Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 9Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... armed ship ( the Mole Packet ) , which was commissioned by His Majesty . When they arrived in the Delaware , near Philadelphia , they were obliged , by the law of the State of Pennsylvania , to perform quarantine . While they were thus ...
... armed ship ( the Mole Packet ) , which was commissioned by His Majesty . When they arrived in the Delaware , near Philadelphia , they were obliged , by the law of the State of Pennsylvania , to perform quarantine . While they were thus ...
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... armed , trained to war , and saying they will land - they know no laws , and count their lives for nothing . Two of the pilots have left the vessels - one of them was so alarmed , that he is sick at the hospital . " On " On this ...
... armed , trained to war , and saying they will land - they know no laws , and count their lives for nothing . Two of the pilots have left the vessels - one of them was so alarmed , that he is sick at the hospital . " On " On this ...
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... armed ship was at anchor below the fort , with a request of coming up with the tide , and cast anchor on the north east side of the island , where I had no guns to direct upon the insurgents . During that time , with the assistance of ...
... armed ship was at anchor below the fort , with a request of coming up with the tide , and cast anchor on the north east side of the island , where I had no guns to direct upon the insurgents . During that time , with the assistance of ...
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... armed , nor is there one of them that ever bore arms . " It is false also to say , that the greatest part of the crew are negroes ; there are but eight belong- ing to the crew of the ship . " We have submitted ourselves to the laws of ...
... armed , nor is there one of them that ever bore arms . " It is false also to say , that the greatest part of the crew are negroes ; there are but eight belong- ing to the crew of the ship . " We have submitted ourselves to the laws of ...
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... armed , nor to have any hostile in- tentions , far from it ; and that what has been writ- ten on these different subjects , is false and malici- ous ; in witness whereof we have signed the pre- sent . JACOB CORWELL , pilot of the ship ...
... armed , nor to have any hostile in- tentions , far from it ; and that what has been writ- ten on these different subjects , is false and malici- ous ; in witness whereof we have signed the pre- sent . JACOB CORWELL , pilot of the ship ...
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