We passed an uncomfortable and sleepless night, and agreed next morning to encamp in future, in the open air, as preferable to the imperfect shelter of a deserted house without doors or windows.
We crossed three of these, and then were obliged to encamp to rest the men.
The savages encamp here, in order to catch in the river sturgeon, pike, and carp, which are excellent and of very great size, and taken in large numbers.
This river was the avenue through which the Iroquois were accustomed to come, and they would naturally encamp here where they could choose their own ground, and where their enemies were sure to approach them.
Feeling almost certain that we were being spied upon all the time by the numerous Jogpas we had met, we attempted to dodge them by pretending to encampbefore sunset.
In the meantime he would provide for our general comfort and ensure our safety, if we would encamp near his tent.
WHEN night came on, I did not consider it safe to encamp near the Tibetans.
We however took the precaution to encamp at night in a deep woody glen, which concealed the light of our fire, and slept with our equipments {239} upon us, and our well primed rifles across our breasts.
Jim had turned his horse loose as soon as he saw we were disposed to encamp according to his wishes, and was away with his rifle to the hills.
Believing that his party were to encamp at no great distance from the mountain, he strained his sight in hopes of seeing his friends; but no living being was visible.
He makes the Gaulish troops encampon the four slopes of the mountain of Gergovia.
His troops come on together And cast up their way against me And encamp around my tent.
Encamp over it the clouds; Scare it blacknesses of the day.
It was impossible to change their ground in the enemy's presence, and the troops were obliged to encamp upon the hill where the combat had taken place, though not a drop of water was to be found there.
They encamp at no great distance from the village, and divest themselves of their much-prized ornaments, which are carried back by the women, who have followed them for this purpose.
They are to assemble without loss of time, and to encamp on Staten Island, under Major Campbell, of the 42d.
And, for the safety of his men, he at the same time ordered him to encamp every night in a different place, to keep strict watch around his camp, and by all means avoid coming to any action.
He resolved therefore to encamp at that place for a while, both to refresh his men and wait the resolutions of the Cherokees, in consequence of the heavy chastisement which they had received.
Finding, however, that all his attempts were fruitless, he resolved to encamp for the night, the chiefs having promised to listen to him on the day following.
The weather being somewhat rainy and very dark, it was determined to encamp there for the night.
They make waves by pushing the water toward the lowlands; therefore, the Indians prefer to encamp on or near the bluffs.
As soon as the people stop to encamp the ghost lodge is set up before any of the others.
A few of the Killistinoe Indians sometimes encampon the borders of it to fish and hunt.
So that when these two tribes happen to meet at the factory, they each encamp on their own dominions, at a few yards distance from the stockade.
Tribes often make war among themselves on the smallest pretext, for a herd of bisons they are pursuing, or a prairie where they wish to encamp alone.
His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, And encamp round about my tabernacle.
They had stopped, and were in the act of kindling a fire, evidently meaning to encamp for the night.
The hunters had not caught sight of a single human being beside themselves, and now that darkness had come, they made their preparations to encamp for the night.
Miles slid from his horse and made preparations to encamp for the night, first leading his faithful steed to the stream, where he quenched his thirst.
Ah Sin, from a distance, had seen John Miles encamp for the night, and, impelled by curiosity or a more questionable motive, had approached to take a view of the stranger.
I think we had better encamp and have a cup of tea; there is a little left yet, if I mistake not.
The choosing of a spot to encamp on formed the subject of an amicable dispute.
On hastening to the pond, we found the intense heat of the last twelve days had dried it up, and we were obliged to encamp without water; a most unpleasant privation after a ride of thirty miles, under an almost vertical sun.
I returned, determined to encamp near this, and dig a well.
Meeting them at a rather bad place, I determined to encamp at some patches of grassy ground somewhat out of our line, in latitude, 27° 43' S.
No water, however, was to be seen, when a rocky precipitous bank before us, and the sun setting in the west, obliged me to encamp the party.
I wished to reach the bank of this, at a favourable point to encamp at, and await the arrival of the expected dray.
At this we watered our horses, and passed on to encamp under some rocky hills, three quarters of a mile to the N.
On descending, grassy valleys, with gullies containing little or no water, reminded me of former difficulties in the same vicinity, and it was not until we had travelled upwards of sixteen miles that I could encamp near water.
We now wended our way back to the coast, intending to encamp near the beach, as we found that the mosquitoes were troublesome in the forest.
As we had made up our minds to encamp for the night on a small island whereon grew a few cocoa-nut trees, which was about two miles off, we lay-to our oars with some energy.
They had been in hopes of reaching the Little Prairie before night, but in consequence of this delay, were forced to encamp before arriving there.
We had made but a short march; but my companions, fearful that a longer ride might bring on fever, proposed to encamp there for the night, and finish our journey on the following day.
It was this that had caused me to halt in that particular spot; for wild as were my thoughts, I had enough of reason left to know that we could not encamp without water.
He determined to encamptill it became solid, and then crossed over and pursued the trail.
As evening approached, having reached an open spot, we agreed to encamp there that we might shoot some game, as our stock of provisions was reduced to a very low ebb.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "encamp" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bivouac; camp; harbor; maroon; pitch; tent
