Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain, from 1727 to 1783, Volume 6Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1804 - Great Britain |
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... morning , a part of the Spanish troops and artillery landed about half a mile to the northward of us . When they had advanced about half way to us from where they had landed , the rest of their boats , with the remainder of the troops ...
... morning , a part of the Spanish troops and artillery landed about half a mile to the northward of us . When they had advanced about half way to us from where they had landed , the rest of their boats , with the remainder of the troops ...
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... morning continued our march , through the towns of Beverly and Wenham , and encamped at Rowley . 16th . In the morning we continued our march ; at ten A. M. arrived at Newbury Port , and there encamped . 17th . - Being Sunday , attended ...
... morning continued our march , through the towns of Beverly and Wenham , and encamped at Rowley . 16th . In the morning we continued our march ; at ten A. M. arrived at Newbury Port , and there encamped . 17th . - Being Sunday , attended ...
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... morning , proceeded up the river about fix miles to Port Western , where an unhappy incident fell out in the evening . A number of foldiers being in a parifh - houfe , fome words produced a quarrel , and Mr. Cormifh being turned out ...
... morning , proceeded up the river about fix miles to Port Western , where an unhappy incident fell out in the evening . A number of foldiers being in a parifh - houfe , fome words produced a quarrel , and Mr. Cormifh being turned out ...
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... morning proceeded up the river ; at ten arrived at Sachegin Falls , where there is a carrying - place of two hundred and fifty paces , which lies acrofs a fmall island in the river . Here I waited for my divifion to come up , and ...
... morning proceeded up the river ; at ten arrived at Sachegin Falls , where there is a carrying - place of two hundred and fifty paces , which lies acrofs a fmall island in the river . Here I waited for my divifion to come up , and ...
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... morning repaffed the fecond pond , and went to the river and gave orders , which I received from Colonel Arnold , for building a block - houfe , and then returned and croffed the first pond , and encamped . In three ponds , found plenty ...
... morning repaffed the fecond pond , and went to the river and gave orders , which I received from Colonel Arnold , for building a block - houfe , and then returned and croffed the first pond , and encamped . In three ponds , found plenty ...
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Page 222 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 221 - 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, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 221 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie...
Page 221 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 223 - ... his Britannic Majesty shall, with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any negroes or other property of the American inhabitants...
Page 206 - Majesty, and bring away their effects as well as their persons, without being restrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatsoever, except that of debts or of criminal prosecutions : The term limited for this emigration shall be fixed to the space of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty.
Page 205 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons, for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present War ; and that no person shall on that account suffer any future loss or damage either in his person, liberty, or property...
Page 223 - ... against any person or persons for, or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war; and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property ; and that those who may be in confinement on such charges, at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America, shall be immediately set at liberty, and the prosecutions so commenced be discontinued.
Page 222 - IT is agreed that creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Page 220 - America, to forget all past misunderstandings and differences that have unhappily interrupted the good correspondence and friendship which they mutually wish to restore, and to establish such a beneficial and satisfactory intercourse between the two countries, upon the ground of reciprocal advantages and mutual convenience, as may promote and secure to both perpetual peace and harmony...