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... possessed no heat- ing facilities . The result was that when we got outside Sandy Hook and were exposed to the full force of the biting winter wind and an unaccustomed swell , sixty - nine de- pressed landsmen of the engineering staff ...
... possessed no heat- ing facilities . The result was that when we got outside Sandy Hook and were exposed to the full force of the biting winter wind and an unaccustomed swell , sixty - nine de- pressed landsmen of the engineering staff ...
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... After crossing the bar we turned sharp to the right and ran to a large stern - wheel boat of the Mississippi River type , to which we trans- ferred ourselves and our possessions . While this change was 3 NEW YORK TO GREYTOWN 33.
... After crossing the bar we turned sharp to the right and ran to a large stern - wheel boat of the Mississippi River type , to which we trans- ferred ourselves and our possessions . While this change was 3 NEW YORK TO GREYTOWN 33.
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... possessions . While this change was being effected we noticed signs of life about a little thatched hut on shore , and presently there emerged from it the first Nicaraguan troops which we had seen . An officer with a machete and three ...
... possessions . While this change was being effected we noticed signs of life about a little thatched hut on shore , and presently there emerged from it the first Nicaraguan troops which we had seen . An officer with a machete and three ...
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... possession up to the revolution of 1821. But the natural preference of Spanish settlers for the sunny western slopes left portions of the eastern coast almost unin- habited save by Indians , and invited encroach- ments which were ...
... possession up to the revolution of 1821. But the natural preference of Spanish settlers for the sunny western slopes left portions of the eastern coast almost unin- habited save by Indians , and invited encroach- ments which were ...
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... possession , and propriety , all those lands , regions , islands , colonies , and places whatsoever , being or situated in the West Indies , or any part of America , which the said King of Great Britain , or his subjects , do at present ...
... possession , and propriety , all those lands , regions , islands , colonies , and places whatsoever , being or situated in the West Indies , or any part of America , which the said King of Great Britain , or his subjects , do at present ...
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Page 288 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Page 285 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 290 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 285 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the...
Page 287 - April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States, without impairing the "general principle...
Page 283 - Convention ; and if any persons cr company should already have, with any State through which the proposed Ship-Canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this Convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this Convention have any just cause to object ; and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on...
Page 284 - ... have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on the faith of such contract, it is hereby agreed that such persons or company shall have a priority of claim over every other person, persons, or company to the protection of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, and...
Page 283 - States, as they may deem advisable, for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the great design of this Convention, namely, — that of constructing and maintaining the said Canal as a ship-communication between the two Oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...
Page 280 - Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship-canal; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 290 - It is agreed that no change of territorial .sovereignty or of the international relations of the country or countries traversed by the beforementioned canal shall affect the general principle of neutralization or the obligation of the High Contracting Parties under the present Treaty.