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... sent out Mr. Lawrie to the Mosquito shore to see that the stipulations of that treaty between this country and Spain were carried fully into execution . His lordship enlarged very much on these particulars ; and after enforcing and ...
... sent out Mr. Lawrie to the Mosquito shore to see that the stipulations of that treaty between this country and Spain were carried fully into execution . His lordship enlarged very much on these particulars ; and after enforcing and ...
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... sent a copy of the Congressional Globe , if it can be procured , containing the debates of the last session of Congress , and the called session of the Senate . I am , sir , respectfully , your obedient servant , JAMES BUCHANAN , Esq ...
... sent a copy of the Congressional Globe , if it can be procured , containing the debates of the last session of Congress , and the called session of the Senate . I am , sir , respectfully , your obedient servant , JAMES BUCHANAN , Esq ...
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... sent to the republic of Costa Rica , as a special agent of this government , with instructions to pre- sent the agreement to the consideration of the government of that re- public . This he did , and it was accepted by the Costa Rican ...
... sent to the republic of Costa Rica , as a special agent of this government , with instructions to pre- sent the agreement to the consideration of the government of that re- public . This he did , and it was accepted by the Costa Rican ...
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... sent docu- ments to England , which caused the British government to revive their claim to the Mosquito territory . According to Bonnycastle , the Mosquito shore " lies along part of the northern and eastern shore of Honduras , " and ...
... sent docu- ments to England , which caused the British government to revive their claim to the Mosquito territory . According to Bonnycastle , the Mosquito shore " lies along part of the northern and eastern shore of Honduras , " and ...
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... sent to his lordship on the 22d instant . I regret their length , but I found it impossible , such were the num- ber of topics introduced in the British statement , to render them shorter . I trust they may meet the approbation of the ...
... sent to his lordship on the 22d instant . I regret their length , but I found it impossible , such were the num- ber of topics introduced in the British statement , to render them shorter . I trust they may meet the approbation of the ...
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Page 68 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain, having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Page 80 - 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 253 - State, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years...
Page 25 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been deemed proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.
Page 436 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier or as a marine or seaman on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a...
Page 347 - And I do hereby also make known that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States against such punishment or forfeiture...
Page 68 - ... 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 80 - 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 42 - And the contracting parties likewise agree that each shall enter into treaty stipulations with such of the Central American 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 227 - The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note of Mr.