The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Τόμος 5J. Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... tion to which he was reduced , could certainly have no occasion for such a purse ; that the privy purse belong- ed to the office , not to the person of the king ; that , instead of leaving to the uncontrolled disposal of the prince an ...
... tion to which he was reduced , could certainly have no occasion for such a purse ; that the privy purse belong- ed to the office , not to the person of the king ; that , instead of leaving to the uncontrolled disposal of the prince an ...
Σελίδα 18
... tion in which the bill before the house would place his royal highness , mani- fested a much more delicate attention to his character and feelings . Had the other course been pursued , had it been proposed by him to transfer the whole ...
... tion in which the bill before the house would place his royal highness , mani- fested a much more delicate attention to his character and feelings . Had the other course been pursued , had it been proposed by him to transfer the whole ...
Σελίδα 20
... tion , they were left of course with the crown on the same footing on which they had been formerly claimed . This principle has been recognised and act- ed upon at the commencement of each reign , from the Revolution downwards ; and ...
... tion , they were left of course with the crown on the same footing on which they had been formerly claimed . This principle has been recognised and act- ed upon at the commencement of each reign , from the Revolution downwards ; and ...
Σελίδα 21
... tion the expences of war were not re- gularly supplied by parliament , but ge- nerally by the crown from those very funds which were now described as the private property of the king ; that par- liament has often interfered with the ...
... tion the expences of war were not re- gularly supplied by parliament , but ge- nerally by the crown from those very funds which were now described as the private property of the king ; that par- liament has often interfered with the ...
Σελίδα 22
... tion ; and that it is highly expedient to have a fund of this kind at the dis- posal of the crown , with a view to some of the most important branches of the public service . Many cases may occur in which captors , acting with the most ...
... tion ; and that it is highly expedient to have a fund of this kind at the dis- posal of the crown , with a view to some of the most important branches of the public service . Many cases may occur in which captors , acting with the most ...
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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...