The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 1Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1810 - Europe |
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... enemy , neither could they subdue , nor in any way weaken us . The threat of invasion had long been laid aside ; that it had been seriously intended by Buona- parte , at the recommencement of hostilities , is beyond a doubt ; but the ...
... enemy , neither could they subdue , nor in any way weaken us . The threat of invasion had long been laid aside ; that it had been seriously intended by Buona- parte , at the recommencement of hostilities , is beyond a doubt ; but the ...
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... enemy were rejected , they cared not what forma- lity was made the plea . The man- liest way of answering such over- tures would have been the best ; but an English ministry has to consider , not merely what measures are best in ...
... enemy were rejected , they cared not what forma- lity was made the plea . The man- liest way of answering such over- tures would have been the best ; but an English ministry has to consider , not merely what measures are best in ...
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... enemy's intention to combine those powers in one general confederacy against Great Britain ; that , for this purpose , states , which had hitherto been allowed to maintain or purchase their neutrality , were to be forced into hostility ...
... enemy's intention to combine those powers in one general confederacy against Great Britain ; that , for this purpose , states , which had hitherto been allowed to maintain or purchase their neutrality , were to be forced into hostility ...
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... enemy that his plan of ruining our finances was hopeless ; but it was in vain to look for a secure peace , unless a mi- litary system should be adopted which should be available at all times . Lord Grenville entered into a wider field ...
... enemy that his plan of ruining our finances was hopeless ; but it was in vain to look for a secure peace , unless a mi- litary system should be adopted which should be available at all times . Lord Grenville entered into a wider field ...
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... enemy's and our own . In the mo- ral character of our government , and of our people , in the wisdom and en- ergy of the one , in the bravery and unanimity of the other , we possessed complete assurance of success in the contest in ...
... enemy's and our own . In the mo- ral character of our government , and of our people , in the wisdom and en- ergy of the one , in the bravery and unanimity of the other , we possessed complete assurance of success in the contest in ...
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Page 458 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Page 143 - Controul, moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to enquire into the present state of the affairs of the East India Company.
Page xxvii - And the right honourable the lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury, his majesty's principal secretaries of state, the lords commissioners of the admiralty, and the judge of the high court of admiralty, and the judges of the courts of vice admiralty.
Page 457 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Page xviii - ... that all the ports and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at war with His Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe, from which, although not at war with His Majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to His Majesty's enemies, shall, from henceforth, be subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, as if the same were actually blockaded by His Majesty's naval...
Page xcvii - WP VAN NESS. NATHANIEL PENDLETON, Esq. In the evening of the same day I received from him the following answer : No. XI June 26, 1804. SIR, I have communicated the letter which you did me the honour to write to me of this date, to General Hamilton.
Page xxvii - Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of - His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1.
Page 438 - Spain, and we must be at hand to aid and take advantage of whatever happens. — The wishes of our country, and our. duty demand this of us, with whatever risk it may be attended. — I mean to proceed bridle in hand, for if the bubble bursts, and Madrid falls, we shall have a run for it.
Page xlii - Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitution, emperor of the French, king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine...
Page xvi - His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and the Courts of Vice Admiralty, are to take the necessary measures herein as to them shall respectively appertain.