Chronological History of the West Indies, Volumen3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1827 |
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... Barbadoes , succeeded in obtaining the labour of his Negroes thus : -He gave premiums to any twenty - five Negroes who would undertake to " hole for canes an acre per day , at about 96 holes for each Negro to the acre . All were glad to ...
... Barbadoes , succeeded in obtaining the labour of his Negroes thus : -He gave premiums to any twenty - five Negroes who would undertake to " hole for canes an acre per day , at about 96 holes for each Negro to the acre . All were glad to ...
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... Barbadoes , as given in on oath by Mr. Agent Brathwaite , was 61,808 . The number of slaves imported into the Grenades was 1688 . In Grenada , an act was passed , October 18th , 1784 , " for regulating the fees of the clerk of the ...
... Barbadoes , as given in on oath by Mr. Agent Brathwaite , was 61,808 . The number of slaves imported into the Grenades was 1688 . In Grenada , an act was passed , October 18th , 1784 , " for regulating the fees of the clerk of the ...
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... Barbadoes , slipped in the direction from north to south , several hundred yards . The ground was intersected by fissures , and in places swelled into tumours . Most of the buildings upon Mr. Phil- lip's plantations were thrown down ...
... Barbadoes , slipped in the direction from north to south , several hundred yards . The ground was intersected by fissures , and in places swelled into tumours . Most of the buildings upon Mr. Phil- lip's plantations were thrown down ...
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... Barbadoes , according to the return upon oath of Mr. Agent Brathwaite , was 62,775 . Stephen on West Indian Slavery , pp . 316. 327. 330 . Report of the Lords of the Committee , 1789 , Supplement to No. 15 . The number of Slaves in the ...
... Barbadoes , according to the return upon oath of Mr. Agent Brathwaite , was 62,775 . Stephen on West Indian Slavery , pp . 316. 327. 330 . Report of the Lords of the Committee , 1789 , Supplement to No. 15 . The number of Slaves in the ...
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... Barbadoes was returned , on oath , at 62,115 . The number imported into the Grenades was 2253 . A merchant of Basse Terre , St. Christopher's , a Mr. William Herbert , was found guilty of cruelly wounding a Negro child called Billy , of ...
... Barbadoes was returned , on oath , at 62,115 . The number imported into the Grenades was 2253 . A merchant of Basse Terre , St. Christopher's , a Mr. William Herbert , was found guilty of cruelly wounding a Negro child called Billy , of ...
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Página 224 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities, of citizens of the United States ; and, in the mean time, they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Página 210 - SIR, I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the...
Página 546 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Página 589 - The present additional article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Treaty signed this day. it shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time.
Página 502 - And whereas the Senate of the United States have approved of the said arrangement and recommended that it should be carried into effect, the same having also received the sanction of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His...
Página 493 - Ronde. Vast globular bodies of fire were seen projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours from the lava boiling over the crater, it reached the sea, as we could observe from the reflection of the fire and the electric flashes attending it.
Página 554 - Simultaneously with his advance upon my lines, he had thrown over in his boats a considerable force to the other side of the river. These, having landed, were hardy enough to advance against the works of General Morgan, and, what is strange and difficult to account for, at the very moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements...
Página 419 - I am fully persuaded, had the ambition of the enemy permitted him to make a bolder attack, the result would have been still more favourable to his Majesty's arms.
Página 561 - February, 1810, being founded on circumstances of a temporary nature, which have happily ceased to exist, the said Treaty is hereby declared to be void in all its parts and of no effect; without prejudice, however, to the ancient Treaties of Alliance, Friendship, and Guarantee, which hare so long and so happily subsisted between the Two Crowns, and which are hereby renewed by the High Contracting Parties, and acknowledged to be of full force and effect.
Página 492 - ... unable to keep themselves on the wing ; the cattle were starving for want of food, as not a blade of grass, or a leaf, was now to be found ; the sea was much discoloured, but in...