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... FRANCE . Illustrated . Crown 8vo , $ 1.50 net . Postage extra . OUR NAVY AND THE BARBARY CORSAIRS . Illustrated . Crown 8vo , $ 1.50 net . Postage 12 cents . HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK OUR NAVAL WAR WITH FRANCE.
... FRANCE . Illustrated . Crown 8vo , $ 1.50 net . Postage extra . OUR NAVY AND THE BARBARY CORSAIRS . Illustrated . Crown 8vo , $ 1.50 net . Postage 12 cents . HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK OUR NAVAL WAR WITH FRANCE.
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Gardner Weld Allen. WITH FRANCE BY GARDNER W. ALLEN bien on Ghe Riverside Press BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1909 8150 COPYRIGHT , 1909 , BY GARDNER W. ALLEN ALL. OUR NAVAL WAR.
Gardner Weld Allen. WITH FRANCE BY GARDNER W. ALLEN bien on Ghe Riverside Press BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1909 8150 COPYRIGHT , 1909 , BY GARDNER W. ALLEN ALL. OUR NAVAL WAR.
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... York , Published by A. Robertson , No. 79 Liberty Str . & C. Tiebout , No. 28 Gold Street , Novem . 20th , 1799. " ISAAC HULL From " The Polyanthos " ( Jan. 1814 ) . Engraved by I. R. Smith from a portrait by H. Williams . " The ...
... York , Published by A. Robertson , No. 79 Liberty Str . & C. Tiebout , No. 28 Gold Street , Novem . 20th , 1799. " ISAAC HULL From " The Polyanthos " ( Jan. 1814 ) . Engraved by I. R. Smith from a portrait by H. Williams . " The ...
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... York and was on the point of sailing , was detained . These acts aroused a ve- hement protest from Genet and from the French consuls at Philadelphia and New York . They claimed exclusive jurisdiction in the disposition of prizes , by ...
... York and was on the point of sailing , was detained . These acts aroused a ve- hement protest from Genet and from the French consuls at Philadelphia and New York . They claimed exclusive jurisdiction in the disposition of prizes , by ...
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... of Governor Clinton of New York , he settled in that state , and lived there in peace and quiet during the remainder of his long life . CHAPTER II NEGOTIATIONS THE administration , while relieved from the EARLY MISUNDERSTANDINGS 15.
... of Governor Clinton of New York , he settled in that state , and lived there in peace and quiet during the remainder of his long life . CHAPTER II NEGOTIATIONS THE administration , while relieved from the EARLY MISUNDERSTANDINGS 15.
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Page 296 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war of either party, and privateers, freely to carry whithersoever they please, the ships and goods taken from their enemies, without being obliged to pay any duty to the officers of the admiralty or any other judges ; nor shall such prizes be arrested or seized...
Page 294 - February, 1778, the treaty of amity and commerce of the same date, and the convention of the 14th of November, 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutually due or claimed, the parties will negotiate further on these subjects at a convenient time...
Page 5 - ... it is the right of every nation to prohibit acts of sovereignty from being exercised by any other within its limits ; and the duty of a neutral nation to prohibit such as would injure one of the warring powers...
Page 291 - It shall not be lawful for any foreign privateers, not belonging to subjects of the Most Christian King nor citizens of the said United States, who have commissions from any other Prince or State in enmity with either nation, to fit their ships in the ports of either the one or the other of the aforesaid parties...
Page 294 - ... shall address themselves to the courts, judges, and officers competent, and shall demand the said deserters in writing^ proving by an exhibition of the registers of the vessel's or ship's roll, or other public documents, that those men were part of the said crews ; and, on this demand so proved, (saving, however, where the contrary is proved,) the delivery shall not be refused.
Page 38 - I will never send another minister to France without assurances that he will be received, respected, and honored as the representative of a great, free, powerful, and independent nation.
Page 40 - United States. Thinking in this manner, and feeling how incumbent it is upon every person, of every description, to contribute at all times to his country's welfare, and especially in a moment like the present, when every thing we hold dear and sacred is so seriously threatened, I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States...
Page 291 - ... also from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurisdiction of one power or under several.
Page 297 - ... no shelter or refuge shall be given in their ports to such as shall have made...
Page 292 - If the ships of the said subjects, people, or inhabitants, of either of the parties, shall be met with, either sailing along the coasts or on the high seas, by any ship of war of the other, or by any privateer, the said ship of war or privateer...