Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States, During the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15: With Some Additional Letters and Documents Elucidating the History of that PeriodWay & Gideon, 1823 - 510 sider |
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Side 48
... shot and shell had their effect . It now became necessary either to fight the enemy in the field ; collect the whole force in the fort ; or propose terms of capitula- tion . I could not have carried into the field more than six hun ...
... shot and shell had their effect . It now became necessary either to fight the enemy in the field ; collect the whole force in the fort ; or propose terms of capitula- tion . I could not have carried into the field more than six hun ...
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... shot she gave us a broadside and filled away , and wore , giving us a broadside on the other tack , but without ef- fect ; her shot falling short . She continued wearing and man- œuvreing for about three quarters of an hour , to get a ...
... shot she gave us a broadside and filled away , and wore , giving us a broadside on the other tack , but without ef- fect ; her shot falling short . She continued wearing and man- œuvreing for about three quarters of an hour , to get a ...
Side 51
... into action , and in working her whilst along side the enemy , and I am extremely sorry to state that he is badly wounded , being shot through the body ; we have yet hopes of his recovery , when I am sure he will receive the 51.
... into action , and in working her whilst along side the enemy , and I am extremely sorry to state that he is badly wounded , being shot through the body ; we have yet hopes of his recovery , when I am sure he will receive the 51.
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... shot were posted on a com- manding eminence , ready to sweep the advancing column . In this situation , the superiority of our position was apparent , and our troops , in the eager expectation of victory , awaited the ap- proach of the ...
... shot were posted on a com- manding eminence , ready to sweep the advancing column . In this situation , the superiority of our position was apparent , and our troops , in the eager expectation of victory , awaited the ap- proach of the ...
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... shot fixed , and about 100,000 cartridges made . We surrendered with the fort 40 barrels of powder and 2500 stand of arms . The state of our provisions has not been generally understood . On the day of the surrender we had fifteen days ...
... shot fixed , and about 100,000 cartridges made . We surrendered with the fort 40 barrels of powder and 2500 stand of arms . The state of our provisions has not been generally understood . On the day of the surrender we had fifteen days ...
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Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States ... John Brannan Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1823 |
Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States ... John Brannan Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1823 |
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Side 502 - All Territory, Places, and Possessions whatsoever taken by either Party from the other during the War, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay...
Side 505 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut river, thence down along the middle of that river, to the fortyfifth degree of north latitude; from thence, by a line due west on said latitude, until it strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy...
Side 504 - The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or " report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the "two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do "respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent " of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred "and eighty-three.
Side 505 - 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...
Side 502 - ... have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States has appointed...
Side 506 - Cataraguy, has not yet been surveyed; it is agreed, that for these several purposes, two commissioners shall be appointed, sworn, and authorized, to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the present article.
Side 507 - Majesty and to the agents of the United States, who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of their respective Governments.
Side 9 - Could the seizure of British subjects in such cases be regarded as within the exercise of a belligerent right, the acknowledged laws of war, which forbid an article of captured property to be adjudged without a regular investigation before a competent tribunal, would imperiously demand the fairest trial where the sacred rights of persons were at issue. In place of such a trial these rights are subjected to the will of every petty commander.
Side 9 - British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects.
Side 503 - ... shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.