The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: 1802-1820C. Knight, 1844 |
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... French Guiana was to be rounded and enlarged by territory torn from Portugal by the treaty of Madrid ; and , in addi- tion to this territory in Guiana , extending to the Amazon river , she was to have , in South America , Surinam ...
... French Guiana was to be rounded and enlarged by territory torn from Portugal by the treaty of Madrid ; and , in addi- tion to this territory in Guiana , extending to the Amazon river , she was to have , in South America , Surinam ...
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... French republic ; and a proclamation was issued for an embargo on all ships in the British ports belonging either to the French and Batavian republics , or to any countries occupied by French arms . On the 18th copies of the requisite ...
... French republic ; and a proclamation was issued for an embargo on all ships in the British ports belonging either to the French and Batavian republics , or to any countries occupied by French arms . On the 18th copies of the requisite ...
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... French coast , and when the orators of the tribunate were wishing " only for a fair wind and thirty - six hours , " presented himself to Bonaparte ; told him that he could waft his army over the Channel in the teeth of any wind , and in ...
... French coast , and when the orators of the tribunate were wishing " only for a fair wind and thirty - six hours , " presented himself to Bonaparte ; told him that he could waft his army over the Channel in the teeth of any wind , and in ...
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... French legation at Madrid . * Those who best know Mr. John Hookham Frere will laugh the longest at the idea of his advocating assassina- tion , and being in a plot to steal French dispatches and state - papers . But there are other ...
... French legation at Madrid . * Those who best know Mr. John Hookham Frere will laugh the longest at the idea of his advocating assassina- tion , and being in a plot to steal French dispatches and state - papers . But there are other ...
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... French at Trafalgar . It was not in the period which intervened between the affair of the four frigates in October and the first sailing of the Spanish fleet in April that fifteen sail of the line were got ready . In both Houses the ...
... French at Trafalgar . It was not in the period which intervened between the affair of the four frigates in October and the first sailing of the Spanish fleet in April that fifteen sail of the line were got ready . In both Houses the ...
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Seite 184 - my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in : but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.
Seite 194 - First. That she obtained the King of Spain's letter, in 1796, to his brother, the King of Naples, acquainting him of his intention to declare war against England; from which letter the ministry...
Seite 357 - 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.
Seite 194 - Jervis to strike a stroke, if opportunity offered, against either the arsenals of Spain or her fleets. That neither of these was done is not the fault of Lady Hamilton; the opportunity might have been offered.
Seite 407 - Cochrane communicated to me by telegraph, that seven of the enemy's ships were on shore and might be destroyed. I immediately made the signal for the fleet to unmoor and weigh, intending to proceed with it to effect their destruction.
Seite 187 - A few minutes afterwards a shot struck the fore-brace bits on the quarter-deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit. tearing off Hardy's buckle and bruising his foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other ; each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said : " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long.
Seite 189 - but I bargained for twenty." And then in a stronger voice he said, "Anchor, Hardy, anchor.
Seite 137 - France only a secondary object ; and does not your majesty already possess more than you know how to preserve ? If your majesty would but reflect, you must perceive that the war is without an object, without any presumable result to yourself. Alas ! what a melancholy prospect, to cause two nations to fight merely for the sake of fighting...
Seite 184 - ... two-deckers. The second in command, having the entire direction of his line, was to break through the enemy, about the twelfth ship from their rear : he would lead through the centre, and the advanced squadron was to cut off three or four ahead of the centre.
Seite 52 - J ask to be allowed to display the best energies of my character; to shed the last drop of my blood in support of your majesty's person, crown, and dignity ; for this is not a war for empire, glory, or dominions, but for existence.