Cobbett's Political Register, Volume 14William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1808 - Great Britain |
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... ment they received . - Abject Language of the Morning Chronicle re- specting Doctrine of " No Wrong . " - Proceedings in Berkshire respecting the Convention . - Addresses of the Corporation and City of Winchester . -The Right of ...
... ment they received . - Abject Language of the Morning Chronicle re- specting Doctrine of " No Wrong . " - Proceedings in Berkshire respecting the Convention . - Addresses of the Corporation and City of Winchester . -The Right of ...
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... ment to parliament would look as if it were concluded . I shall only state , that " in the whole conduct of the British go- vernment , with respect to the affair of " the Chesapeake , we have endeavoured to keep in view the principle ...
... ment to parliament would look as if it were concluded . I shall only state , that " in the whole conduct of the British go- vernment , with respect to the affair of " the Chesapeake , we have endeavoured to keep in view the principle ...
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... ment were disinclined to make them , " but that absolutely there were none to " make . If it be asked " why " I am unable satisfactorily to reply . I can only conjecture that America has entered into negociations with France which are ...
... ment were disinclined to make them , " but that absolutely there were none to " make . If it be asked " why " I am unable satisfactorily to reply . I can only conjecture that America has entered into negociations with France which are ...
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... ment . Given at the imperial palace , the 4th of May , 1808. - I THE KING . Declaration of Abdication of the new King , ( now become a Prince again ) and of his Brothers . Dated , at Bourdeaux , 12th May , 1808 . Don Ferdinand , prince ...
... ment . Given at the imperial palace , the 4th of May , 1808. - I THE KING . Declaration of Abdication of the new King , ( now become a Prince again ) and of his Brothers . Dated , at Bourdeaux , 12th May , 1808 . Don Ferdinand , prince ...
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... ment ; and , if they fail , having a large ar- my already introduced into the heart of the country , no man will hereafter say , that large regular armies are necessary to the de- fence of a country , the people of which have freedom to ...
... ment ; and , if they fail , having a large ar- my already introduced into the heart of the country , no man will hereafter say , that large regular armies are necessary to the de- fence of a country , the people of which have freedom to ...
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Page 5 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 989 - ... rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I do justice to the virtues, which on other occasions have marked the character of our...
Page 989 - ... of security to our commerce which would not result from a repeal of the decrees of France. Instead of a pledge, therefore, of a suspension of the embargo as to her in case of such a repeal, it was presumed that a sufficient inducement might be found in other considerations, and particularly...
Page 1009 - ... millions and a half in the treasury at the beginning of the year, have enabled us, after meeting the current demands and interest incurred, to pay more than four millions of the principal of our funded debt.
Page 991 - Every view of what had passed authorized a belief that immediate steps would be taken by the British Government for redressing a wrong which the more it was investigated appeared the more clearly to require what had not been provided for in the special mission. It is found that no steps have been taken for the purpose. On the contrary, it will be seen...
Page 837 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
Page 415 - The enemy afterwards made an attempt to recover part of his artillery, by attacking the 71st and 82nd regiments, which were halted in a valley in which it had been taken. These regiments retired from the low grounds in the valley to the heights, where they halted, faced about...
Page 569 - The French army shall be subsisted from its own magazines up to the day of embarkation. The garrisons up to the day of the evacuation of the fortresses. The remainder of the magazines shall be delivered over in the usual form to the British government, which charges itself with the subsistence of the men and horses of the army from the above-mentioned...
Page 567 - Tarfuria on one side, and fort St. Joseph on the other, inclusively, shall be given up on the embarkation of the second division ; as shall also the harbour ; and all armed vessels in it of every description, with their rigging, sails, stores, and ammunition. The fortresses of Elvas, Almaida, Peniche, and Palmela, shall be given up as soon as the British troops can arrive to occupy them.
Page 629 - Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitution, emperor of the French, king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine...