14, 2025
At first the Indians paid little or no attention to the other canoe, for, fully apprised of its contents, they deemed its capture of comparatively little moment, while the Ark, with its imaginary treasures, the persons of the Delaware and of Hurry, and its means of movement on a large scale, was before them.
WILLIAMSON's motion, as to taking a census of the free inhabitants, it passed in the affirmative, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, aye 6; Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, no 4. The next clause as to three-fifths of the negroes being considered, Mr.
The blockade being then limited to the Chesapeake and Delaware, the immediate effect was to transfer this lucrative traffic further north, favoring that portion of the country which was considered, in the common parlance of the British official of that day, "well inclined towards British interests."
For days, Cora Waters could never tell how long, they journeyed, until at last, on the banks of the Delaware, they came upon a small town where dwelt a people at peace with all the world the Quakers, and the tired child and her father were taken in, given food and shelter, Christian sympathy, and assured of safety.
They were intending to flee through the wilderness to the Delaware and Lehigh settlements, chiefly Fort Penn, built by Jacob Stroud, where Stroudsburg now is. When the five, darkened by weather and looking almost like Indians themselves, approached, Carpenter stepped forward and raised his rifle.
Sneak off to the Delaware villages, and say to the chiefs, and old men, and young warriors 'see, here is Wah-ta-Wah; she is safe, but a little tired; and here is the Son of Uncas, not as tired as the Honeysuckle, being stronger, but just as safe. Would he do this?" "Well, that's oncommon ingen'ous; it's cunning enough for a Mingo, himself!
A Delaware had already been killed by the treacherous redskins, that night being the second among all those spent in the west, when the explorers had no sentinel on duty. Carson and Owens called out "Indians!" and springing to their feet, hurried away from the fire whose strong light was sure to tempt the aim of their enemies.
On, on flew the Amity towards the south, far away from the Delaware, from the land to which she was bound. The dark foam-crested seas rose up on every side, hissing and roaring, and threatening to overwhelm her. Still the brave captain kept up his courage, and endeavoured to keep up that of those on board.
Still, deeming it of the utmost importance to open the navigation of the Delaware completely, he detached Lord Cornwallis, about 1 in the morning of the 17th , with a strong body of troops to Chester. From that place his lordship crossed over to Billingsport, where he was joined by the reinforcement from New York.
"You will allow, Deerslayer, that a Mingo is more than half devil," cried Hurry, following up the discussion with an animation that touched closely on ferocity, "though you want to over-persuade me that the Delaware tribe is pretty much made up of angels. Now, I gainsay that proposal, consarning white men, even. All white men are not faultless, and therefore all Indians can't be faultless.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking