Crossing the river at the town, a road leads southwest across this point on to the other side, where the river, as it sweeps north, is reached at Brown's Ferry.
Or, second, more direct, crossing the mountains, pass through McMinnville, and so on to Nashville.
To attempt the movement on the left, or through Sequatchie Valley, would concentrate Bragg's entire army at the contemplated point of crossing the Tennessee.
The Scotch leaders were, of course, aware of the gathering storm, and, collecting their forces, attempted a diversion by crossing the Border to the west and making a raid into Cumberland.
The Emperor Akbar Khan before the year l600 is said to have "wonderfully improved" his pigeons by crossing the breeds; and this necessarily implies careful selection.
Crossing the tank in a large canoe, we arrived in the open forest upon the opposite shore.
The trackers that the headman had given us, now confessed that they did not know an inch of the Veddah country, into which we had arrived by crossing the river, and they refused to go a step farther.
Crossing the river by wading waist-deep, we skirted along the banks, winding through a narrow valley with grassy hills capped with forest upon either side.
The French troops, however, were not quite so well pleased; they manifested the greatest repugnance to crossing the Vistula.
Is it really true," said the Emperor to them, "that you thought of crossing the sea in this?
They have doubly sacrificed their caste--first, incrossing the sea; secondly, in disguising themselves as jugglers.
Crossing the hall, about half an hour afterwards, I was brought to a sudden standstill by an outbreak of screams from the small drawing-room.
I immediately said good-bye; and, crossing the hall, slipped into the library.
Crossing the Rhine at Donauwurth he besieged Augsburg and Rain.
They are the only carriage that can be used in crossing the mountains, being very sure-footed: and it is observed that in choosing their steps, they always march upon the brink of the precipice.
The frost, in its progress to Britain, is much weakened in crossing the sea.
Crossing the room, Miss Saidie followed the gesture with which Maria pointed into the night.
Crossing the room as lightly as his rude boots permitted, Christopher stooped to kiss the cheek she held toward him.
The lights of the Hall twinkled presently among the trees, and, crossing the lawn, he crept into the little area under the back steps.
The south-west monsoon sweeps up the Nerbudda valley from Bombay and crossing the tableland at Neemuch gives copious supplies to Malwa, Jhalawar and Kotah and the countries which lie in the course of the Chambal river.
In carrying the army to the James River the hazardous manoeuvres would be hampered by many obstacles, such as the thick timber, underbrush, and troublesome swamps to be met in crossing the Chickahominy.
Before reaching it, I saw, crossing the flat in the direction of the Victorian river road, a swagman whom I recognised in the distance as my friend Andy.
Then I returned along the drain, but instead of crossing the lagoon, sneaked through the thick fringe of whipstick scrub to the lower end of the garden, and there waited for something to happen.
I have already given him a thorough good blackguarding for calculating upon crossing the run.
He signalled to me, and, crossing the lawn, I joined him where he stood.
I was still groping for the significance of this point when, re- crossing the hall, we entered the library again, to find Inspector Aylesbury posed squarely before the mantelpiece stating his case to Wessex.
Crossing the plains, where the buffalo still roam by thousands, Woods meets in the smoking-room many old friends.
Hardin nods, and passes on, crossing the square to his hotel.
Weakness of mind kept him from hurling his victorious troops on Washington, or crossing the Ohio to divide the North while yet unprepared.
Taking everything, therefore, into consideration, I determined on leaving the party stationary, and on crossing the Darling to the N.
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