A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying on by Great Britain and the Several Other European Powers ...John Debritt J. Debrett, 1794 - Europe |
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Page 308 - their power to liberate the veflels of a nation at peace, and even of a citizen of the United States, although feized under a falfe colour of being hoftile property ; and have denied their power to liberate certain captures within the protection of our territory; it would
Page 301 - who fhall, within the cognizance of the courts of the United States, violate the law of nations, with refpeft to the powers at war, or any of them. In
Page 364 - a juft and neceflary war, and in endeavouring, under the bleffing of Providence, to oppofe an effectual barrier to the farther progrefs of a fyftem which ftrikes at the fecurity and peace of all independent nations, and is purfued in open defiance of every principle of moderation, good faith, humanity, and juftice.
Page 139 - nothing more fincerely than thus to terminate a war which he in vain endeavoured 'to avoid, and all the calamities of which, as now experienced by France, are to be attributed only to the ambition, the perfidy, •and the violence of thofe, whofe crimes have involved their own country in mifery, and
Page 362 - war, and in endeavouring, under the blefling of Providence, to oppofe an effectual barrier to the further progrefs of a fyftem •which ftrikes at the fecurity and peace of all independent nations, and is purfued in open defiance of every principle of moderation, good faith, humanity, and juftice.
Page 19 - one of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, and His Principal Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs: who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed upon the following articles.
Page 307 - influenced by the belief, that my conduct would be eftimated according to its real motives; and that the people, and the authorities derived from them, would fupport exertions, having nothing perfonal for their object, I have obeyed the
Page 311 - addition to their contributions, to obviate a future accumulation of burdens. But here I cannot forbear to recommend a repeal of the tax on the tranfportation of the public prints. There is no refource fo firm for the government of the United States, as the
Page 308 - this plan of protection ; and it will probably be found expedient to extend the legal code, and the jurifdiction of the courts of the United States, to many cafes, which, though
Page 366 - redrefs by negociation. That it appears to this Houfe, that, in the late negociation between his Majefty's Minifters and the agents of the French government, the faid Minifters did not take fuch meafures as were likely to procure redrefs, without a rupture, for the grievances of which they complained •, and particularly that they never ftated