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Página 88
... Incledon , and Rose , Captain Scott , were sent to take possession of the
Saintes , which was done by a party of seamen and marines with great gallantry :
On the 8th of April , Admiral Sir J. Jervis , with the army , sailed from Fort Royal .
... Incledon , and Rose , Captain Scott , were sent to take possession of the
Saintes , which was done by a party of seamen and marines with great gallantry :
On the 8th of April , Admiral Sir J. Jervis , with the army , sailed from Fort Royal .
Página 92
Those which related to the royalists were declared inadmissible ; and the
sanction of a covered boat , in which twenty - five of them went to the admiral's
ship , was all that could be obtained . Upwards of 300 were left to the vengeance
of the ...
Those which related to the royalists were declared inadmissible ; and the
sanction of a covered boat , in which twenty - five of them went to the admiral's
ship , was all that could be obtained . Upwards of 300 were left to the vengeance
of the ...
Página 93
The Alarm arrived two days after us , having parted company with the Blanche in
the course of the passage . “ I found the admiral in good health and spirits “ The
admiral had frequently written to America for the Coke's West Indies , vol . ii . p .
The Alarm arrived two days after us , having parted company with the Blanche in
the course of the passage . “ I found the admiral in good health and spirits “ The
admiral had frequently written to America for the Coke's West Indies , vol . ii . p .
Página 96
The affair was represented to government by Admiral Sir H. Parker , and an
inquiry instituted . The profit upon the stampees , to the issuer , was estimated at
500 per cent . Joes and johannes , and two - sous pieces , were offered to be
supplied ...
The affair was represented to government by Admiral Sir H. Parker , and an
inquiry instituted . The profit upon the stampees , to the issuer , was estimated at
500 per cent . Joes and johannes , and two - sous pieces , were offered to be
supplied ...
Página 110
... from Cape François bound to St. Thomas . Coke's West Indies , vol . ij . pp . 81.
154. 356. ; vol . iii . pp . 21. 119 . Admiral H. Harvey's Letter . Although the British
parliament voted , in 1792 , that 110 [ 1796 . CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY.
... from Cape François bound to St. Thomas . Coke's West Indies , vol . ij . pp . 81.
154. 356. ; vol . iii . pp . 21. 119 . Admiral H. Harvey's Letter . Although the British
parliament voted , in 1792 , that 110 [ 1796 . CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY.
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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.
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Página 544 - 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 587 - 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 500 - 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 491 - 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 552 - 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 417 - 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 559 - 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 490 - ... 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...
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| Título | Chronological History of the West Indies, Volumen3 Chronological History of the West Indies, Thomas Southey |
| Autor | Thomas Southey |
| Editor | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1827 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 13 Ene. 2006 |
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