The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volum 5J. Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... spirit of can- dour and truth ; and no member of par- liament could do his duty to his consti- tuents , to his country , or to the Prince Regent himself , if he failed to represent to his royal highness the general senti- ments of the ...
... spirit of can- dour and truth ; and no member of par- liament could do his duty to his consti- tuents , to his country , or to the Prince Regent himself , if he failed to represent to his royal highness the general senti- ments of the ...
Side 6
... spirit of conciliation , " the measures of our mi- nisters appeared to have been concei- ved in , what he termed , " the spirit of commercial subjugation . " In re- ference to the subject of peace , Mr Whitbread concluded with the fol ...
... spirit of conciliation , " the measures of our mi- nisters appeared to have been concei- ved in , what he termed , " the spirit of commercial subjugation . " In re- ference to the subject of peace , Mr Whitbread concluded with the fol ...
Side 28
... spirit of a wise and tem- perate reform has not , long ago , re- moved all the grosser evils at least which are inseparable from the insti- tutions of an early age . The causes , however , which have , in many instan- ces , retarded ...
... spirit of a wise and tem- perate reform has not , long ago , re- moved all the grosser evils at least which are inseparable from the insti- tutions of an early age . The causes , however , which have , in many instan- ces , retarded ...
Side 30
... spirit of their proceedings had been softened by the improvements of modern times , and that they had par- ticipated to a large extent in the pro- gress of refinement and civilization . Many of the persons who now preside in them are ...
... spirit of their proceedings had been softened by the improvements of modern times , and that they had par- ticipated to a large extent in the pro- gress of refinement and civilization . Many of the persons who now preside in them are ...
Side 31
... spirit for which his mea- sures were so remarkable , to suspend the cash payments of the Bank of England ; and whatever speculative opinions may be entertained as to the causes of the CHAP . 2. ] 81 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
... spirit for which his mea- sures were so remarkable , to suspend the cash payments of the Bank of England ; and whatever speculative opinions may be entertained as to the causes of the CHAP . 2. ] 81 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
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Side 251 - 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 lxiii - 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 xliii - Delancy, who was killed by a cannon shot in the middle of the action. This officer is a serious loss to his Majesty's service, and to me at this moment.
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 xl - Alten's brigade of cavalry being upon the Tormes at Aldea Lengua. ' During these movements, there have been occasional cannonades, but without loss on our side. ' I have this morning moved the left of the army to the Tormes, where the whole are now concentrated : and I observe that the enemy have also moved towards the same river near Huerta.
Side 279 - 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 xlii - Stapleton Cotton, as long as we could find any of them together, directing our march upon Huerta and the fords of the Tormes, by which the enemy had passed on their advance ; but the darkness of the night was highly advantageous to the enemy, many of whom escaped under its cover who must otherwise have been in our hands. ' I am sorry to report that, owing to this same cause, Lieut.
Side xxiv - Rettberg, of the King's German artillery ; and Major Tulloh, of the Portuguese. Adverting to the extent of the details of the ordnance department during this siege, to the difficulty of weather, &c.
Side li - 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.
Side lxiii - ... fore-yard, all the guns on the quarter-deck and forecastle disabled but two, and filled with wreck, two also on the main-deck disabled, and several shot between wind and water, a very great proportion of the crew killed and wounded, and the enemy comparatively in good order, who had now shot...