Sentence:  ... Sir Benjamin was compelled to put her into the possession of the solid sum of twenty thousand pounds; with one part of which her debts were paid to liberate Block from prison, and with the remainder he <WSD>dashingly</WSD> resolved to cut his employers, who had refused his drafts, and set up in trade for himself ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In a bold, spirited manner.