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Page 24
The navy of England consists of about 200 ships of the line, and from 5 to 600
smaller ships and frigates. To man these ships in time of war, requires more than
100,000 mariners. 92. Army. The number of men in military service in Great
Britain ...
The navy of England consists of about 200 ships of the line, and from 5 to 600
smaller ships and frigates. To man these ships in time of war, requires more than
100,000 mariners. 92. Army. The number of men in military service in Great
Britain ...
Page 77
... millions of dollars; arising from duties on goods, a tax on the rent of lands, and
the mines of Brasil, of which one fifth of the produce belongs to the king. The
army consists of 25,000 men ; the navy of 13 ships of the line, and about 15
frigates.
... millions of dollars; arising from duties on goods, a tax on the rent of lands, and
the mines of Brasil, of which one fifth of the produce belongs to the king. The
army consists of 25,000 men ; the navy of 13 ships of the line, and about 15
frigates.
Page 129
The harbor of Amsterdam is very spacious, and sufficient to hold a thousand
ships; but the water is so shallow at the bar, that large ships cannot enter without
being lightened, or raised by machines called camels. Amsterdam is, however,
next ...
The harbor of Amsterdam is very spacious, and sufficient to hold a thousand
ships; but the water is so shallow at the bar, that large ships cannot enter without
being lightened, or raised by machines called camels. Amsterdam is, however,
next ...
Page 140
The revenue is about 7 millions of dollars, of which half a million is levied upon
ships which pass the sound or strait at the entrace of the Baltic, between Zealand
and Sweden. The army consists of about 70,000 men, and the navy of 33 ships of
...
The revenue is about 7 millions of dollars, of which half a million is levied upon
ships which pass the sound or strait at the entrace of the Baltic, between Zealand
and Sweden. The army consists of about 70,000 men, and the navy of 33 ships of
...
Page 161
Here is a hospital for seamen, an academy for the instruction of officers of the
navy, and dry docks for refitting ships of war, capable of containing nine ships
upon the stocks. These docks are faced and paved with stone, and filled with
water ...
Here is a hospital for seamen, an academy for the instruction of officers of the
navy, and dry docks for refitting ships of war, capable of containing nine ships
upon the stocks. These docks are faced and paved with stone, and filled with
water ...
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| Title | Elements of Useful Knowledge: Containing a Historical and Geographical Account of the Empires and States in Europe, Asia and Africa, with Their Colonies : to which is Added a Brief Description of New Holland ..., Volume 3 |
| Author | Noah Webster |
| Publisher | Bronson, Walter & Company, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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