The Edinburgh Encyclopędia Conducted by David Brewster, with the Assistance of Gentlemen Eminent in Science and Literature, Volume 18J. and E. Parker, 1832 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 93
... millions , of which one - half belongs to Asia . Under the want of any thing like positive evidence , we shall not deviate far from probability in allowing to Anatolia five millions ; to Armenia two ; to Koordistan one ; to the ...
... millions , of which one - half belongs to Asia . Under the want of any thing like positive evidence , we shall not deviate far from probability in allowing to Anatolia five millions ; to Armenia two ; to Koordistan one ; to the ...
Page 104
... millions of piasters to the sultan , a million to the pacha , and about a million and a- half of francs to the codja - bachis . " But , however oppressive the regular taxes , they are light in com- parison with the extortion of the ...
... millions of piasters to the sultan , a million to the pacha , and about a million and a- half of francs to the codja - bachis . " But , however oppressive the regular taxes , they are light in com- parison with the extortion of the ...
Page 129
... millions of ducats , to be paid in such a manner as the empe- ror of Russia shall determine on an appeal of the porte to his generosity and magnanimity ; and in or- der to render this payment as easy as possible , Russia consents to ...
... millions of ducats , to be paid in such a manner as the empe- ror of Russia shall determine on an appeal of the porte to his generosity and magnanimity ; and in or- der to render this payment as easy as possible , Russia consents to ...
Page 142
... millions of florins , though there are no custom - houses on the frontiers . This sum is obtained from a land - tax , and from duties which affect only the higher classes . The military force is confined to four battalions of light ...
... millions of florins , though there are no custom - houses on the frontiers . This sum is obtained from a land - tax , and from duties which affect only the higher classes . The military force is confined to four battalions of light ...
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... millions of dollars without any precaution but a reliance on their intuitive sagacity : knowledge has , indeed , been acquired during the progress of the works , but the expense of tuition has been enormous . In the mean time a new race ...
... millions of dollars without any precaution but a reliance on their intuitive sagacity : knowledge has , indeed , been acquired during the progress of the works , but the expense of tuition has been enormous . In the mean time a new race ...
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Page 327 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source; and from its source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 339 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Page 327 - ... 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 to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 326 - The United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions to the Territories lying West and South of the above described Line; and, in like manner, His Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States, all his rights, claims, and pretensions to any Territories, East and North of the said Line, and, for himself, his heirs and successors, renounces all claim to the said Territories forever.
Page 329 - Mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the...
Page 326 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 325 - River; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 West from I/ondon, and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due North, to the River Arkansas...
Page 387 - We have suffered more from this cause," he says, " than from every other cause of calamity: it has killed more men, pervaded and corrupted the choicest interests of our country more, and done more injustice than even the arms and artifices of our enemies...
Page 321 - The southern boundary of the United States, which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida, shall be designated by a line beginning on the River Mississippi, at the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of latitude north of the equator, which from thence shall be drawn due east to the middle of the River Apalachicola, or Catahouche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint; thence straight to the head of St.
Page 339 - States ; if the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; to fix the standard of weights and measures...