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... effect a junction with the illustrious Duke , who was surrounded by three armies , all superior in point of number to that under the command of His Royal Highness . The rank of Lord Cathcart and Lord Moira interfering with that of other ...
... effect a junction with the illustrious Duke , who was surrounded by three armies , all superior in point of number to that under the command of His Royal Highness . The rank of Lord Cathcart and Lord Moira interfering with that of other ...
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... effect the moment the appearan- ces of danger may justify the expense and inconvenience , small as these objects may be . Although the completion of the operations proposed may for the present be postponed , it is nevertheless ...
... effect the moment the appearan- ces of danger may justify the expense and inconvenience , small as these objects may be . Although the completion of the operations proposed may for the present be postponed , it is nevertheless ...
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... effect certain provisions of an act passed this session of parliament , entitled An act to enable his Majesty more effectually to provide for the defence and security of the realm during the present war , ' it becomes the duty of ...
... effect certain provisions of an act passed this session of parliament , entitled An act to enable his Majesty more effectually to provide for the defence and security of the realm during the present war , ' it becomes the duty of ...
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... effect his ends , he destroyed every check created by government on his command ; and that so ignorant were the Captains kept by him of the economy of their own companies , that when , during the preparation of these charges , General ...
... effect his ends , he destroyed every check created by government on his command ; and that so ignorant were the Captains kept by him of the economy of their own companies , that when , during the preparation of these charges , General ...
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... effects of neglect of duty and avarice in many , he found Pollio in all things correct . ' 6 " So far from any presumptuous wish of obtruding myself into the charac- ter of public accuser , in addition to a variety of other proofs ...
... effects of neglect of duty and avarice in many , he found Pollio in all things correct . ' 6 " So far from any presumptuous wish of obtruding myself into the charac- ter of public accuser , in addition to a variety of other proofs ...
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Seite 136 - Let him follow me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! Let us do, or die 1 So may God ever defend the cause of Truth and Liberty, as He did that day ! — Amen.
Seite 148 - Venice agreed to give as a ransom, to secure itself against all farther exactions or demands, the sum of three millions of livres in money, the value of three millions more in articles of naval supply, and three ships of the line ; and it received in return the assurances of the friendship and support of the French republic. Immediately after the signature of this treaty, the arsenal, the library, and the Palace of St. Marc, were ransacked and plundered, and heavy additional contributions were imposed...
Seite 150 - Jacobin has abjured; every thing that a sincere and faithful royalist must feel as an insult. If he is opposed at any time in his career, what is his appeal? He appeals to his fortune; in other words, to his army and his sword. Placing, then, his whole reliance upon military support, can he afford to let his military renown pass away, to let his laurels wither, to let the memory of his...
Seite 136 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa?
Seite 150 - That he has an interest in making peace is at best but a doubtful proposition, and that he has an interest in preserving it is still more uncertain. That it is his interest to negotiate, I do not indeed deny. It is his interest, above all, to engage this country in separate negotiation, in order to loosen and dissolve the whole system of the confederacy on the continent, to palsy at once the arms of Russia, or of Austria, or of any other country that might look to you for support; and then either...
Seite 149 - The intercepted correspondence, which has been alluded to in this debate, seems to afford the strongest ground to believe that his offers to the Turkish government to evacuate Egypt were made solely with a view
Seite 272 - Royal licence and permission, that he may accept and wear the insignia of a Knight of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword...
Seite 403 - Abundance, and an easy Communication preserved with the Fleet. In the Night of the 8th, a feeble Attempt was made by the Enemy, to cut off a small Guard I had sent for the Security of the Place, but the Troops of the Advance had, unknown to them, reinforced the Party early .in the Evening, and the Attack was repulsed. The Advance under Colonel Gillespie occupied the City on the 9th. Very early on the Morning of the 10th, I directed...
Seite 149 - He expressly enjoins his successor strongly and steadily to insist, in all his intercourse with the Turks, that he came to Egypt with no hostile design, and that he never meant to keep possession of the country ; while, on the opposite page of the same instructions, he states in the most unequivocal manner his regret at the discomfiture of his favorite project of colonizing Egypt, and of maintaining it as a territorial acquisition.
Seite 292 - Stewart, should attack in front. — Those troops made a most gallant attack upon the enemy's position, which was remarkably strong, but which was carried without very considerable loss. Much of the day had elapsed before the attack could be commenced, and the action lasted till after dark, the enemy having made repeated attempts to regain the position, particularly in two attacks, which were most gallantly received and repulsed by 'the 39th regiment, under the command of the Honourable Colonel O'Callaghan,...