The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 4author, 1788 - United States |
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... Capt . Mann of the Cerberus frigate , falling in with it , and rightly judging of its destination , from the course it fteered and other circumstances , confidered with great propriety , that the public good and the importance of the ...
... Capt . Mann of the Cerberus frigate , falling in with it , and rightly judging of its destination , from the course it fteered and other circumstances , confidered with great propriety , that the public good and the importance of the ...
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... capt . Moutray of the Ramillies and two frigates : the whole were in- tercepted on the 9th of Auguft by the combined fleets Aug , under Don Louis de Cordova . The convoy included , 9 beside the merchantmen , eighteen victuallers ...
... capt . Moutray of the Ramillies and two frigates : the whole were in- tercepted on the 9th of Auguft by the combined fleets Aug , under Don Louis de Cordova . The convoy included , 9 beside the merchantmen , eighteen victuallers ...
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... capt . John Paul Jones ; and further refolved , that Dr. Franklin fhould acquaint his most Christian majesty ; that his majesty's offer of adorning capt . Jones with the cross of military merit was highly acceptable to congrefs . The ...
... capt . John Paul Jones ; and further refolved , that Dr. Franklin fhould acquaint his most Christian majesty ; that his majesty's offer of adorning capt . Jones with the cross of military merit was highly acceptable to congrefs . The ...
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... capt . Elphinstone , on the 5th of January . Jan. 5 . On the 9th the Dutch council of ftate propofed , that the marine of the republic fhould confift of 94 fhips and armed veffels , and 18,430 feamen . There were to be 11 fhips of the ...
... capt . Elphinstone , on the 5th of January . Jan. 5 . On the 9th the Dutch council of ftate propofed , that the marine of the republic fhould confift of 94 fhips and armed veffels , and 18,430 feamen . There were to be 11 fhips of the ...
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... capt . Beatty of the Maryland line , one of the best of officers , and an orna ... ent to his pro- feffion . Many of the miffing returned . The next day Greene in general orders commended the exertions of feveral corps ; but implicitly ...
... capt . Beatty of the Maryland line , one of the best of officers , and an orna ... ent to his pro- feffion . Many of the miffing returned . The next day Greene in general orders commended the exertions of feveral corps ; but implicitly ...
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Page 293 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 297 - ... or persons for, or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war; and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property ; and that those who may be in confinement on such charges, at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America, shall be immediately set at liberty, and the prosecutions so commenced be discontinued.
Page 294 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Page 351 - Almighty God hath created the mind free ; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion...
Page 294 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 316 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 297 - ... his Britannic Majesty shall, with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any negroes or other property of the American inhabitants...
Page 376 - Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude of the sacrifice must depend as well on situation and circumstance as on the object to be obtained. It is at all times difficult to draw with precision the line between those rights which must be surrendered and those which may be reserved...
Page 293 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 376 - ... or injurious to others ; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe ; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish...