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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cow Chace, the (search)
In his dismay, the frantic priest Began to grow prophetic, You had swore, to see his lab'ring breast, He'd taken an emetic. “I view a future day,” said he, “Brighter than this day dark is, And you shall see, what you shall see, Ha! ha! one pretty marquis; “And he shall come to Paulus' Hook, And great achievements think on, And make a bow and take a look, Like Satan over Lincoln. “And all the land around shall glory To see the Frenchman caper, And pretty Susan tell the story, In the next Chatham paper.” This solemn prophecy, of course, Gave all much consolation, Except to Wayne, who lost his horse Upon the great occasion.His horse that carried all his prog, His military speeches, His corn-stalk whiskey for his grog— Blue stockings and brown breeches.And now I've clos'd my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrio-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet. The last canto was published on the day when Andre was captured at Tarrytown. At the end of the aut
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Montgomery, Richard 1736- (search)
3, took Montreal on the 13th, and pushed on towards Quebec, and stood before its walls with some troops under Arnold, Dec. 4. On the 9th the Continental Congress made him a major-general. He invested Quebec and continued the siege until Dec. 31, when he attempted to take the city by storm. In that effort he was slain by grapeshot from a masked battery, Dec. 31, 1775. His death was regarded as a great public calamity, and on the floor of the British Parliament he was eulogized by Burke, Chatham, and Barre. Even Lord North spoke of him as brave, humane, and generous; but added, still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone his Montgomery's monument. country. To this remark Fox retorted: The term rebel is no certain mark of disgrace. All the great assertors of liberty, the saviors of their country, the benefactors of mankind in all ages, have been called rebels. We owe the constitution which enables us to sit in this House to a re
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walk-in-the-water, or, my-ee-rah (search)
Walk-in-the-water, or, my-ee-rah Chief of the Wyandotte tribe of Huron Indians. He tried to persuade Gen. William Hull to accept his services in the War of 1812, but that officer, unwilling to use savages, declined his offer. Though he was later compelled through circumstances to join the English, he influenced a number of tribes to remain neutral. Subsequently with his associates he absolutely refused to aid the English and deserted at Chatham, Canada. He then offered to ally himself to Gen. William H. Harrison, but his services were again declined and he returned to the Detroit River. He died about 1817.