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Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors…
Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governor, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governour, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]
Boston: printed by B. Green. Sold by Samuel Gerrish, 1714
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I must remind you; That we have made many Sallies into the Wilderness after the Enemy, with Numerous and Courageous Forces, and well-Equipped Ones. And we have sometimes made our Visits to the Head-Quarters of the Enemy, big with Hopes to do something upon them there. More than Ten Times, have our Forces returned from their Weary Marches, without Obtaining the Ends that were aimed at. A• not for the Full Relation of such Expeditions. To wh• Purpose, the Full Relation?— I have told yo• We went out, and we came home. — That's […] Full Relation! — Indeed Much Good was done, wh• there was Nothing done. We found the Advant• of having a Termed Enemy. But still we were D• appointed of our Expectations.
I must remind you; That we have made many Salleyes into the Wilderness after the Enemy, with Numerous and Courageous Forces, and well-Equipped Ones. And we have sometimes made our Visits to the Head-Quarters of the Enemy, big with Hopes to do something upon them there. More than Ten Times, have our Forces returned from their Weary Marches, without Obtaining the Ends that were aimed at. A• not for the Full Relation of such Expeditions. To wh• Purpose, the Full Relation?— I have told yo• We went out, and we came home. — That's 〈…〉 Full Relation! — Indeed Much Good was done, wh• there was Nothing done. We found the Advant• of having a Terr•ed Enemy. But still we were D• appointed of our Expectations.
IF Mortified by what thus befell us by Land, what shall we say of what befell us by Sea? Our Mariti Expeditions, What an amazing, What an abasing, Blast from GOD upon them! — All the Event of them, to bring Immense Debts upon us; to make us the Scorn of them that hate us; to Tire, and Corrupt, and Confound, the Poor People Embarked in them! The Voice of GOD, still that;