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... witness ; the editors of the " Sun " were examined ; many Spaniards gave testimonies , and all persons known or suspected to be connected with movements upon Cuba from this district were sought out and questioned . With regard to the ...
... witness ; the editors of the " Sun " were examined ; many Spaniards gave testimonies , and all persons known or suspected to be connected with movements upon Cuba from this district were sought out and questioned . With regard to the ...
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... witness the execution of the will of Gibson ; he has refused , as various documents demonstrate , to delegate the necessary power for the continuance of the suit at law ; but , on the contrary , he has insisted that the entire body of ...
... witness the execution of the will of Gibson ; he has refused , as various documents demonstrate , to delegate the necessary power for the continuance of the suit at law ; but , on the contrary , he has insisted that the entire body of ...
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... witness . Mr. Sherburne is summoned on part of the defence only to attest documents , and not upon any matter ... witness produced on the part of the prosecu tion , being duly sworn by the president of the court , is examined by the ...
... witness . Mr. Sherburne is summoned on part of the defence only to attest documents , and not upon any matter ... witness produced on the part of the prosecu tion , being duly sworn by the president of the court , is examined by the ...
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... witness is on his cross examination , and it is not always practi cable or expedient to state beforehand all the uses to be made of the evi- dence to be drawn out by the answer . One of the objects may be to test the credibility of the ...
... witness is on his cross examination , and it is not always practi cable or expedient to state beforehand all the uses to be made of the evi- dence to be drawn out by the answer . One of the objects may be to test the credibility of the ...
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... witness , itself an act going to repel the fraudulent intent imputed to him , and an act contemporaneous with the imputed act of having actually shipped two canisters of the same gold for his private account ? " I may remark , in ...
... witness , itself an act going to repel the fraudulent intent imputed to him , and an act contemporaneous with the imputed act of having actually shipped two canisters of the same gold for his private account ? " I may remark , in ...
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50 cents accused aforesaid agent amount Answer bay of San board the Ohio British Calderon Captain Stribling charge chargé d'affaires Chatfield claim Commander Commodore Jones communication consul Contoy copy court martial court-martial Dale defence despatch dollars duty enclosed evidence examined excellency FLAG-SHIP gold dust Gulf of Fonseca Honduras honor hundred instant island of Tigre Jones's judge advocate La Paz LEGATION letter Lieutenant Craven Lieutenant Stanly Lieutenants Green Lower California Majesty's Marchand Mazatlan ment military contribution fund Monterey Navy Department Nicaragua November o'clock a. m. obedient servant October officers Pacific Ocean Pacific Squadron paid paper payment port President proceedings Purser Question receipt received recollect referred reply respectfully San Francisco San Salvador Secretary SHIP OHIO Shubrick Spain Spanish special order specification steamer testimony Thomas Ap tion U. S. Naval Forces undersigned United Upper California Washington Webster witness
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Page 59 - I have, therefore, thought it necessary and proper to issue this proclamation, to warn all citizens of the United States, who shall connect themselves with an enterprise so grossly in violation of our laws and our treaty obligations, that they will thereby subject themselves to the heavy penalties denounced against them by our acts of Congress, and will forfeit their claim to the protection of their country. No such persons must expect the interference of this government, in any form, on their behalf,...
Page 8 - Secretary of the Navy. Nothing, sir, can exceed the deplorable state of things in all Upper California at this time, growing out of the maddening effects of the gold mania. I am sorry to say that even in this squadron some of the officers are a little tainted and have manifested restlessness under moderate restrictions imperiously demanded by the exigencies of the times, as you will perceive by the enclosed paper, addressed to three of the lieutenants.
Page 98 - The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honor to receive the note of Mr.
Page 72 - ... of the United States. The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to Lord Russell the assurances of his highest consideration.
Page 280 - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Navy Department of the United States...
Page 61 - piratical," it does so in a general sense ; importing that the aggression is unauthorized by the law of nations, hostile in its character, wanton and criminal in its commission, and utterly without any sanction from any public authority or sovereign power. In short, it means that the act belongs to the class of offences which pirates are in the habit of perpetrating, whether they do it for purposes of plunder,.
Page 19 - The crime of murder, when committed by any officer, seaman, or marine, belonging to any public ship or vessel of the United States, without the territorial jurisdiction of the same, may be punished with death by the sentence of a court martial.
Page 3 - An act for the better government of the navy of the United States," passed the twenty-third day of April, one thousand eight hundred.
Page 1 - Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. To the Senate of the United States...