History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Volume 2Mills, Jowett, and Mills, published by W. Cobbett, 1834 - Great Britain |
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... frigates , each after a few minutes fighting against single American frigates : nearly two hundred and fifty vessels had been captured from us , more than fifty of them armed vessels , carrying altogether upwards of five hundred and ...
... frigates , each after a few minutes fighting against single American frigates : nearly two hundred and fifty vessels had been captured from us , more than fifty of them armed vessels , carrying altogether upwards of five hundred and ...
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... that the British navy , " consisting of a thousand ships of war , might " be compelled to strike its flag to half - a - dozen " fir frigates , with bits of striped bunting flying 66 at their mast - heads , still he would HISTORY OF [ Chap .
... that the British navy , " consisting of a thousand ships of war , might " be compelled to strike its flag to half - a - dozen " fir frigates , with bits of striped bunting flying 66 at their mast - heads , still he would HISTORY OF [ Chap .
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... frigates proceeded up the river and anchored within a short distance of Fort MCHENRY , which is about two miles from the city . 337. The people of BALTIMORE hastily went to work to throw up intrenchments , in order to prepare for such ...
... frigates proceeded up the river and anchored within a short distance of Fort MCHENRY , which is about two miles from the city . 337. The people of BALTIMORE hastily went to work to throw up intrenchments , in order to prepare for such ...
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... frigate called the GUERRIÈRE , which word , in English , means " warrior , " or " famous fighter , " or " hero . " Be- fore we come to speak of this battle , which took place on the 20th of August 1812 , just two months after the ...
... frigate called the GUERRIÈRE , which word , in English , means " warrior , " or " famous fighter , " or " hero . " Be- fore we come to speak of this battle , which took place on the 20th of August 1812 , just two months after the ...
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... frigate , called the PRESIDENT , to protect the coasts and com- merce of the United States , and to demand from the GUERRIERE the American citizen whom she had impressed . The PRESIDENT fell in , in the night time , with the English ...
... frigate , called the PRESIDENT , to protect the coasts and com- merce of the United States , and to demand from the GUERRIERE the American citizen whom she had impressed . The PRESIDENT fell in , in the night time , with the English ...
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Page 103 - All Territory, Places, and Possessions whatsoever taken by either Party from the other during the War, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay...
Page 107 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 103 - There shall be a firm and universal peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons.
Page 111 - Washington, or at the seat of Government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable.
Page 106 - The said commissioners shall, by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
Page 109 - And, in the event of the said two commissioners differing, or both, or either of them, refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements, shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or state, shall be made, in all respects, as in the latter part of the fourth article i» 506 contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Page 109 - ... they shall judge necessary. Duplicates of all their respective reports, declarations, statements, and decisions, and of their accounts, and of the journal of their proceedings, shall be delivered by them to the agents of His Britannic Majesty, and to the agents of the United States who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of their respective governments.
Page 107 - Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraguy, to be surveyed and marked, according to the said provisions. The said commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing the latitude and longitude of the north-west angle of Nova ScOtia, of the north-westernmost head of Connecticut river, and of such other points of the said boundary, as they may deem proper.
Page 109 - ... authorized upon their oaths impartially to fix and determine, according to the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eightythree, that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the water communication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods...
Page 107 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...