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... Roanoke inlet , when the waters of the Pamlico and Neuse shall be al lowed to preserve their direct and undisturbed course through Ocracock . the deposites will not be so great , and a considerable improvement of the inlet may be ...
... Roanoke inlet , when the waters of the Pamlico and Neuse shall be al lowed to preserve their direct and undisturbed course through Ocracock . the deposites will not be so great , and a considerable improvement of the inlet may be ...
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Senate of the United States. In support of the theory that Roanoke inlet was not filled up by the open- ing of the channel through the marshes , and the withdrawal thither of the waters of the Albemarle from the inlet , its filling up ...
Senate of the United States. In support of the theory that Roanoke inlet was not filled up by the open- ing of the channel through the marshes , and the withdrawal thither of the waters of the Albemarle from the inlet , its filling up ...
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... Roanoke inlet , should be very deep . Agreeably to my estimate of the force of the bottom - waves on this part of the coast , it should be at least 20 feet deep ; and then it would be abso- lutely necessary to protect its entrance by ...
... Roanoke inlet , should be very deep . Agreeably to my estimate of the force of the bottom - waves on this part of the coast , it should be at least 20 feet deep ; and then it would be abso- lutely necessary to protect its entrance by ...
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... Roanoke inlet ; and , as will presently appear , the situation is such that there will be no inner formations or obstructions . The northeast wind , aided by a southerly current , ( to the effects of which the failure of the work , from ...
... Roanoke inlet ; and , as will presently appear , the situation is such that there will be no inner formations or obstructions . The northeast wind , aided by a southerly current , ( to the effects of which the failure of the work , from ...
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... Roanoke inlet of obstructions brought in by the northeasterly winds . The fall of the sound is considerable , as has been shown ; and the height of the water , as nearly as can be ascertained , is two and a half feet above the level of ...
... Roanoke inlet of obstructions brought in by the northeasterly winds . The fall of the sound is considerable , as has been shown ; and the height of the water , as nearly as can be ascertained , is two and a half feet above the level of ...
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Page cxiii - An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 85 - That the said river, and the works to be erected thereon in virtue of this act, when completed, shall forever thereafter be esteemed and taken to be navigable as a public highway, free for the transportation of all goods, commodities, or produce, whatsoever, on payment of the tolls imposed by this act...
Page 41 - That every citizen so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch with a box therein to contain not less than twentyfour cartridges...
Page 8 - That the marshals of the several districts, and their deputies, shall have the same powers in executing the laws of the United States, as sheriffs and their deputies, in the several states, have by law, in executing the laws of the respective states.
Page lxx - Instead of reproaching us with a want of constitutional power to make an equitable and just distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among all the...
Page 83 - ... person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars for...
Page 30 - ... and every citizen so enrolled, and providing himself with the arms, ammunition, and accoutrements required as aforesaid, shall hold the same exempted from all suits, distresses, executions, or sales for debt, or for the payment of taxes.
Page 1 - States; pilots; mariners actually employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States...
Page 51 - 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 10 - To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states, respectively, the appointment of officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress...