 Under the feeling roused by these reports, the General Court of Massachusetts, exercising a sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...  Life of Washington - Σελίδα 106των Washington Irving - 1905Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 606 σελίδες
...Massachusetts passed an act " for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defe"nd the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the same."1 A committee of congress, appointed to devise ways and means ^or... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1829 - 332 σελίδες
...armed vessels, to defend the sea coast of America, and at the same time created a Court of Admiralty, to try and condemn all vessels that should be found infesting the same. The preamble to this act was written by the late vice president, Mr. Gerry, and it is a bold and an... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 σελίδες
...Subsequently, the general court of Massachusetts passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast of America, and for erecting...all vessels that should be found infesting the same. Shortly afterwards, a committee of congress, appointed to devise ways and means for fitting out a naval... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 606 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...documents in history."! The British ministry have, in later days, been exculpated from the charge of issuing such a desolating order as that said to have... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 554 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...John Adams, " one of the most important documents in history."t The British ministry have, in later days, been exculpated from the charge of issuing such... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 516 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...found infesting the same. This act, granting letters * Letter from Gen. Grecne to Gov. Cooke. J Am. Archives, iii. 1145. t Letter to the President of Congress.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 556 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn..." one of the most important documents in history. "f The British ministry have, in later days, been exculpated from the charge of issuing such a desolating... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 498 σελίδες
...Massachusetts, exercising a sovereign power, passed an Act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast of America, and for erecting...infesting the same. This Act, granting letters of 1 Letter of P. Jones. 8 Letter from Gen. Greene, to Gov. Cooke. 8 Am. Archives, iii. 1145. 4 Letter... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 656 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn..." one of the most important documents in history, "f The British ministry have, in later days, been exculpated from the charge of issuing such a desolating... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1862 - 512 σελίδες
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...found infesting the same. This act, granting letters * Letter from Gen. Greene to Gov. Cooke. J Am. Archives, iii. 1145. t Letter .to the President of Congress.... | |
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