The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... Expedition to the coast of Bretagne , and attempt upon Port L'Orient . § XVI . Naval transactions in the West Indies . Confer- ences at Breda . § XVII . Vast supplies granted by the Commons of England . XVIII . Parliament dissolved ...
... Expedition to the coast of Bretagne , and attempt upon Port L'Orient . § XVI . Naval transactions in the West Indies . Confer- ences at Breda . § XVII . Vast supplies granted by the Commons of England . XVIII . Parliament dissolved ...
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... expedition , and entered the Austrian trenches about eleven , when a desperate battle ensued . The Austrians were prepared for the attack , which they sustained with great vigour till morning . Then they quitted their intrenchments ...
... expedition , and entered the Austrian trenches about eleven , when a desperate battle ensued . The Austrians were prepared for the attack , which they sustained with great vigour till morning . Then they quitted their intrenchments ...
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... expedition was intrusted to count Brown , an Austrian general of Irish extract , who had given repeated proofs of uncommon valour and capacity . He was on this occasion assisted by vice - admiral Medley , who com- manded the British ...
... expedition was intrusted to count Brown , an Austrian general of Irish extract , who had given repeated proofs of uncommon valour and capacity . He was on this occasion assisted by vice - admiral Medley , who com- manded the British ...
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... expedition . But their departure was postponed by unaccountable delays , until the season was judged too far advanced to risk the great ships on the boisterous coast of North America . That the armament , however , might not be wholly ...
... expedition . But their departure was postponed by unaccountable delays , until the season was judged too far advanced to risk the great ships on the boisterous coast of North America . That the armament , however , might not be wholly ...
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... expedition , weak and frivolous as it may seem , was resented by the French nation as one of the greatest insults they had ever sustained ; and demonstrated the possibility of hurting France in her tenderest parts , by means of an ...
... expedition , weak and frivolous as it may seem , was resented by the French nation as one of the greatest insults they had ever sustained ; and demonstrated the possibility of hurting France in her tenderest parts , by means of an ...
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Page 502 - Tenure whatever, for the unexpired Residue, whatever it may be, of any Term originally created for a Period of not less than...
Page 57 - To that virtue (said he), we trust even at this hour, small as our army is — to that virtue we must have trusted, had this bill been modelled as its warmest opposers could have wished; and without this virtue, should the lords, the commons, and the people of England, intrench themselves behind parchment up to the teeth, the sword will find a passage to the vitals of the constitution.
Page 205 - ... it requisite to augment his forces by sea and land, and to take such other measures as might best tend to preserve the general peace of Europe, and to secure the just rights and possessions of his...
Page 282 - They cheerfully contributed to the expense of armaments,0 and seemed to approve of their destination, in hopes of being able to wipe off the disgraces they had sustained in the defeat of Braddock, and the loss of Minorca. The last event made a deep impression upon the minds of the community. An address was presented to the king by the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commoncouncil of London, containing strong hints to the disadvantage of the ministry.
Page 94 - ... flashes of lightning, and a rumbling noise, like that of a heavy carriage rolling over a hollow pavement. The shock itself consisted of repeated vibrations, which lasted some seconds, and violently shook every house from top to bottom. Again the chairs rocked, the shelves clattered, the small bells rang, and in some places public clocks were heard to strike. Many persons roused by this terrible visitation, started naked from their beds...
Page 535 - The Dutch had for some time carried on a very considerable traffic, not only in taking the fair advantages of their neutrality, but also in supplying the French with naval stores, and transporting the produce of the French sugar colonies to Europe, as carriers hired by the proprietors. The English government, incensed at this unfair commerce, prosecuted with such flagrant partiality for their enemies, issued orders for the cruisers to arrest all ships of neutral powers that should have French property...
Page 246 - But as this step, by the Act of Settlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now passed for enabling his Majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who had served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers, in America only.
Page 3 - Cromartie, and his son the lord Macleod, were conveyed by sea to London ; and those of an inferior rank were confined in different prisons : the marquis of Tullibardine...
Page 359 - An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the 22nd year of the reign of His late Majesty King Geo. the 2nd, intituled ' An Act for amending, explaining, and reducing into one Act of Parliament the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's Punishment ships, vessels, and forces by sea...
Page 336 - Shrewsbury, the dissenting ministers of Devonshire, the protestant dissenters being freeholders and burgesses of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, joined with other inhabitants of the church of England, expressing their apprehension, that in the bill then depending it might be proposed to enact that the said militia should...