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... isthmus on his own account . He began his march by meting out severe punishment to those subjects of Pocorosa who were thought to have had a hand in the destruction of Santa Cruz . Hanging them , burning them , and blowing them from the ...
... isthmus on his own account . He began his march by meting out severe punishment to those subjects of Pocorosa who were thought to have had a hand in the destruction of Santa Cruz . Hanging them , burning them , and blowing them from the ...
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... isthmus from Panama to Nombre de Dios . In May , 1572 , he once more sailed from Plymouth with two ships , the Pasha of 70 tons , and the Swan of 25 tons , with a company of 73 men and boys , included in whom were his brothers John and ...
... isthmus from Panama to Nombre de Dios . In May , 1572 , he once more sailed from Plymouth with two ships , the Pasha of 70 tons , and the Swan of 25 tons , with a company of 73 men and boys , included in whom were his brothers John and ...
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... isthmus and seek his fortune in the South Sea . He ran his vessel ashore and buried most of his ordnance , and after a toilsome march from the Caribbean coast into the interior , he and his companions at length reached a river which ...
... isthmus and seek his fortune in the South Sea . He ran his vessel ashore and buried most of his ordnance , and after a toilsome march from the Caribbean coast into the interior , he and his companions at length reached a river which ...
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... isthmus and entry into the Pacific Ocean had a most disastrous ending . Drake never forgot the view he had ob- tained of the South Sea from the tree - top on the isthmus , nor a vow that he had made to explore that strange ocean one day ...
... isthmus and entry into the Pacific Ocean had a most disastrous ending . Drake never forgot the view he had ob- tained of the South Sea from the tree - top on the isthmus , nor a vow that he had made to explore that strange ocean one day ...
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... isthmus , which had fluctuated from 71 in 1585 to 69 in 1596 and reached its highest point of 94 in 1589 , had by 1606 dwindled to 17 . A revival of the pearl industry and of gold - mining in the isthmus did indeed take place near the ...
... isthmus , which had fluctuated from 71 in 1585 to 69 in 1596 and reached its highest point of 94 in 1589 , had by 1606 dwindled to 17 . A revival of the pearl industry and of gold - mining in the isthmus did indeed take place near the ...
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Page 512 - That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to borrow on the credit of the United States from time to time, as the proceeds may be required to defray expenditures authorized by this Act...
Page 494 - ... if both Governments, or either Government, should deem that the persons or company undertaking or managing the same adopt or establish such regulations concerning the traffic thereupon as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this convention, either by making unfair discriminations in favor of the commerce of one of the contracting parties over the commerce of the other, or by imposing oppressive exactions or unreasonable tolls upon the passengers, vessels, goods, wares, merchandise or...
Page 496 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 498 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 236 - States is authorized to acquire within a reasonable time the control of the necessary territory of the Republic of Colombia...
Page 245 - ... enters into arrangements with any water carrier operating from a port in the United States to a foreign country, through the Panama Canal or otherwise, for the handling of through business between interior points of the United States and such foreign country, the Interstate Commerce Commission may require such railway to enter into similar arrangements with any' or all other lines of steamships operating from said port to the same foreign country.
Page 243 - If any of the persons appointed or employed as aforesaid shall be persons in the military or naval service of the United States, the amount of the official salary paid to any such person shall be deducted from the amount of salary or compensation provided by or which shall be fixed under the terms of this Act.
Page 246 - An Act to provide for the opening, maintenance, protection, and operation of the Panama Canal and the sanitation and government of the Canal Zone,
Page 514 - States or corporations organised and chartered under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof, the President and managing directors of which shall be citizens of the United States and no others, may be registered as directed in this title.
Page 244 - June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and ten: " '(a)To establish physical connection between the lines of the rail carrier and the dock of the water carrier by directing the rail carrier to make suitable connection...