Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, Volume 4R. Bagshaw, 1803 - Great Britain |
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... possession of these ; put her in possession of our immense wealth , of our navy , of our colonies , and what other power ever was or will be more formidable ? Do you suppose that the northern nations would then be able to cope with her ...
... possession of these ; put her in possession of our immense wealth , of our navy , of our colonies , and what other power ever was or will be more formidable ? Do you suppose that the northern nations would then be able to cope with her ...
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... possession , considering both the extinc- tion of the Order to which it was to be given up under the guarantee of some independent power , and the unequivocal views of France upon it . We have already made too many sacrifices , while ...
... possession , considering both the extinc- tion of the Order to which it was to be given up under the guarantee of some independent power , and the unequivocal views of France upon it . We have already made too many sacrifices , while ...
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... possession of The brig laid close under the batteries of the Isle of Bas , from which a heavy firing was kept up during the whole engagement . On board the boats , the boatswain , 4 sea- men and a marine were wounded ; and on board the ...
... possession of The brig laid close under the batteries of the Isle of Bas , from which a heavy firing was kept up during the whole engagement . On board the boats , the boatswain , 4 sea- men and a marine were wounded ; and on board the ...
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... possession of the French , without a direct request on the part of the negro chieftains . Not a moment should be ... possessed themselves of a port , in which our ships could with safety ap- 51 ] COBBETT'S ANNUAL REGISTER . mon duty of ...
... possession of the French , without a direct request on the part of the negro chieftains . Not a moment should be ... possessed themselves of a port , in which our ships could with safety ap- 51 ] COBBETT'S ANNUAL REGISTER . mon duty of ...
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... possession of it , and mak ing it an entrepôt for the supplies of which it was supposed Toussaint might then be in need , and which the author of the pamph- let recommended should be furnished him through the medium of that island ...
... possession of it , and mak ing it an entrepôt for the supplies of which it was supposed Toussaint might then be in need , and which the author of the pamph- let recommended should be furnished him through the medium of that island ...
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Page 491 - ... come tell us your reason; What sayest thou to this ? Poins. Come, your reason, Jack, your reason. Fal. What, upon compulsion? No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on compulsion ! if reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I. P.
Page 883 - THE President of the United States of America, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French people, desiring to remove all source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion...
Page 389 - They, by a strange frenzy driven, fight for power, for plunder, and extended rule : we, for our country, our altars, and our homes. They follow an adventurer whom they fear, and obey a power which they hate : we serve a monarch whom we love — a God whom we adore.
Page 881 - Spain or her colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the port of New Orleans, and in all other legal ports of entry within the ceded territory, in the same manner as the ships of the United States...
Page 887 - Whilst the property and sovereignty of the Mississippi and its waters secure an independent outlet for the produce of the Western States and an uncontrolled navigation through their whole course, free from collision with other powers and the dangers to our peace from that source, the fertility of the...
Page 271 - ... ships, vessels and goods, that are or shall be taken, and to hear and determine the same ; and, according to the course of Admiralty, and the law of nations...
Page 881 - ... that the French ships coming directly from France or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce and manufactures of France or her said colonies, and the ships of Spain coming directly from Spain or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the...
Page 389 - The throne we honour is the people's choice ; the laws we reverence are our brave fathers' legacy ; the faith we follow teaches us to live in bonds of charity with all mankind, and die with hope of bliss beyond the grave. Tell your invaders this, and tell them, too, we seek no change : and, least of all, such change as they would bring us.
Page 883 - America,] by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the said States, Robert R. Livingston, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, and James Monroe, Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the said States, near the Government of the French Republic; and the First Consul, in the name of the French people, Citizen Francis Barbe...
Page 881 - ARTICLE II. In the cession made by the preceding article are included the adjacent islands belonging to Louisiana, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other edifices which are not private property.