History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque: During Our War with England in the Years 1812, '13, and '14. Interspersed with Several Naval Battles Between American and British Ships-of-war |
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action Algeciras American arrived ballast Baltimore battle blockade boats Bordeaux Boston bound brave Brig Britain British brig British government British ship broadside burnt Cape Capt CAPTURED BY PRIVATEERS carronades cartel Charleston chase coast colors commanded commenced Commodore crew cruise David Porter Decatur deck divested dry-goods eight enemy enemy's England English escape fire fleet France frigate full cargo gallant Gibraltar Guerriere guns half-past Halifax hhds honor hundred Island Jamaica John killed La Rochelle laden with fish laden with sugar letter-of-marque letter-of-marque schooner lieutenant Lisbon Liverpool London man-of-war Martinique nation Newfoundland Nova Scotia o'clock officers Orleans Philadelphia Portsmouth prisoners priva PRIZES CAPTURED returned rigging sail Saucy Jack schooner seamen sent into Charleston sent into Portland sent into Salem sent into Savannah shot Sloop sloop-of-war soon taken Teazer tons took tured United valuable cargo valuable vessel wind windward wine wounded Yankee York
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Page xxv - In reviewing the conduct of Great Britain towards the United States, our attention is necessarily drawn to the warfare, just renewed by the savages, on one of our extensive frontiers; a warfare, which is known to spare neither age nor sex, and to be distinguished by features peculiarly shocking to humanity. It is difficult to account for the...
Page 450 - And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing or both or either of them refusing declining or wilfully omitting to act such reports, declarations or statements shall be made by them or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or State shall be made in all respects as in the latter part of the Fourth Article is contained and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Page xxvi - ... other belligerents; and more especially that the British cabinet would not, for the sake of a precarious and surreptitious intercourse with hostile markets, have persevered in a course of measures which necessarily put at hazard the invaluable market of a great and growing country, disposed to cultivate the mutual advantages of an active commerce. Other counsels have prevailed. Our moderation and conciliation have had no other effect than to encourage perseverance and to enlarge pretensions.
Page 450 - Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron ; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior...
Page 444 - Doctor of Civil Laws ; — and the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, has appointed John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell, and Albert Gallatin, Citizens of the United States ; who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full Powers, have agreed upon the following Articles : I.
Page xx - Could the seizure of British subjects in such cases be regarded as within the exercise of a belligerent right, the acknowledged laws of war, which forbid an article of...
Page 455 - Washington, or at the seat of Government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable. In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement, and have hereunto affixed our seals respectively.
Page 449 - 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 449 - River, has yet been ascertained; and whereas that part of the boundary line between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the source of the river St. Croix directly north to the abovementioned northwest angle of Nova Scotia, thence along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those...
Page 449 - Andrews, in the province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit. The said Commissioners shall have power to ascertain and determine the points above-mentioned, in conformity with the provisions of the said Treaty of Peace of 1783, and shall cause the boundary aforesaid, from the source of the river St.