 | World history - 1747 - 544 pages
...great bank, which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole current into the lake d. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, which was two ftades in breadth, as foon as they Ihould find it fordable. Towards the evening, he opened... | |
 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...orders, at an appointed time, to break down the great bank which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole cur-rent into the lake. At the...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, which was two Madcs in breadth, as foon as -they ihould rind it fordable. Towards the evening, he opened... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Gray - World history - 1764 - 590 pages
...current into the lake. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at the place where the river ran into the city, and another where it came out, ordering...to march in by the bed of the river as foon as they ihould find it fordable. Towards the evening, he opened the head of the trenches on both fides of the... | |
 | William Cooke - Classical biography - 1773 - 202 pages
...orders, at an appointed time, to break down the great bank, which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the...fordable. Towards the evening he opened the head of the tienches on both fides the river above the city, that the water might difcharge itfelfinto them. By... | |
 | Universal history - 1779 - 514 pages
...orders, at an appointed time, to break down the great bank which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, \vhich was two ftadia in breadth, as foon as they fiiould find it fordable. Towards the evening he... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1802 - 396 pages
...hank at a certain hour, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the wme time he appointed a body of troops at the place where the river entered...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, as soon as it iv.ii, foidable. These troops were commanded i) Gobryas and Gadates, who, on account of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 378 pages
...bank at a certain hour, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the same time he appointed a body of troops at the place where the river entered...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, as soon as it was fordable. These troops were commanded by Gobryas and Godaies, who, on account of the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 380 pages
...turn the whole current into the lake. At the same time he appointed a body of troops at the ^)lace where the river entered into the city, and another...ordering them to march in by the bed of the river, as soon as it was fordable. These troops were commanded by Gobryas and Godates, who, on account of the... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 750 pages
...into the lake. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at the place where the river entered the city, and another where it came out ; ordering...to march in by the bed of the river as foon as they fliouLl find it fordable. Towards the evening he opened the ic.itl of the trenches on both fides of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 740 pages
...into the lake. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at the place where the river entered the city, and another where it came out ; ordering...to march in by the bed of the river as foon as they Ihoul J find it fordable. Towards the evening he opened the he.id of the trenches on both fides of... | |
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Nitocris, with orders, at an appointed time, to break down the great bank, which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at the place where the river entered... 
