An Inquiry Into the State of the Nation at the Commencement of the Present AdministrationLongman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1806 |
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... command of the passes of Havenstein , and consequently of the entrance into the plain of Switzerland from the north ; while the acquisition of Savoy and Geneva throws open a passage on the south . With such advantages , it might be ...
... command of the passes of Havenstein , and consequently of the entrance into the plain of Switzerland from the north ; while the acquisition of Savoy and Geneva throws open a passage on the south . With such advantages , it might be ...
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... command of any one but an archduke * . There was no risk of England making such a stipulation : on the con- trary , had she been allowed to concert upon this important matter , it would have been her duty to enforce the sacrifice of so ...
... command of any one but an archduke * . There was no risk of England making such a stipulation : on the con- trary , had she been allowed to concert upon this important matter , it would have been her duty to enforce the sacrifice of so ...
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... command of his personal recourses , under an unexpected turn of affairs ; in other words , he was understood to have precisely those defects- which most completely disqualified him for opposing the captains of France . This opinion of ...
... command of his personal recourses , under an unexpected turn of affairs ; in other words , he was understood to have precisely those defects- which most completely disqualified him for opposing the captains of France . This opinion of ...
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... command which that country has of the communication between Ger- many , as well as France and Italy , and from its commanding posture towards the Austrian possessions ; but also because , if not occupied by France , it must either be ...
... command which that country has of the communication between Ger- many , as well as France and Italy , and from its commanding posture towards the Austrian possessions ; but also because , if not occupied by France , it must either be ...
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the command of Lower Italy allows her to support that operation by an army on the Adriatic ; it is certainly of less conse- quence that the neutrality of Switzerland should narrow her line of attack ; and she gains more by the certainty ...
the command of Lower Italy allows her to support that operation by an army on the Adriatic ; it is certainly of less conse- quence that the neutrality of Switzerland should narrow her line of attack ; and she gains more by the certainty ...
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Page 216 - Treaty signed this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto their seals.
Page 218 - ... of this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time. In faith of which the respective plenipotentiaries have signed it, and affixed the seal of their arms. Done at Paris, 30th of May, in the year of our Lord, 1814.
Page 211 - Majesty will, moreover, assist the different Powers who shall accede thereto, by subsidies, the amount of which shall correspond to the respective Forces which shall be employed ; and in order that the said pecuniary succours may be proportioned in the manner most conducive to the general good, and to assist the Powers in proportion to the exertions they may make to contribute to the common success, it is agreed, that these Subsidies (barring particular arrangements) shall be furnished in the proportion...
Page 217 - The present additional article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the treaty signed this day.
Page 213 - The present separate article shall have the same force and value as if it were inserted, word for word, in the treaty signed this day, and shall be ratified at the same time. In faith...
Page vii - Allies, in the present war, of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the League of the Rhine. III. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, cedes, as well for himself...
Page 211 - Britannic majesty, in order to concur efficaciously on his side to the happy effects of the present concert, engages to contribute to the common efforts, by employing his forces both by sea and land, as well as his vessels adapted for transporting troops, in such manner as shall be determined upon in the general plan of operations.
Page viii - Venetian territory, not occupied by the troops of his majesty the emperor of the French and king of Italy. The city of Venice...
Page 211 - The establishment of an order of things in Europe, which may effectually guarantee the security and independence of the different States, and present a solid barrier against future usurpations.
Page 213 - The present Separate Article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Additional Convention aforesaid.