History of the Wars Occasioned by the French Revolution, from the Commencement of Hostilities in 1792, to the End of 1816: Embracing a Complete History of the Revolution, Volume 2W. Lewis, 1817 - Europe |
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Page 881
... immediately after a general order was given , " fire away as quick as possible ; " that before the firing of the gun of this division , which he thinks went off by accident , and the broadside which immediately followed , this deponent ...
... immediately after a general order was given , " fire away as quick as possible ; " that before the firing of the gun of this division , which he thinks went off by accident , and the broadside which immediately followed , this deponent ...
Page 891
... immediately , and without delay , re- port the same to the collector of this district . ' pas- " Sect . 3. And be it farther enacted , that the following additions shall be inserted after the sage of this act to the oath or affirmation ...
... immediately , and without delay , re- port the same to the collector of this district . ' pas- " Sect . 3. And be it farther enacted , that the following additions shall be inserted after the sage of this act to the oath or affirmation ...
Page 892
... immediately and with- out delay make report thereof to the collector of the port of this district . ' " Sec . 4. And be it farther enacted , That if any person or persons shall falsely make oath or affirmation to any of the matters ...
... immediately and with- out delay make report thereof to the collector of the port of this district . ' " Sec . 4. And be it farther enacted , That if any person or persons shall falsely make oath or affirmation to any of the matters ...
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... immediately obtained the living of Brentford . He had connections whose favor did not stop at this point . The Duke of New- castle , we believe , from some kind of interest , took him into his patronage , and Horne Tooke obtained a ...
... immediately obtained the living of Brentford . He had connections whose favor did not stop at this point . The Duke of New- castle , we believe , from some kind of interest , took him into his patronage , and Horne Tooke obtained a ...
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... immediately re - assumed his course , and precipitately fired his four after main - deck guns , on the starboard side , although they did not bear 1812 . BOOK XI . degrees , and he now & Aug , 17. - Schooner Adeline , of London , ten ...
... immediately re - assumed his course , and precipitately fired his four after main - deck guns , on the starboard side , although they did not bear 1812 . BOOK XI . degrees , and he now & Aug , 17. - Schooner Adeline , of London , ten ...
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Page 1201 - 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 1203 - Indians with whom they may be at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations respectively, all the possessions, rights and privileges which they may have enjoyed, or been entitled to in 1811, previous to such hostilities.
Page 1202 - ... particularize the latitude and longitude of the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods, and of such other parts of the said boundary as they may deem proper. And both parties agree to consider such designation and decision as final and conclusive. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such...
Page 907 - British Cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects.
Page 1202 - 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 is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Page 908 - British subjects alone that, under the pretext of searching for these, thousands of American citizens, under the safeguard of public law and of their national flag, have been torn from their country, and from everything dear to them; have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation and exposed, under the severities of their discipline, to be exiled to the most distant and deadly climes, to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors, and to be the melancholy instruments of taking...
Page 1200 - Artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places, and which shall remain therein upon the Exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, or any Slaves or other private property...
Page 910 - ... with which he was charged a secret agent of his Government was employed in intrigues having for their object a subversion of our Government and a dismemberment of our happy union. In reviewing the conduct of Great Britain toward the United States our attention is necessarily drawn to the warfare just renewed by the savages on one of our extensive frontiers...
Page 1201 - And if the said commissioners shall agree in their decision, both parties shall consider such decision as final and conclusive. It is further agreed, that in the event of the two commissioners differing upon all or any of the matters so referred to them, or in the event of both or either of the said commissioners refusing, or declining, or wilfully omitting, to act as...
Page 909 - She carries on a war against the lawful commerce of a friend that she may the better carry on a commerce with an enemy — a commerce polluted by the forgeries and perjuries which are for the most part the only passports by which it can succeed.