The Naval Gazetteer, Biographer, and Chronologist: Containing a History of the Late Wars, from Their Commencement in 1793 to Their Conclusion in 1801; and from Their Re-commencement in 1803 to Their Final Conclusion in 1815; and Continued, as to the Biographical Part, to the Present Time |
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... shot : 11 men were also killed and 37 wounded . His majesty afterwards settled a pension of £ 500 annuity on Captain Courtney's widow , and £ 50 on each of his two children . 1795 , May 17 .-- The Thetis , 38 , Hon . Capt . A. Cochrane ...
... shot : 11 men were also killed and 37 wounded . His majesty afterwards settled a pension of £ 500 annuity on Captain Courtney's widow , and £ 50 on each of his two children . 1795 , May 17 .-- The Thetis , 38 , Hon . Capt . A. Cochrane ...
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... shot away his main - top - sail yard , the Cleopatra forged a - head , al- though the mizen - top - sail was squared , and both jibstay and halliards gone , with neither fore nor main clue - garnets left to haul the courses up , the ...
... shot away his main - top - sail yard , the Cleopatra forged a - head , al- though the mizen - top - sail was squared , and both jibstay and halliards gone , with neither fore nor main clue - garnets left to haul the courses up , the ...
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... shot through and through . The ship was the Golden Grove , and the brig the Ceres of London , taken by a Spanish priv . of 6 guns and 70 men , two months before . The enemy had armed the ship with 8 guns , 6 swivels , and 50 men ; the ...
... shot through and through . The ship was the Golden Grove , and the brig the Ceres of London , taken by a Spanish priv . of 6 guns and 70 men , two months before . The enemy had armed the ship with 8 guns , 6 swivels , and 50 men ; the ...
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... shot - holes between wind and water , and five feet water in her hold . She had 35 killed and 36 wounded . The sloop was likewise a mere wreck , and it was with the great- est exertions that they both got into Halifax . The sloop had ...
... shot - holes between wind and water , and five feet water in her hold . She had 35 killed and 36 wounded . The sloop was likewise a mere wreck , and it was with the great- est exertions that they both got into Halifax . The sloop had ...
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... shot away , and no sail on the mainmast , the brig became unmanageable , and the enemy succeeded in taking a position to rake her , while she was unable to bring a gun to bear . After lying some time exposed to a most de- structive fire ...
... shot away , and no sail on the mainmast , the brig became unmanageable , and the enemy succeeded in taking a position to rake her , while she was unable to bring a gun to bear . After lying some time exposed to a most de- structive fire ...
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Page 573 - There shall be a firm and universal peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons.
Page 575 - The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
Page 577 - The said commissioners shall, by a report or declaration under their hands and seals, designate the boundary aforesaid, state their decision on the points thus referred to them, and particularize the latitude and longitude of the most north-western point of the Lake of the Woods, and of such other parts of the said boundary as they may deem proper.
Page 578 - Majesty, and his subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly.
Page 574 - Scotia ; and whereas the several islands in the bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the bay of Fundy, and the island of Grand Menan in the said bay of Fundy, are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their aforesaid boundaries, which said islands...
Page 552 - 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 578 - Indians with whom he may be at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations respectively all the possessions, rights, and privileges which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities...
Page 575 - Commissioners refusing, or declining, or wilfully omitting to act as such, they shall make, jointly or separately, a report or reports, as well to the Government of His Britannic Majesty as to that of the United States, stating in detail the points on which they differ, and the grounds upon which their respective opinions have been formed, or the grounds upon which they, or either of them, have so refused, declined, or omitted to act. And His Britannic Majesty and the Government of the United States...
Page 573 - States, and from every port, place, and harbour within the same ; leaving in all fortifications the American artillery that may be therein. And shall also order and cause all archives, records, deeds, and papers, belonging to any of the said States, or their citizens, which in the course of the war may have fallen into the hands of his officers, to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper States and persons to whom they belong'.
Page 576 - Superior;" and whereas doubts have arisen what was the middle of the said river, lakes and water communications, and whether certain islands lying in the same were within the dominions of His Britannic Majesty or of the United States: In order, therefore, finally to decide these doubts, they shall be referred to two Commissioners, to be appointed, sworn and...