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... true , he , of sincerely believed , that such an arrange - course , would have proposed no armistice . " ment would prove more efficacious , in securing to Great Britain her scamen , than the practice of impressment , so de- rogatory to ...
... true , he , of sincerely believed , that such an arrange - course , would have proposed no armistice . " ment would prove more efficacious , in securing to Great Britain her scamen , than the practice of impressment , so de- rogatory to ...
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... true . If this be admitted , ought not those who deem others wrong , and conceive themselves to be blessed with a knowledge of what is right , to have compassion for such as have the mis- fartune to be deladed with mistaken notions ...
... true . If this be admitted , ought not those who deem others wrong , and conceive themselves to be blessed with a knowledge of what is right , to have compassion for such as have the mis- fartune to be deladed with mistaken notions ...
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... true re- I trust to presentation of the matter . your candour to take the earliest opportu- nity of making this letter public , in com pliance with your avowed wish , on every occasion , of letting both sides of the ques- tion be fairly ...
... true re- I trust to presentation of the matter . your candour to take the earliest opportu- nity of making this letter public , in com pliance with your avowed wish , on every occasion , of letting both sides of the ques- tion be fairly ...
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... true , that he might have been prosecuted in were of the most hollow and fallacious de- a court of law for blasphemy ; for , there scription . I wish neither , you nor any one is no doubt , that , in the contemplation of else to take ...
... true , that he might have been prosecuted in were of the most hollow and fallacious de- a court of law for blasphemy ; for , there scription . I wish neither , you nor any one is no doubt , that , in the contemplation of else to take ...
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... true 66 66 66 been any intention to revive the Lettres de Cachet , the General would have been seized and sent to prison , without any ce- remony , instead of giving him an oppor- tunity to remove himself . But did he obey the order of ...
... true 66 66 66 been any intention to revive the Lettres de Cachet , the General would have been seized and sent to prison , without any ce- remony , instead of giving him an oppor- tunity to remove himself . But did he obey the order of ...
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Page 359 - ... 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...
Page 357 - It is further agreed, that in the event of the two commissioners differing upon all or any of the matters so referred to them, or in the event of both or either of the said commissioners refusing or declining, or wilfully omitting, to act as...
Page 359 - 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; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 357 - 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 355 - ... the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds. and papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers of either party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong.
Page 359 - Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, to be surveyed and marked according to the said provisions. The said Commissioners shall make, a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing...
Page 355 - All territory, places and possessions whatsoever taken by either party from the other during the War, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned shall be restored without delay...
Page 357 - 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 are claimed as belonging to His Britannic Majesty as having been at the time of.
Page 357 - States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and the said two commissioners so appointed, shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims, according to such evidence as shall be laid before them on the part of his Britannic Majesty and of the United States respectively.
Page 355 - ... countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, friendship, and good understanding between them, have, for that purpose, appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: His Britannic Majesty, on his part, has appointed the Right Honourable James Lord Gambier, late Admiral of the White, now Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's fleet, Henry Goulburn, Esquire, a member of the Imperial Parliament and Under...