The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Τόμος 5J. Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... nature . " The pre- sent , " his lordship was convinced , " was not a fit day to dwell on any details ; but the noble baron ( Gren ville ) had entered a general protest against the whole of the system pur- sued by the present ministers ...
... nature . " The pre- sent , " his lordship was convinced , " was not a fit day to dwell on any details ; but the noble baron ( Gren ville ) had entered a general protest against the whole of the system pur- sued by the present ministers ...
Σελίδα 6
... natural ; but things need not come to that pass ; they would not ; and , as the present ruler of the destinies of France was likely to live long upon the earth , we must negociate with him whenever an opportunity presented it- self . He ...
... natural ; but things need not come to that pass ; they would not ; and , as the present ruler of the destinies of France was likely to live long upon the earth , we must negociate with him whenever an opportunity presented it- self . He ...
Σελίδα 9
... nature , was de- manded , an arrangement which should neither imply a confident hope nor an absolute despair of the king's restora- tion to health : That the measures adopted last year had made full provi- sion for supplying the ...
... nature , was de- manded , an arrangement which should neither imply a confident hope nor an absolute despair of the king's restora- tion to health : That the measures adopted last year had made full provi- sion for supplying the ...
Σελίδα 15
... nature of Sir Sidney Smith's services ; the character of the people with whom he had to deal , and the effectual way in which he dischar- ged the trust reposed in him , and he did not think that he himself would deem the sum stated to ...
... nature of Sir Sidney Smith's services ; the character of the people with whom he had to deal , and the effectual way in which he dischar- ged the trust reposed in him , and he did not think that he himself would deem the sum stated to ...
Σελίδα 21
... natural profits arising from captures at sea , as well as the profits of lettres of marque , ought to be applied to the guarding ... nature of all such funds ; that the prodigious increase in the value of CHAP . 1. ] 21 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
... natural profits arising from captures at sea , as well as the profits of lettres of marque , ought to be applied to the guarding ... nature of all such funds ; that the prodigious increase in the value of CHAP . 1. ] 21 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
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Σελίδα 251 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Σελίδα lxiii - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44
Σελίδα xliii - Delancy, who was killed by a cannon shot in the middle of the action. This officer is a serious loss to his Majesty's service, and to me at this moment.
Σελίδα 193 - June 22, rose in the house of commons ; and after a most eloquent and energetic speech, moved " that this house will early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland ; with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment, as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom ; to the stability of the protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction...
Σελίδα xl - Alten's brigade of cavalry being upon the Tormes at Aldea Lengua. ' During these movements, there have been occasional cannonades, but without loss on our side. ' I have this morning moved the left of the army to the Tormes, where the whole are now concentrated : and I observe that the enemy have also moved towards the same river near Huerta.
Σελίδα 279 - We behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain, a state of war against the United States; and, on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain.
Σελίδα xlii - Stapleton Cotton, as long as we could find any of them together, directing our march upon Huerta and the fords of the Tormes, by which the enemy had passed on their advance ; but the darkness of the night was highly advantageous to the enemy, many of whom escaped under its cover who must otherwise have been in our hands. ' I am sorry to report that, owing to this same cause, Lieut.
Σελίδα xxiv - Rettberg, of the King's German artillery ; and Major Tulloh, of the Portuguese. Adverting to the extent of the details of the ordnance department during this siege, to the difficulty of weather, &c.
Σελίδα li - Michilimachinack, which giving spirit and confidence to the Indian tribes in its neighbourhood, part of whom assisted in its capture, determined them to advance upon the rear and flanks of the American army, as soon as they heard that it had entered the province.
Σελίδα lxiii - ... fore-yard, all the guns on the quarter-deck and forecastle disabled but two, and filled with wreck, two also on the main-deck disabled, and several shot between wind and water, a very great proportion of the crew killed and wounded, and the enemy comparatively in good order, who had now shot...