Here they found the professor, who, startled by the sudden cold, had been fain to make a precipitate retreat from his observatory.

The third Englishman opposed to him, Sir John Moore, was compelled to make a precipitate retreat through the weakness of his force]-

I fear I'm going to be ill, Mrs. Yocomb, and I think I had better make a precipitate retreat to my den in New York.

Having fired them, he was compelled to make a precipitate retreat, which might have been most disastrous, had he been opposed to an enterprising enemy.

This settled the affair: and the discomfited expectants made a precipitate retreat.

Pegram was dislodged, and the Confederates made a precipitate retreat.

Kramenin had made a precipitate return to Russia, leaving England early on Sunday morning.

The enemy, taken aback by this audacious maneuver, did not resist and made a precipitate retreat.

He made a precipitate retreat to Northern Arkansas.

Mr. Carlyle came into his wife's dressing-room, and Madame Vine would have made a precipitate retreat.

The third made a precipitate retreat, leaving his wounded comrade who crawled into the cornfield and there died.

And as it was here that the Sheriff of Calaveras made a precipitate entry into the room, the mystery remained unsolved.

Dolph did not wait for a second shot, but made a precipitate retreat; fearing every moment to hear the enemy in pursuit.

In the evening of this day, the natives made a precipitate retreat, both from on board the ships, and from our station on shore.

They replied to questions put to them with much fear and trembling, and, having been presented with some tobacco, they made a precipitate retreat.

The effect of that single fire upon the enemy's ranks was awful in the extreme-thoseof the enemy who were able made a precipitate retreat.