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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... Troops - Naval Measures - Bill to suppress Smug- gling - Peace - Lewis B. Sturges - Welcome of Peace - Failure of Congress to sustain the Executive - President's Drawing - room - Military Peace Es- tablishment Discussion and Dissension ...
... Troops - Naval Measures - Bill to suppress Smug- gling - Peace - Lewis B. Sturges - Welcome of Peace - Failure of Congress to sustain the Executive - President's Drawing - room - Military Peace Es- tablishment Discussion and Dissension ...
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... troops poured in upon us from Europe , to wage vin- dictive , uncivilized , and conquering war , when all its causes had ceased . There were no illegal blockades . There was no belligerent right or pretext for impressment . England had ...
... troops poured in upon us from Europe , to wage vin- dictive , uncivilized , and conquering war , when all its causes had ceased . There were no illegal blockades . There was no belligerent right or pretext for impressment . England had ...
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... troops . In their letter of the 8th of October , 1814 , the British mission dwelt with reproachful emphasis on the protest of the Legislature of Massachusetts , in June , 1813 , as undeniable proof of the avowed design of the American ...
... troops . In their letter of the 8th of October , 1814 , the British mission dwelt with reproachful emphasis on the protest of the Legislature of Massachusetts , in June , 1813 , as undeniable proof of the avowed design of the American ...
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... troops , was not performed for many years afterwards . Throughout the negotiations at Ghent , Great Bri- tain uniformly avowed her determination to hold certain parts of north - eastern America : and it is difficult to reconeile her ...
... troops , was not performed for many years afterwards . Throughout the negotiations at Ghent , Great Bri- tain uniformly avowed her determination to hold certain parts of north - eastern America : and it is difficult to reconeile her ...
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... troops , who were to inundate the United States , without meeting any resistance , have yielded to a republican militia , and will bring back to Europe only tarnished laurels . The report seems to be confirmed , that the English ...
... troops , who were to inundate the United States , without meeting any resistance , have yielded to a republican militia , and will bring back to Europe only tarnished laurels . The report seems to be confirmed , that the English ...
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