Annual Register of World Events, Volume 261800 - History |
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... use to that officer . This man gave information to the commanders , that as the Ra . jah's forces were principally col- lected at Lutteefpore and Pateetah , and were daily accumulating , it would become exceedingly diffi- cult , if not ...
... use to that officer . This man gave information to the commanders , that as the Ra . jah's forces were principally col- lected at Lutteefpore and Pateetah , and were daily accumulating , it would become exceedingly diffi- cult , if not ...
Page 47
... use every effort to cut it off , or at leaft to prevent the junction . In the purfuit of this defign , the French fleet , amount ing to 18 fail , appeared in the north - east quarter , and to lee- ward of the English , on the 8th of ...
... use every effort to cut it off , or at leaft to prevent the junction . In the purfuit of this defign , the French fleet , amount ing to 18 fail , appeared in the north - east quarter , and to lee- ward of the English , on the 8th of ...
Page 167
... use their utmost en- " deavours to improve the bleffings " of peace . " 66 3dly . " That his Majefty's ac- " knowledgment of the indepen- " dence of America was in perfect compliance with the neceflity of " the times , and in conformity ...
... use their utmost en- " deavours to improve the bleffings " of peace . " 66 3dly . " That his Majefty's ac- " knowledgment of the indepen- " dence of America was in perfect compliance with the neceflity of " the times , and in conformity ...
Page 352
... use of the Genevans fettling in this country - whereof a fum , not exceeding one half , is to be ap- plied to the charges of their jour- ney , and the carriage of their ef- fects ; to be distributed by the faid commiffioners , in fuch ...
... use of the Genevans fettling in this country - whereof a fum , not exceeding one half , is to be ap- plied to the charges of their jour- ney , and the carriage of their ef- fects ; to be distributed by the faid commiffioners , in fuch ...
Page 353
... use . ful and liberal ftudies and accom- plishments ; and whereas a school or academy formed upon the fame principles in this kingdom would forward his majesty's gracious dif- pofitions for the encouragement of religion , virtue , and ...
... use . ful and liberal ftudies and accom- plishments ; and whereas a school or academy formed upon the fame principles in this kingdom would forward his majesty's gracious dif- pofitions for the encouragement of religion , virtue , and ...
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Page 136 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 194 - So am I!" But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Page 184 - Thus groan the old, till by disease oppress'd, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon House, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there!
Page 192 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath As if Cheapside were mad.
Page 340 - ... to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint river; -thence straight to the head of St. Mary's river; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's river to the Atlantic ocean.
Page 340 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
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...
Page 340 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario, through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie ; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron...
Page 341 - United States: And that persons of any other description shall have free liberty to go to any part or parts of any of the thirteen United States, and therein to remain twelve months, unmolested in their endeavours to obtain the restitution of such of their estates, rights and properties as may have been confiscated...
Page 340 - 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...