 Sir, your papers are forged ; there is no such port as Pittsburg in the world : your vessel must be confiscated.' The trembling captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of...  The United States of North America as They are - Side 2av Charles Sealsfield - 1828 - 242 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1828 - 618 sider
...would not give credit to them, insisting that the papers must have been forged, as there was no such port as Pittsburgh, and accordingly the vessel was...mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up to the mouth of the Ohio, and from thence a thousand miles to Pittsburgh : " This, Sir, is the port... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 432 sider
...confiscated.' The trembling Captain laid before the officer the map of the United States— directed him to the gulf of Mexico— pointed" out the mouth of the Mississippi — led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg. 'There, sir, is the port... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 632 sider
...confiscated !' The trembling captain laid before the officer a map of the United States, — directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, — pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, — led him 1000 miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, — and thence, another 1000 to Pittsburg. ' There, Sir,... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1829 - 618 sider
...1 trembling captain laid before the oflicer the j map of the United States — directing him to í the gulf of Mexico — pointed out the mouth of | the Mississippi — led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up to Pittsburgh. '-There, Sir, is the port... | |
 | Sherman Day - 1843 - 754 sider
...confiscated.' The trembling captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg : ' There, sir, is the... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1852 - 456 sider
...confiscated/ The trembling Captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg : * There? sir, is the... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 sider
...confiscated ! " The trembling captain laid before the officer a map of tho United Statesdirected him to tho Gulf of Mexico— pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi — led him 1000 miles up it to the month of the Ohio — and thence another 1000 to Pittsburg. " There, sir, is... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1854 - 526 sider
...confiscated.' The trembling Captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg : ' There, sir, is the... | |
 | William Bromwell - 1854 - 208 sider
...confiscated.' The trembling Captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the Gulf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg : ' There, sir, is the... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1854 - 528 sider
...The trembling Captain laid before the officer the map of the United States, directed him to the (Julf of Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the Mississippi, led him a thousand miles up it to the mouth of the Ohio, and thence another thousand up it to Pittsburg : ' Therei sir, is the... | |
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