Annual Register of World Events, Volume 261800 - History |
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... fail of producing their effe & t in ope- rating upon the mind of Mr. Haf- tings with refpect to this vifit , he was not infenfible to the credit and advantage , which , in the prefent fallen fiate of affairs , the prefence and authority ...
... fail of producing their effe & t in ope- rating upon the mind of Mr. Haf- tings with refpect to this vifit , he was not infenfible to the credit and advantage , which , in the prefent fallen fiate of affairs , the prefence and authority ...
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... fail of going home to the feelings of thofe to whom it was addreffed . After fiating his attachment and fidelity , he complains that , not- with landing , envious of the prof- perity and riches of his country , he had been continually ...
... fail of going home to the feelings of thofe to whom it was addreffed . After fiating his attachment and fidelity , he complains that , not- with landing , envious of the prof- perity and riches of his country , he had been continually ...
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... fails to in- creafe the prefent energy is ac- tion . Such troops , fo commanded , would probably have little to ap- prehend in the field from any na- tive force that could be collected in India , Hyder Ally and the Ma- rattas being only ...
... fails to in- creafe the prefent energy is ac- tion . Such troops , fo commanded , would probably have little to ap- prehend in the field from any na- tive force that could be collected in India , Hyder Ally and the Ma- rattas being only ...
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... fails of fuc- cels againft raw and undifciplined troops . The ftorm- Sept. 20th . ing party was led by Major Roberts , who , after a flight refiftance at the outer en- trenchment , threw the enemy into fuch irretrievable diforder that ...
... fails of fuc- cels againft raw and undifciplined troops . The ftorm- Sept. 20th . ing party was led by Major Roberts , who , after a flight refiftance at the outer en- trenchment , threw the enemy into fuch irretrievable diforder that ...
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... fails from the African islands with a strong body of forces for the coaft of Coromandel ; takes the Hannibal of 50 guns , and appears fuddenly be- fore Madras , intending to destroy the English Squadron in the road , and , in ...
... fails from the African islands with a strong body of forces for the coaft of Coromandel ; takes the Hannibal of 50 guns , and appears fuddenly be- fore Madras , intending to destroy the English Squadron in the road , and , in ...
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Page 271 - ... binding upon /the United States as the most solemn acts of confederation or legislation. As to the idea, which I am informed has in some instances prevailed, that...
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