Annual Register, 99. köideEdmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1857 |
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Page 302
... fire kept up by the rebels ; and occupying the different bastions on the ramparts in suc- cession , it reached the Cabul Gate , and was proceeding onwards , when the enemy opened a destructive fire from two guns and musketry , that ...
... fire kept up by the rebels ; and occupying the different bastions on the ramparts in suc- cession , it reached the Cabul Gate , and was proceeding onwards , when the enemy opened a destructive fire from two guns and musketry , that ...
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... fire and smoke , and after nearly losing their own lives were compelled to give up the effort . The mine , in fact , was on fire over a great extent , and there was no hope that the 160 unfortunate persons who were still in the pit , or ...
... fire and smoke , and after nearly losing their own lives were compelled to give up the effort . The mine , in fact , was on fire over a great extent , and there was no hope that the 160 unfortunate persons who were still in the pit , or ...
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... fire . tempt was made to stifle the fire by piling cloaks and coats on the seat , but it rapidly increased . There were no means of communicating with guard or driver ; the screams of the passengers choking with the smoke , and in peril ...
... fire . tempt was made to stifle the fire by piling cloaks and coats on the seat , but it rapidly increased . There were no means of communicating with guard or driver ; the screams of the passengers choking with the smoke , and in peril ...
Contents
STATE OF THE COUNTRY AND OF PUBLIC ORINION AT THE COMMENCEMENT | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 25 |
TRANSACTIONS IN CHINAConsequences of the disturbances at Canton | 44 |
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