Chronological History of the West Indies, Volumen3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1827 |
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... manner of goods imported , either from France or America , in the bottoms of either nation , without their being subject to any duties or impo- sitions whatever ; with the farther liberty to the merchants or proprietors , to export all ...
... manner of goods imported , either from France or America , in the bottoms of either nation , without their being subject to any duties or impo- sitions whatever ; with the farther liberty to the merchants or proprietors , to export all ...
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... manner withdrawn and secreted . " This was a subject of much speculation and conjecture . " The number of Negroes in Barbadoes was returned , on oath , at 62,115 . The number imported into the Grenades was 2253 . A merchant of Basse ...
... manner withdrawn and secreted . " This was a subject of much speculation and conjecture . " The number of Negroes in Barbadoes was returned , on oath , at 62,115 . The number imported into the Grenades was 2253 . A merchant of Basse ...
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... manner he did the royal taxes . This seizure augmented the irritation in the north , and many refused to pay the tax . The disobedient were ordered to Port - au - Prince , where one of the wealthiest died : his death was imputed to ...
... manner he did the royal taxes . This seizure augmented the irritation in the north , and many refused to pay the tax . The disobedient were ordered to Port - au - Prince , where one of the wealthiest died : his death was imputed to ...
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... manner and form mentioned in the second chapter ; and if any of them should die , it is the master's obligation to pay the charges of the funeral . " CHAPTER VI . - Old Men , and those who are constantly ill . " Slaves who , on account ...
... manner and form mentioned in the second chapter ; and if any of them should die , it is the master's obligation to pay the charges of the funeral . " CHAPTER VI . - Old Men , and those who are constantly ill . " Slaves who , on account ...
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... manner , and how soon , a regulation hereof might be accomplished . " And , in consequence , it appears , beyond a doubt , that it may be rendered possible , as well as beneficial , for our West India islands to do without the purchase ...
... manner , and how soon , a regulation hereof might be accomplished . " And , in consequence , it appears , beyond a doubt , that it may be rendered possible , as well as beneficial , for our West India islands to do without the purchase ...
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Chronological History of the West Indies: In Three Volumes, Volumen3 Thomas Southey Vista completa - 1827 |
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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...