The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volum 5J. Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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Side 3
... whole policy of government was ar- raigned , not at a season when it was still untried , and might , therefore , with some plausibility , have been represent ed as matter of uncertain and danger- ous experiment , but in the beginning of ...
... whole policy of government was ar- raigned , not at a season when it was still untried , and might , therefore , with some plausibility , have been represent ed as matter of uncertain and danger- ous experiment , but in the beginning of ...
Side 4
... whole pretensions in to the hands of Buonaparte ) nothing had been done for the Spanish people ; that even if the cause of Spain had been honourably undertaken by the British government , it had now become perfectly hopeless ; that the ...
... whole pretensions in to the hands of Buonaparte ) nothing had been done for the Spanish people ; that even if the cause of Spain had been honourably undertaken by the British government , it had now become perfectly hopeless ; that the ...
Side 5
... whole system of policy , by which the affairs of the country had been con- ducted ; they repeated their declara- tions about the necessity of husbanding the national resources ; and although Portugal had been saved , and Spain supported ...
... whole system of policy , by which the affairs of the country had been con- ducted ; they repeated their declara- tions about the necessity of husbanding the national resources ; and although Portugal had been saved , and Spain supported ...
Side 12
... whole of his royal highness's conduct had been directed by attention to the com- forts of his royal father , and had on all occasions done credit to himself , and would refute any insinuations to the contrary . There was nothing in his ...
... whole of his royal highness's conduct had been directed by attention to the com- forts of his royal father , and had on all occasions done credit to himself , and would refute any insinuations to the contrary . There was nothing in his ...
Side 13
... whole of the last reign , animosi , ties had taken place respecting the paying off the debts contracted by the civil list . Why , then , would not the minister at once come down , and ask from the house , he would not say a lavish grant ...
... whole of the last reign , animosi , ties had taken place respecting the paying off the debts contracted by the civil list . Why , then , would not the minister at once come down , and ask from the house , he would not say a lavish grant ...
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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...