A Narrative of the Life, Travels, and Sufferings of Thomas W. Smith ...W.C. Hill, 1844 - 240 pages |
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Page 15 - ... in the silent darkness, of a skirmish which had taken place only two days before at Blackburn's ford, between the forces of the enemy stationed there and a reconnoitring detachment sent from General McDowell's army; especially when I learned that my company had borne an honorable part in the affair. It was between two and three o'clock in the morning when we reached the army near Centreville. The men had already breakfasted, and many of the regiments had been formed in column in the roads ready...
Page 129 - Cienfuegos, are likewise divided into two zones, namely, one to the east and the other to the west of the harbor of Batabano, divided by an imaginary line drawn from the harbor of Batabano to the mouth of the "Sierra de Casas" River in the Isle of Pines, passing between Malpaez and Boqueron.
Page 136 - I suffered much with the severity of the cold, which affected my feet to a great degree. I had neither shoes nor stockings, having previously worn them out...
Page 159 - In the afternoon of the day of our- arrival, our boats were sent on shore with strict orders to slaughter as many seals as we could. But on our landing, we were met by the crews of three vessels, who forbid us from taking any, claiming the beach as theirs, as they had first taken possession of it and were therefore determined to defend it as their own ground to the uttermost in their power.
Page 2 - Entered, according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1844, by JAMES Y.