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Example sentences for "despatch"

Lexicographically close words:
despaired; despairful; despairing; despairingly; despairs; despatched; despatcher; despatchers; despatches; despatching
  1. But one day I was asked to take a despatch to another sector and I took it.

  2. In case anything important happens at night, such as an urgent despatch that demands immediate attention, everything was at hand to enable the General to issue new orders.

  3. Having read the royal despatch the Viceroy Meter set out to go to the king, and when he came to him he proceeded to instruct the king in the matters about which he had asked questions.

  4. Royal despatch to the smer uat, the Kher-heb priest, the governor of the caravan, Herkhuf.

  5. His next movement was to send an officer at full gallop to the Venganza, or rather to the landing place, commanding her captain to despatch boats to the American ship in the outer harbor, and search for the fugitives.

  6. It was nearly night when he once more entered dame Juanita's shop, from which he took the liberty to despatch a message to Isabella.

  7. Soldiers were stationed at the foot of the cliff, to despatch those who reached the bottom with any signs of life.

  8. As she approached the anchorage, her light sails were taken in and furled, with a despatch very unlike the manoeuvres of a merchantman, and which confirmed the opinion of her being a man-of-war.

  9. The temporary telegraph to Mahenge was very inefficient and often interrupted, and it took several days to get a despatch through from General Wahle in Mahenge to the troops.

  10. Despatch of patrols to destroy the railway.

  11. We may judge of their attitude and their respect by this despatch of M.

  12. The incident is thus recounted, by Prince Metternich in the despatch already cited: "One day the Minister of Police visited her at Fontainebleau.

  13. It brought me a despatch from the viceroy, Ruy Lorenco de Tabora, in which he informed me of his arrival in that kingdom, and in what desolation he found the affairs of Yndia, and particularly the trade, on account of the Dutch.

  14. What is sent to the islands goes by way of Acapulco, which is the only port in all the South Sea where this despatch is made or can be made.

  15. I touch with reluctance, and despatch with impatience, a more odious vice, of which modesty rejects the name, and nature abominates the idea.

  16. But, if the victims of Tiberius and Nero anticipated the decree of the prince or senate, their courage and despatch were recompensed by the applause of the public, the decent honors of burial, and the validity of their testaments.

  17. When he fatigued his subjects in building the Capitol, many of the laborers were provoked to despatch themselves: he nailed their dead bodies to crosses.

  18. He however now declared, that having passed his word he would never violate it, and counter orders were immediately sent to the village by a young man, to whom we gave a handkerchief in order to ensure despatch and fidelity.

  19. The judiciary bill being out of the way, I am in hopes we shall engage zealously in the despatch of business.

  20. It will deprive some states of tribunals which have been found highly advantageous, to the despatch of business.

  21. When I had rectified this error of omission I received your despatch of yesterday.

  22. I am very much puzzled by a cable despatch from Clement that came two days ago.

  23. Within the last few days the time had come round for the despatch of a hamper to Edward at school.

  24. Instead of the carefully doctored original, I had given the major the duplicate despatch taken from Tybee.

  25. At noon Major Ferguson sent a final express to Lord Cornwallis, urging the hurrying on of the reinforcements, not knowing that his former despatch had been intercepted, nor that Tarleton had not as yet started to the rescue.

  26. Having the thing to despatch before they broke their fast, my soldier hangmen marched me off without ado.

  27. The papers were examined hastily, and presently John Sevier lighted upon the despatch I had carried and delivered.

  28. A despatch rider," said the bigger of the two who pinioned me.

  29. The gossoon who had been sent with the despatch to the King of the Black Islands did not return this day--disappointment upon disappointment.

  30. The despatch from the King of the Black Islands was then produced from the messenger's bosom, and it ran as follows: "Dear Harry.

  31. He was admitted, and the despatch placed in his hand.

  32. I shall be able to fulfil your wishes, for the Admiralty have appointed me to the command of the Triton, 38-gun frigate, ordered to be fitted out with all despatch at Portsmouth.

  33. She was to avoid, however, touching anywhere, and to proceed, if possible, with all despatch on her voyage southward.

  34. Stay, I will add a few words more of caution and advice; for I must needs enclose the despatch obtained by my good friend, the woodman, to let him see the extent and nature of his danger.

  35. The old lord sent her back to the abbey of St. Clare; but I will despatch some one thither, skilled in ladies' interrogatories, who will soon extract from her all that she knows.

  36. You despatch this old lord as fast as may be to York; for, if he should stay and find her out, we might have strife or difficulty.

  37. Mounting upon this chair, Mr. Baines read the despatch announcing the great victory to his enthusiastic fellow townsmen.

  38. Having sent my last despatch to Leeds, I went to an inn at Barnsley to snatch a few hours of sleep before resuming work at daybreak.

  39. The secutor was armed with a helmet, sword, and buckler; his naked antagonist had only a large net and a trident; with the one he endeavored to entangle, with the other to despatch his enemy.

  40. The authorities resolved to despatch this audacious preacher.

  41. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, despatch of a strong one.

  42. Cecil's despatch of business was extraordinary; his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.

  43. Then he started to come and thank the king in person, but when on the road the chief baker (if that was his right title) recalled him, because a sealed despatch had reached Erech addressed to him from the king.

  44. The chief baker made me return to Erech from the journey, saying, “A special messenger has brought a sealed despatch to thee from the palace, thou must return with me to Erech.

  45. You will now have a good despatch to transmit to our friends in England.

  46. So much the better; you will have a showy despatch to send to England to-night.

  47. A despatch to General Halleck, of July 13, gives General Sherman's opinion of two great and philanthropic institutions.

  48. But in General Sherman's despatch of September 14, to Mr. Lincoln, referring to these attempted negotiations, the humanitarian point of view is scarcely so prominent.

  49. Another despatch to General Halleck, of July 9, again refers to these factories.

  50. Despatch messengers to Fide-Yori, occupy the island and the neighboring coasts, keep a watch over the sea, and await fresh orders from Osaka.

  51. Have you charge of the despatch of goods to Fair Isle when they are required?

  52. I may remark, that masters of vessels coming home from the sealing are very anxious to proceed with all despatch to Dundee or Peterhead, and it is sometimes difficult to make the harbour here.

  53. To reach the city with greater despatch we engaged a number of small skiffs and crossed a large lake--shallow, and, to judge from dykes appearing here and there, occupying former paddy land.

  54. He whispered in the King's ear that he had a long despatch from the Marechal de Boufflers.

  55. Worn out at last by the silence, he determined to despatch Chamillart to Flanders to ascertain the real state of affairs.

  56. Duc d'Orleans a part of what I felt; that I had not the slightest acquaintance with anybody in Spain; that I begged him at once to despatch a courier there in order to satisfy himself that my son was at Besancon.


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