The Story of the Dominion: Four Hundred Years in the Annals of Half a Continent; a History of Canada from Its Early Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time; Embracing Its Growth, Progress and Achievements in the Pursuits of Peace and War |
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... march which was ushered in by apparent successes such as the capture of Ticon- deroga and the defeat of one opposing army . Suffice it to say that the further Burgoyne penetrated into the enemy's country the more 140 COLONIAL RIVALRY ...
... march which was ushered in by apparent successes such as the capture of Ticon- deroga and the defeat of one opposing army . Suffice it to say that the further Burgoyne penetrated into the enemy's country the more 140 COLONIAL RIVALRY ...
Page 201
... march in Canadian history and had reached Chateauguay the day before the battle . The Americans advanced upon the hidden first line with 4,000 men , but , on driving it back , they met the second line under Colonel McDonell and , there ...
... march in Canadian history and had reached Chateauguay the day before the battle . The Americans advanced upon the hidden first line with 4,000 men , but , on driving it back , they met the second line under Colonel McDonell and , there ...
Page 202
... another advance from Lake Champlain by 4,000 men under General Wilkin- It was checked , and eventually repulsed on March 30th by a son . gallant handful of some 300 men commanded by Major Handcock 202 THE WAR OF 1812-15.
... another advance from Lake Champlain by 4,000 men under General Wilkin- It was checked , and eventually repulsed on March 30th by a son . gallant handful of some 300 men commanded by Major Handcock 202 THE WAR OF 1812-15.
Page 204
... march of the 104th Regiment in Febru- ary , 1813 , through hundreds of miles of frozen wilderness , was of special interest as well as importance . A Elsewhere on sea and land the war had been equally varied . number of naval victories ...
... march of the 104th Regiment in Febru- ary , 1813 , through hundreds of miles of frozen wilderness , was of special interest as well as importance . A Elsewhere on sea and land the war had been equally varied . number of naval victories ...
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... march upon Paris , the war ceased . In many of these conflicts , however , both on sea and land— notably in the famous duel of the Chesapeake and the Shannon when Sir Provo Wallis , of Nova Scotian birth , laid the foundation of fame ...
... march upon Paris , the war ceased . In many of these conflicts , however , both on sea and land— notably in the famous duel of the Chesapeake and the Shannon when Sir Provo Wallis , of Nova Scotian birth , laid the foundation of fame ...
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Page 171 - ... and that the clergy of the said church may hold, receive, and enjoy, their accustomed dues and rights, with respect to such persons only as shall profess the said religion.
Page 388 - Island, and thence, southerly, through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca's Straits to the Pacific Ocean.
Page 131 - Nor can we suppress our astonishment that a British Parliament should ever consent to establish in that country a religion that has deluged your island in blood, and dispersed impiety, bigotry, persecution, murder, and rebellion through every part of the world.
Page 531 - In and for each Province the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education, subject and according to the following provisions: 1) Nothing in any such law shall prejudicially affect any right or privilege with respect to denominational schools which any class of persons have by law in the Province at the union...
Page 503 - A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort, with my latest breath, will I oppose the veiled treason which attempts by sordid means and mercenary proffers to lure our people from their allegiance.
Page 338 - States, and further engages to urge upon the State governments to secure to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty the use of the several State canals...
Page 168 - His Britannic majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada, he will, consequently, give the most precise and most effectual orders, that his new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the worship of their religion, according to the rites of the Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great Britain permit.
Page 262 - I know not how it is possible to secure that harmony in any other way than by administering the government on those principles which have been found perfectly efficacious in Great Britain.
Page 531 - Province, an Appeal shall lie to the Governor-General in Council from any Act or Decision of any Provincial Authority affecting any Right or Privilege of the Protestant or Roman Catholic Minority of the Queen's Subjects in relation to Education: 4.
Page 531 - General in Council on any appeal under this section is not duly executed by the proper provincial authority in that behalf then and in every such case and as far only as the circumstances of each case require the Parliament of Canada may make remedial laws for the due execution of the provisions of this section and of any decision of the Governor General in Council under this section.