Cobbett's Political Register, Volume 8William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1805 - Great Britain |
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... occasion that fairly offered itself , of endeavouring to maintain the establishment , and to resist . every attempt at encroachment on any of its rights of privileges . With what degree of success these efforts of nine may have been ...
... occasion that fairly offered itself , of endeavouring to maintain the establishment , and to resist . every attempt at encroachment on any of its rights of privileges . With what degree of success these efforts of nine may have been ...
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... occasion , and as early as possible . " The subject consists of a very gross and alarming evil ; one which , I appre- " hend , has but lately crept into the admi- " nistration of the military law of this country . I trust , the practice ...
... occasion , and as early as possible . " The subject consists of a very gross and alarming evil ; one which , I appre- " hend , has but lately crept into the admi- " nistration of the military law of this country . I trust , the practice ...
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... occasion ; but as it is only in- tended to remedy a defect in a former act , so as the intention of the legislature in passing that act may not be defeated , it is expected the independence and integrity of parliament I consulted my ...
... occasion ; but as it is only in- tended to remedy a defect in a former act , so as the intention of the legislature in passing that act may not be defeated , it is expected the independence and integrity of parliament I consulted my ...
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... occasion . Aques in the West Indies , and learning the si tion of the enemy , he instantly fixes ou d mode of proceeding ; he sees the importanc and the danger of Antigua ( as mentioned the last Register ) ; he takes troops fro ...
... occasion . Aques in the West Indies , and learning the si tion of the enemy , he instantly fixes ou d mode of proceeding ; he sees the importanc and the danger of Antigua ( as mentioned the last Register ) ; he takes troops fro ...
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... occasion.- " We are fully sensible of the necessity of a strong and efficient administration at " this juncture ; but we are convinced " that administration will lose nothing in point of strength - certainly nothing in point of vigour ...
... occasion.- " We are fully sensible of the necessity of a strong and efficient administration at " this juncture ; but we are convinced " that administration will lose nothing in point of strength - certainly nothing in point of vigour ...
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Page 643 - And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen: All this I promise to do.
Page 733 - Chief, the loss of a Hero, whose name will be immortal, and his memory ever dear to his country, but my heart is rent with the most poignant grief for the death of a friend, to whom, by many years intimacy, and a perfect knowledge of the virtues of his mind, which inspired ideas superior to the common race of men, I was bound by the strongest ties of affection; a grief to which even the glorious occasion in which he fell, does not bring the consolation which, perhaps, it ought...
Page 733 - I fear the numbers that have fallen will be found very great, when the returns come to me; but it having blown a gale of wind ever since the action, I have not yet had it in my power to collect any reports from the ships. The Royal Sovereign, having lost her masts, except the tottering foremast, I called the Euryalus to me, while the...
Page 731 - I cannot resist the pleasure I have in making it known to their lordships. The Temeraire was boarded by accident, or design, by a French ship on one side and a Spaniard on the other ; the contest was vigorous ; but in the end the combined ensigns were torn from the poop, and the British hoisted in their places.
Page 733 - Commander-in-chief, who fell in the action of the 21st, in the arms of Victory, covered with glory, — whose memory will be ever dear to the British Navy and the British Nation, whose zeal for the honour of his King and for the interest of his Country, will be ever held up as a shining example for a British seaman...
Page 731 - His plan of defence was as well conceived and as original as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.
Page 731 - M northward, and formed their line of battle with great closeness and correctness ; but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the structure of their line was new, — it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam.
Page 729 - Lord Viscount Nelson, who, in the late conflict with the enemy, fell in the hour of victory, leaves to me the duty of informing my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the 19th instant, it was communicated to the...
Page 637 - Parliament, do pray that it may be declared and enacted that all and singular the rights and liberties asserted and claimed in the said declaration are the true, ancient and indubitable rights and liberties of the people of this Kingdom...