| 1791 - 634 pages
...excepting only irom the benefit of the pardon, Sajnuel Adams and John Hancock, whole offences were faid to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other confideration than that of condign punifliment. All thole who did not accept of the proffered mcrcv,... | |
| William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 pages
...excepting only from the benefit of that pardon '* Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whofc ofcnces were lait! to be of too flagitious a nature, to admit of any other confidention than th.it of condign puniíhment." He alio proclaimed, that not only the perlón» above... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pages
...extremities he conceived it due to antient forms to issue a proclamation, in which he oifered, in the kingis name, pardon to all who should forthwith lay down...punishment. In June the Americans attempted to fortify Bunkeris Hill, which is only about a mile and a half from Boston. They had during a single night thrown... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 pages
...extremities, he conceived it due to antient forms to issue a proclamation, in which he offered, in the king.s name, pardon to all who should forthwith lay down...Boston. They had during a single night thrown up a sm;;ll breastwork, which sheltered them from the fire of the British cannon. But the next morning the... | |
| Thomas Northmore - 1809 - 274 pages
...Adams and John Hancock were alone excepted from the benefit of it; their offences being declared " to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. — No other notice was taken by the Congress of this proclamation, than to choose Mr. Hancock president... | |
| Thomas Northmore - 1809 - 268 pages
...were alone exempted from the benefit oi it; their offences being declared " to be of too llagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. —No other notice was taken by the Congress of this proclamation, than to choose Mr. Hancock president... | |
| Abiel Holmes - 1813 - 478 pages
...general Pigot, about noon, with ten companies of 1 " Wlioje offences," says the proclamation, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration, than that of condign jmni»fcroent." i .; grenadiers, grenadiers, and ten of light infantry, with a due proportion of field... | |
| 1814 - 564 pages
...all the " rebels" excepting only Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences, he declares, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than condign punishment." Being thus officially denounced, his reputation as a patriot was still more widely... | |
| William Winterbotham - 1819 - 606 pages
...excepting only from the benefit of that pardon " Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whofe offences were faid to be of too flagitious a nature, to admit of any other confederation than that ef condign punifhmsnt." He alfo proclaimed, that not only the perfons above... | |
| William Grimshaw - 1821 - 298 pages
...respective occupations. From this indulgence, however, were excepted, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Their offences were said to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than the severest punishment. As martial law was at the same time proclaimed, it was sup. posed that those... | |
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