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The Life of Major J.G. Semple Lisle, Written by Himself
The Life of Major JG Semple Lisle Written by Himself Author:James George Semple, John Gilbert Cooper General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1799 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAP. IV. author arrives at Cherfon, and delivers his dif- patches to Prince Potemkin. -- An exprefs arrives from the Duchefs of Kingfton complaining of him to the Prince, "which is received and anfvuered in a, very mortifying manner. -- Some account of Cherfon. --T'he Corfes Expulfes, a corps of them given to the author to organize. -- AJlonifljing atchievement of the Emprefs in buildingjhips. -- Mode of launching and navigating them down the river Nieper. -- Admiral Mackenzie and Captain Taite. -- Military arrangements. -- Mutiny among the Corfes Expulfes. In fpite of my delays, and the heavinefs of my equipage, having with me all my baggage for the field, I reached Cherfon in twelve days from the time of my leaving St. Peterfburgh. I there found the Prince, who had not arrived many hours before me. I delivered to him the packet I had received from the Minifterof War Count Moufchkin Poufchkin, and the letter from her Majefiy, the contents of which was not lefs pleafing to myfelf than the Prince, as the Emprefs fpeaking of me, concluded by faying, " May you in battle always have a man" like him by your fide, and a friend like me " wherever you go." Next day an exprcfs arrived from the Duchefs for the Prince, with heavy complaints of my conduct to her, my delays upon the road, and a long firing of« less