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Side 3
... appear to me , to be indispensable for the safety of this Colony . I should hope there can be no difficulty in supplying this Prov- ince with a large reinforcement of Seamen ; & a competent encrease of the Land forces - I would prefer ...
... appear to me , to be indispensable for the safety of this Colony . I should hope there can be no difficulty in supplying this Prov- ince with a large reinforcement of Seamen ; & a competent encrease of the Land forces - I would prefer ...
Side 15
... appears to me , a vain production and still leaves me a cautious part to act . At the same time , if any of his Troops wantonly Insults this Post , it shall not be with Impunity . I sincerely wish the Governor himself may soon arrive ...
... appears to me , a vain production and still leaves me a cautious part to act . At the same time , if any of his Troops wantonly Insults this Post , it shall not be with Impunity . I sincerely wish the Governor himself may soon arrive ...
Side 18
... appears to be an act of the highest aggression ; and destructive to the peace and interest of the Union : -hence it becomes my duty to desire and demand in the name of the Presi- dent of the United States that you immediately desist ...
... appears to be an act of the highest aggression ; and destructive to the peace and interest of the Union : -hence it becomes my duty to desire and demand in the name of the Presi- dent of the United States that you immediately desist ...
Side 22
... with the Army of the United States penetrated to the Fort at the Miamis , which He summoned to surrender , and upon Major Campbell's refusal , at present , appears to have retreated ; and probably , to have laid 22 COLONIAL OFFICE RECORDS .
... with the Army of the United States penetrated to the Fort at the Miamis , which He summoned to surrender , and upon Major Campbell's refusal , at present , appears to have retreated ; and probably , to have laid 22 COLONIAL OFFICE RECORDS .
Side 23
... appears that soon after the loss of the Indians at the attack . on Fort Recovery and their dispersion , which , Sir , I have formerly related to you , General Wayne being reinforced by 1500 Militia from Kentucky , rapidly advanced ...
... appears that soon after the loss of the Indians at the attack . on Fort Recovery and their dispersion , which , Sir , I have formerly related to you , General Wayne being reinforced by 1500 Militia from Kentucky , rapidly advanced ...
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American Government Amherstburg Army Augt Barclay Brock BROTHERS Capt Captain Commander in Chief copy Council Country Detachment Detroit Dispatch Duke of Portland duty Earl Bathurst Elliott enclose Endorsed Enemy Enemy's Esqr Excellency Excellency's exchange force Fort Erie FRANCIS GORE Garrison Genl Governor Grace HEAD QUARTERS Henry Bird honor humble Servant GEORGE Huron Inclosures Indian Department J. G. SIMCOE King's Lake Erie Land late letter Lieut Colonel Lieutenant Lord Dorchester Lord Your Lordship's Lordship Lordship's most obedient Lower Canada Majesty's Majesty's Government Major McKee Memorialist Miamis Michilimackinac Militia Montreal Niagara obedient humble Servant officers Parole PETER RUSSELL Post Pounders present PREVOST TO EARL Prisoners of War Province Quebec received Regiment Regt respect Right Honble River Royal Highness sent Servant GEORGE PREVOST Ship Sir G SIR GEORGE PREVOST Sir James Yeo Superintendant taken tion transmitted Treaty Troops United Upper Canada Vessels
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Side 118 - It is agreed that it shall at all times be free to His Majesty's subjects, and to the citizens of the United States, and also to the Indians dwelling on either side of the said boundary line, freely to pass and repass by land or inland navigation, into the respective territories and countries of the two parties, on the continent of America...
Side 324 - ... expect to find women and children in an invading army. But they are men, and have equal rights with all other men to defend themselves and their property when invaded, more especially when they find in the enemy's camp a ferocious and mortal foe, using the same warfare which the American commander affects to reprobate.
Side 402 - The commanders were popular men, ' destitute alike of theory and experience' in the art of war. In a few days the troops under my command will plant the American standard in Canada. They are men accustomed to obedience, silence, and steadiness. They will conquer, or they will die.
Side 21 - Sir: I have this moment the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date ; in answer to which I have only to say, that, being placed here in the command of a British post, and acting in a military capacity only, I cannot enter into any discussion, either on the right or impropriety of my occupying my present position. Those are matters that I conceive will be best left to the ambassadors of our different nations. Having said this much, permit...
Side 308 - States is hereby authorized to use the whole land and naval force of the United States to carry the same into effect...
Side 322 - This unequalled prosperity could not have been attained by the utmost liberality of the Government or the persevering industry of the people had not the maritime power of the mother country secured to its colonists a safe access to every market where the produce of their labour was in demand.
Side 308 - That War be, and the same is hereby declared to exist between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their territories...
Side 372 - Evans, who was left in charge of Fort George, directed the operations against it with so much effect as to silence its fire, and to force the troops to abandon it ; and by his prudent precautions he prevented mischief of a most serious nature, which otherwise might have been effected, the enemy having used heated shot in firing at Fort George. In these services he was most effectually aided by Colonel Claus (who remained in the fort at my desire), and by Captain Vigoreaux, of the royal engineers....
Side 119 - AB, one of the commissioners appointed in pursuance of the sixth article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
Side 19 - Indians, &c. were driven under the influence of the post and guns you mention, they would not have much impeded the progress of the victorious army under my command, as no such post was established at the commencement of the present war between the Indians and the United States.