The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volumen 4author, 1788 |
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... convoy , p . 3. Mr. Laurens is taken in his paffage to Holland , P. 5. Sir Jofeph Yorke leaves the Hague , p . 6. Hurricanes in the West Indies , p . 7. The new parliament meets , p . 10 . The kindness of the Spaniards to the British ...
... convoy , p . 3. Mr. Laurens is taken in his paffage to Holland , P. 5. Sir Jofeph Yorke leaves the Hague , p . 6. Hurricanes in the West Indies , p . 7. The new parliament meets , p . 10 . The kindness of the Spaniards to the British ...
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... in order to intercept the Spa- nish fleet and convoy before they could join the French , then in Fort Royal bay Martinico . But his views werę VOL . IV . B fruftrated • 1786. frustrated through the precaution of the Spanish admi- ral P 1- ...
... in order to intercept the Spa- nish fleet and convoy before they could join the French , then in Fort Royal bay Martinico . But his views werę VOL . IV . B fruftrated • 1786. frustrated through the precaution of the Spanish admi- ral P 1- ...
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... convoy was col- lected from the French iflands , with which he proceeded directly for Europe . Sir George Rodney , entertaining a mistaken apprehenfion either from his own conjecture or from information , that de Guichen was bound to ...
... convoy was col- lected from the French iflands , with which he proceeded directly for Europe . Sir George Rodney , entertaining a mistaken apprehenfion either from his own conjecture or from information , that de Guichen was bound to ...
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... convoys , deftroyed their stores , beat up their quarters , and fo haraffed them with alarms , that they were obliged to be alway upon their guard . On the other fide , col . Balfour , who commanded at Charlestown , projected an ...
... convoys , deftroyed their stores , beat up their quarters , and fo haraffed them with alarms , that they were obliged to be alway upon their guard . On the other fide , col . Balfour , who commanded at Charlestown , projected an ...
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... convoy to the Chesapeak , with about 2000 choice troops on board under gen . Phillips , whom he appointed to the chief Mar. command in Virginia , They arrived on the 25th of 25. March . Among the greatest misfortunes to the Ame- rican ...
... convoy to the Chesapeak , with about 2000 choice troops on board under gen . Phillips , whom he appointed to the chief Mar. command in Virginia , They arrived on the 25th of 25. March . Among the greatest misfortunes to the Ame- rican ...
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Página 293 - 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...
Página 297 - ... or persons for, or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war; and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property ; and that those who may be in confinement on such charges, at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America, shall be immediately set at liberty, and the prosecutions so commenced be discontinued.
Página 294 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Página 351 - Almighty God hath created the mind free ; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion...
Página 294 - Ocean: 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...
Página 316 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 297 - ... his Britannic Majesty shall, with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any negroes or other property of the American inhabitants...
Página 376 - Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude of the sacrifice must depend as well on situation and circumstance as on the object to be obtained. It is at all times difficult to draw with precision the line between those rights which must be surrendered and those which may be reserved...
Página 293 - 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...
Página 376 - ... or injurious to others ; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe ; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish...