The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumer 1-2;Volum 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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Side 103
... wounded , and were secured , but soon afterwards died : neither of these per- sons would make any confession . The ... wounds ; and there was found written on the walls in ma- ny places , " Vengeance for the blood of the innocent . " On ...
... wounded , and were secured , but soon afterwards died : neither of these per- sons would make any confession . The ... wounds ; and there was found written on the walls in ma- ny places , " Vengeance for the blood of the innocent . " On ...
Side 175
... wounded the feelings of the ministers , through the memory of him who had just fallen by the hands of an assassin , whom they had considered as the life and soul of their cabinet , and whom they in the highest degree respected and ...
... wounded the feelings of the ministers , through the memory of him who had just fallen by the hands of an assassin , whom they had considered as the life and soul of their cabinet , and whom they in the highest degree respected and ...
Side 253
... wounded . The American seamen in the port were exasperated to the highest pitch ; they determined to revenge themselves by destroying the privateers ; and ha- ving assembled on the evening of the 15th , they set fire to one of them ...
... wounded . The American seamen in the port were exasperated to the highest pitch ; they determined to revenge themselves by destroying the privateers ; and ha- ving assembled on the evening of the 15th , they set fire to one of them ...
Side 281
... wounded . These tran- sactions displayed the character of the American mob , and extinguished in reflecting men every hope that the voice of reason and moderation might ultimately prevail . While the public mind was still in suspense as ...
... wounded . These tran- sactions displayed the character of the American mob , and extinguished in reflecting men every hope that the voice of reason and moderation might ultimately prevail . While the public mind was still in suspense as ...
Side 282
... wounded was very considerable . That of the British was trifling ; yet the country had to regret the fall of Major - Gene- ral Brock , who perished in this gal- lant and successful enterprize . were the British arms once more vic ...
... wounded was very considerable . That of the British was trifling ; yet the country had to regret the fall of Major - Gene- ral Brock , who perished in this gal- lant and successful enterprize . were the British arms once more vic ...
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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.