A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With an Appendix, and Plates, Volume 1author, 1818 - Ontario |
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... friends that which , he well knows , they will either treat as a jest , or view with indifference . Scarcely a village in the U. States is without one . CHAPTER II . Description of the Canadian lakes , and GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA . 45.
... friends that which , he well knows , they will either treat as a jest , or view with indifference . Scarcely a village in the U. States is without one . CHAPTER II . Description of the Canadian lakes , and GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA . 45.
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... Canadian frontier was unfortunately destined to bear the brunt of the war declared against us by the United States , it will be assist- ing the reader to give a brief account of the towns and military posts distributed along the ...
... Canadian frontier was unfortunately destined to bear the brunt of the war declared against us by the United States , it will be assist- ing the reader to give a brief account of the towns and military posts distributed along the ...
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... Canada , opens into Lake St. Clair ; from which lake the stream , as the river Detroit , in width from one to three miles , and navigable for vessels drawing not more than 14 feet water , pursues a course of 40 miles into Lake Erie ...
... Canada , opens into Lake St. Clair ; from which lake the stream , as the river Detroit , in width from one to three miles , and navigable for vessels drawing not more than 14 feet water , pursues a course of 40 miles into Lake Erie ...
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... Canada , The Niagara proceeds , at a quick rate , past several small , and one large island , called Grand isle , ten miles long ; about two miles below which , on the American side , and distant two miles from the falls , is the site ...
... Canada , The Niagara proceeds , at a quick rate , past several small , and one large island , called Grand isle , ten miles long ; about two miles below which , on the American side , and distant two miles from the falls , is the site ...
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... Canada and Goat - island ; at the upper end of which the broken water , or rapids , commence . Here the stream passes on both sides of the island , over a bed of rocks and precipices , with astonishing rapidity ; till , hav- ing ...
... Canada and Goat - island ; at the upper end of which the broken water , or rapids , commence . Here the stream passes on both sides of the island , over a bed of rocks and precipices , with astonishing rapidity ; till , hav- ing ...
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