Letters from Canada Written During a Residece in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808, Shewing the Present State of Canada, Its Productions, Trade, Commercial Importance and Political Relations: Illustrative of the Laws, the Manners of the People, and the Peculiarities of the Country and Climate : Exhibiting Also the Commercial Importance of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, & Cape-Breton and Their Increasing Ability, in Conjunction with Canada, to Furnish the Necessary Supplies of Lumber and Provisions to Our West-Indian Islands |
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... you that it is , in the nature of things , very improbable that a ship should sink . Her whole ma- terials are buoyant ; and her form is such , that while the water is prevented from dis- placing the air contained in her , she can no 5.
... you that it is , in the nature of things , very improbable that a ship should sink . Her whole ma- terials are buoyant ; and her form is such , that while the water is prevented from dis- placing the air contained in her , she can no 5.
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... with which these immense masses of ice are constantly surrounded and constantly fed ; for during the night the vapour is frozen , and adds to the height of the whole mass . A vessel to leeward of one of these float- ing 11.
... with which these immense masses of ice are constantly surrounded and constantly fed ; for during the night the vapour is frozen , and adds to the height of the whole mass . A vessel to leeward of one of these float- ing 11.
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... whole of this trade ; and in time of war even , there seems no reason why we should not exclusively supply our West India market . I do not see how Bri- tish capital could be employed more advan- tageously to the country than in a trade ...
... whole of this trade ; and in time of war even , there seems no reason why we should not exclusively supply our West India market . I do not see how Bri- tish capital could be employed more advan- tageously to the country than in a trade ...
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... whole of the rocks and islands were lately granted by government to admiral Sir Isaac Coffin . The islands are valuable only as a fishing station . These islands are inhabited by the French who left Acadia ( now Nova Scotia ) after it ...
... whole of the rocks and islands were lately granted by government to admiral Sir Isaac Coffin . The islands are valuable only as a fishing station . These islands are inhabited by the French who left Acadia ( now Nova Scotia ) after it ...
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... be again attempted , while so much good terra firma remains uncleared and unappropriated . At pre- sent the whole island might be purchased for a few hundred pounds . It belongs to some gentlemen in Quebec , and you might , for 21.
... be again attempted , while so much good terra firma remains uncleared and unappropriated . At pre- sent the whole island might be purchased for a few hundred pounds . It belongs to some gentlemen in Quebec , and you might , for 21.
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Popular passages
Page 348 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 346 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of 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 290 - Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain. Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies, dark and wild, beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile, or else deep snow and ice...
Page 348 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Page 99 - Where, thro' a shapeless breach, his stream resounds; As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As deep recoiling surges foam below, Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear, astonished, rends. Dim-seen, thro' rising mists, and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, low'rs. Still, thro...
Page 64 - How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Page 398 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Page 397 - 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 401 - States, who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of the respective Governments. And both parties agree to consider such decision as final and conclusive, so as that the same shall never thereafter be called into question, or made the subject of dispute or difference between them.
Page 347 - 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...