History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain: Declared by Act of Congress, the 18th of June, 1812, and Concluded by Peace, the 15th of February, 1815, Volume 2Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1852 - United States |
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... navy , to cope hereafter with the American , was taught that it must add moral to physical strength ; the British tar must be not only able , but willing to serve , and not merely brave , but cordial in action ; not seized along shore ...
... navy , to cope hereafter with the American , was taught that it must add moral to physical strength ; the British tar must be not only able , but willing to serve , and not merely brave , but cordial in action ; not seized along shore ...
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... navy there ? " Both missions at Ghent , American nationality , British good sense , all European perception , felt the total change in a con- flict , when Great Britain endeavored , by territorial conquests , to crush American efforts ...
... navy there ? " Both missions at Ghent , American nationality , British good sense , all European perception , felt the total change in a con- flict , when Great Britain endeavored , by territorial conquests , to crush American efforts ...
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... navy , both in its civil and military branches , and in its entire internal economy ; also , with a principal view to counteract the causes of American abduction of our seamen . Let us hope that this interesting subject will meet all ...
... navy , both in its civil and military branches , and in its entire internal economy ; also , with a principal view to counteract the causes of American abduction of our seamen . Let us hope that this interesting subject will meet all ...
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... Navy , War , and Treasury ; whereas one American minister in England has corresponded with as many as five different ministries in two years , and an American minister in France with still more . All taxes were promptly and economically ...
... Navy , War , and Treasury ; whereas one American minister in England has corresponded with as many as five different ministries in two years , and an American minister in France with still more . All taxes were promptly and economically ...
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... Navy , and the Attorney - General . [ The Department of State being vacant , its duties were at that time discharged by Mr. Monroe , as Acting Secretary : the Postmaster - General was not at that day a cabinet minister . ] Subdued joy ...
... Navy , and the Attorney - General . [ The Department of State being vacant , its duties were at that time discharged by Mr. Monroe , as Acting Secretary : the Postmaster - General was not at that day a cabinet minister . ] Subdued joy ...
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Page 211 - Morgan, and, what is strange and difficult to account for, at the very moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements...
Page 50 - American fishermen shall also have liberty, for ever, to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbors, and creeks, of the southern part of the coast of Newfoundland, here above described, and of the coast of Labrador...
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