 | John Church Hamilton - 1864 - 612 pages
...first tide of his rising fortunes. He wrote him, mingling censures of Washington with adulations to himself: " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." This marked passage had been seen by Wilkinson, adjutant-general... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1866 - 518 pages
...the event of Conway's promotion. Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance: " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1866 - 520 pages
...event of Conway's promotion. • Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1866 - 524 pages
...event of Conway's promotion. Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to... | |
 | John Laurens - 1867 - 280 pages
...enclosing a piece of paper with the following words : "In a letter to Gen1 Gates, Gen1 Conway says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' The gen1 immediately copied the contents of the paper, introducing... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1869 - 658 pages
...understood, informed his aid-de-camp, Major Me Williams, that General Conway had written thus to you : " Heaven has been determined to save your country ; or a weak general and bad counsellors wonld have ruined it." Lord Stirling, from motives of friendship, transmitted the account,... | |
 | George Washington Greene - 1871 - 538 pages
...contained the following paragraph. — " ' In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says — " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined a:" " I am Sir, your humble servant. " GEORGE WASHINGTON." 1 That Gates... | |
 | George Washington Greene - 1871 - 538 pages
...contained the following paragraph. — " ' In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says— " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it:" " I am Sir, your humble servant. " GEORGE WASHINGTON." 1 That Gates... | |
 | Frances Mary Owen - 1873 - 280 pages
...night contained the following paragraph : In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' " I am, Sir, your humble servant, "GEORGE WASHINGTON." This letter... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT. - 1875 - 518 pages
...event of Conway's promotion. Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to... | |
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heaven has been determined to save your country ; or a weak General and bad Counsellors would have ruined it ; I am, sir, &.c. 
