The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 1Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1810 - Europe |
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Page xii
... Attack upon Copenhagen . Expedition to the Dar- danelles . Earl St Vincent's Mission to Lisbon . Military Co - operation on the Continent . Mr Whitbread's Motion on the Mediation of Russia and Austria . Orders in Council , and ...
... Attack upon Copenhagen . Expedition to the Dar- danelles . Earl St Vincent's Mission to Lisbon . Military Co - operation on the Continent . Mr Whitbread's Motion on the Mediation of Russia and Austria . Orders in Council , and ...
Page xii
... Attack upon Valencia , and Defeat of the French . Victory of the French at Rio Seco - their Cruelties after the Battle . Correspondence between General Blake and Marshal Bessieres . St Andero taken by the French , and recovered . Pro ...
... Attack upon Valencia , and Defeat of the French . Victory of the French at Rio Seco - their Cruelties after the Battle . Correspondence between General Blake and Marshal Bessieres . St Andero taken by the French , and recovered . Pro ...
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... attacking them by land were at an end , and neither they nor their allies dared show their flag upon the sea . We , therefore , could not in any way lessen the power of the enemy , neither could they subdue , nor in any way weaken us ...
... attacking them by land were at an end , and neither they nor their allies dared show their flag upon the sea . We , therefore , could not in any way lessen the power of the enemy , neither could they subdue , nor in any way weaken us ...
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... attack him ; the horse of one of his friends was stabbed , and a young man killed ; so that , to prevent far- ther evils , he withdrew from a con- test which was carried on against him by force of arms . The question upon which this mi ...
... attack him ; the horse of one of his friends was stabbed , and a young man killed ; so that , to prevent far- ther evils , he withdrew from a con- test which was carried on against him by force of arms . The question upon which this mi ...
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... attacking every ship that , in French language , renounced the independence of its national flag , by navigating under a British licence . French commerce , it was said , will not devote itself uselessly to that sort of warfare which ...
... attacking every ship that , in French language , renounced the independence of its national flag , by navigating under a British licence . French commerce , it was said , will not devote itself uselessly to that sort of warfare which ...
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Page 458 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Page 143 - Controul, moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to enquire into the present state of the affairs of the East India Company.
Page xxvii - And the right honourable the lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury, his majesty's principal secretaries of state, the lords commissioners of the admiralty, and the judge of the high court of admiralty, and the judges of the courts of vice admiralty.
Page 457 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Page xviii - ... that all the ports and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at war with His Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe, from which, although not at war with His Majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to His Majesty's enemies, shall, from henceforth, be subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, as if the same were actually blockaded by His Majesty's naval...
Page xcvii - WP VAN NESS. NATHANIEL PENDLETON, Esq. In the evening of the same day I received from him the following answer : No. XI June 26, 1804. SIR, I have communicated the letter which you did me the honour to write to me of this date, to General Hamilton.
Page xxvii - Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of - His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1.
Page 438 - Spain, and we must be at hand to aid and take advantage of whatever happens. — The wishes of our country, and our. duty demand this of us, with whatever risk it may be attended. — I mean to proceed bridle in hand, for if the bubble bursts, and Madrid falls, we shall have a run for it.
Page xlii - Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitution, emperor of the French, king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine...
Page xvi - His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and the Courts of Vice Admiralty, are to take the necessary measures herein as to them shall respectively appertain.