The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumer 1-2;Volum 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... soldiers , and followed up such jokes by the usual tirade , about " a flogged nation , " as he is pleased to call England . He concluded , by des- canting at some length upon the ty- ranny of the Attorney General , the abuse of ex ...
... soldiers , and followed up such jokes by the usual tirade , about " a flogged nation , " as he is pleased to call England . He concluded , by des- canting at some length upon the ty- ranny of the Attorney General , the abuse of ex ...
Side 39
... soldiers in it so great , that a small admixture of foreigners can never excite alarm for the liberties of the country , but in the minds of the most fanatical politicians . - The po- pulation of the British empire is much more limited ...
... soldiers in it so great , that a small admixture of foreigners can never excite alarm for the liberties of the country , but in the minds of the most fanatical politicians . - The po- pulation of the British empire is much more limited ...
Side 40
... soldiers into England ; that mi- nisters had , on a former occasion , been indemnified for bringing no less than 16,000 of them into this country ; and it was not improbable , that , if circum- stances should occur to render it ex ...
... soldiers into England ; that mi- nisters had , on a former occasion , been indemnified for bringing no less than 16,000 of them into this country ; and it was not improbable , that , if circum- stances should occur to render it ex ...
Side 41
... soldiers is disagreeable and disgusting to all who are connected with the army , and that the continu- ance of such a punishment is an evil which nothing but extreme necessity can justify , were freely admitted on all sides ; and upon ...
... soldiers is disagreeable and disgusting to all who are connected with the army , and that the continu- ance of such a punishment is an evil which nothing but extreme necessity can justify , were freely admitted on all sides ; and upon ...
Side 42
... soldier ought to be encoura- ged by high rewards , rather than in- timidated by cruel punishments : — Even the punishment of death would be attended with this advantage over flogging , that men would not con- demn their fellow ...
... soldier ought to be encoura- ged by high rewards , rather than in- timidated by cruel punishments : — Even the punishment of death would be attended with this advantage over flogging , that men would not con- demn their fellow ...
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Side 249 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Side 190 - Disraeli's motion, that the House should resolve itself into a committee to take into consideration the state of the nation, was negatived by a majority of 296 to 156.
Side 277 - We behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain, a state of war against the United States; and, on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain.
Side lix - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44...
Side xlix - George and the enemy, upon the river Canard, which uniformly terminated in his being repulsed with loss. I judged it proper to detach a force down the river Thames, capable of acting in conjunction with the garrison of Amherstburg offensively, but Captain Chambers, whom 1 had appointed to direct this detachment, experienced difficulties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received from that quarter admitting...
Side 193 - June 22, rose in the house of commons ; and after a most eloquent and energetic speech, moved " that this house will early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland ; with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment, as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom ; to the stability of the protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction...
Side xxxvi - D'Urban's cavalry were left at Cabrerizos, on the right of the Tormes, as the enemy had still a large corps on the heights above Babilafuente, on the same side of the river ; and I considered it not improbable, that, finding our army prepared for them in the morning, on the left of the Tormes, they would alter their plan, and manœuvre by the other bank.
Side 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Side liii - Government, I do hereby announce to all the Inhabitants of the said Territory, that the Laws heretofore in existence shall continue in force until His Majesty's pleasure be known or so long as the peace and safety of the said Territory will admit thereof.
Side xlvii - Michilimachinack, which giving spirit and confidence to the Indian tribes in its neighbourhood, part of whom assisted in its capture, determined them to advance upon the rear and flanks of the American army, as soon as they heard that it had entered the province.