History of the Wars of the French Revolution ...: Comprehending the Civil History of Great Britain and France During that Period, with an Original History of the Last War Between the United States and Great Britain by William Grimshaw, Τόμος 2Bangs, 1855 |
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Σελίδα 21
... English ships as they continued to pass ever , was only from destruction , but by in succession . The very spirited return no means from serious loss and injury . made to this fire , considerably diminished The fire of the inner castles ...
... English ships as they continued to pass ever , was only from destruction , but by in succession . The very spirited return no means from serious loss and injury . made to this fire , considerably diminished The fire of the inner castles ...
Σελίδα 23
... English force al- most immediately embarked , and on the 22d of September the standard of Maho- met again waved on the towers of Alex- andria . Intelligence was received by the British ministry of the enterprise undertaken by Sir Home ...
... English force al- most immediately embarked , and on the 22d of September the standard of Maho- met again waved on the towers of Alex- andria . Intelligence was received by the British ministry of the enterprise undertaken by Sir Home ...
Σελίδα 25
... English troops , should be evacuated . It was stated , in this despatch , that the exasperation of the popu- lace against the English prisoners was un- bounded , and that , if hostilities were persist- ed in by General Whitelocke , it ...
... English troops , should be evacuated . It was stated , in this despatch , that the exasperation of the popu- lace against the English prisoners was un- bounded , and that , if hostilities were persist- ed in by General Whitelocke , it ...
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... English negotiator , as might have been expected , failed in convincing the crown - prince that it was incumbent upon him to deprive his own kingdom and capital , during a period critical beyond example , of a defence , provided at an ...
... English negotiator , as might have been expected , failed in convincing the crown - prince that it was incumbent upon him to deprive his own kingdom and capital , during a period critical beyond example , of a defence , provided at an ...
Σελίδα 29
... English fleet ; and her foreign possessions were at the mercy of Great Britain . A strict neutrality was therefore a ... English . To such proposals , but one answer could be given . " History , " said the prince - royal , " affords no ...
... English fleet ; and her foreign possessions were at the mercy of Great Britain . A strict neutrality was therefore a ... English . To such proposals , but one answer could be given . " History , " said the prince - royal , " affords no ...
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Σελίδα 483 - Bulow, upon the enemy's flank, was a most decisive one ; and even if I had not found myself in a situation to make the attack, which produced the final result, it would have forced the enemy to retire, if his attacks should have failed, and would have prevented him from taking advantage of them, if they should unfortunately have succeeded.
Σελίδα 338 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the only obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of life, which he is not ready to make for the interests of France.
Σελίδα 38 - Whereas the German Government has issued certain Orders which, in violation of the usages of war, purport to declare the waters surrounding the United Kingdom a military area, in which all British and allied merchant vessels will be destroyed irrespective of the safety .of the lives of passengers and crew, and in which neutral shipping will be exposed to similar danger in view of the uncertainties of naval...
Σελίδα 38 - And the right honourable the lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury, his majesty's principal secretaries of state, the lords commissioners of the admiralty, and the judges of the high court of admiralty and courts of viceadmiralty, are to take the necessary measures herein, as to them shall respectively appertain. W. FAWKENER.
Σελίδα 148 - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...
Σελίδα 255 - British empire ; it is highly advisable to provide for the removal of the civil and military disqualifications under which : His Majesty's Roman...
Σελίδα 351 - It is not, however, the grandeur of military success which has alone fixed our admiration, or commanded our applause. It has been that generous and lofty spirit which inspired your troops with unbounded confidence, and taught them to know that the day of battle was always a day of victory ; that moral courage and enduring fortitude which in perilous times, when gloom and doubt had beset ordinary minds, stood nevertheless unshaken, and that ascendency of character, which, uniting the energies of jealous...
Σελίδα 149 - That it is the opinion of this committee, That it is the right and duty of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons of Great Britain now assembled, and lawfully, fully, and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm, to provide the means of supplying the defect of the personal exercise of the royal authority, arising from his majesty's said indisposition, in such manner as the exigency of the case may appear to require.
Σελίδα 38 - And whereas, by the same order, "all trading in English merchandise is prohibited, and every article of merchandise belonging to England, or coming from her colonies, or of her manufacture, is declared lawful prize...
Σελίδα 38 - British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to His Majesty's enemies, shall, from henceforth, be subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, as if the same were actually blockaded by His Majesty's naval forces, in the most strict and rigorous manner...