The History of England, Volume 21Printed, by assignment from Mr. Knapton, for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Robinson, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, J. Ward, R. Baldwin, W. Owen, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, P. Davey and B. Law, T. Longman, T. Caslon, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, M. Cooper, and C. Ware., 1759 - Great Britain |
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... Dutch ifland of Curacoa a large quan- tity of ammunition . Expedition under com- modore Knowles Guira and It was the 18th of February before commodore Knowles came before La Guira . According to the accounts fent home to the government ...
... Dutch ifland of Curacoa a large quan- tity of ammunition . Expedition under com- modore Knowles Guira and It was the 18th of February before commodore Knowles came before La Guira . According to the accounts fent home to the government ...
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... Dutch volunteers , to take poffeffion of those fafcine batteries , the commodore , it seems , not at all doubting of the ships being able to filence them , which in fact they did by fun - fet . The detachment who landed con- fifted of ...
... Dutch volunteers , to take poffeffion of those fafcine batteries , the commodore , it seems , not at all doubting of the ships being able to filence them , which in fact they did by fun - fet . The detachment who landed con- fifted of ...
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... Dutch Holland , to concert measures with Mr. Trevor , the British troops ar- envoy at the Hague , to demand the auxiliary troops of 6000 men , which were ftipulated in the perpetual league between England and Holland of 1678 , and ...
... Dutch Holland , to concert measures with Mr. Trevor , the British troops ar- envoy at the Hague , to demand the auxiliary troops of 6000 men , which were ftipulated in the perpetual league between England and Holland of 1678 , and ...
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... Dutch auxiliaries , now that all apprehen- fions of an invafion were over , embarked for Oftend . On the 3d of April his majefty came to the house of peers , and acquainted his parliament of the mutual declara- tions of war that had ...
... Dutch auxiliaries , now that all apprehen- fions of an invafion were over , embarked for Oftend . On the 3d of April his majefty came to the house of peers , and acquainted his parliament of the mutual declara- tions of war that had ...
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... Dutch had come to a refo- lution of making a farther augmentation . The confede- rate army that had now marched back to the Low Countries , was in excellent order and impatient for action , and matters in Italy bore a very bad afpect ...
... Dutch had come to a refo- lution of making a farther augmentation . The confede- rate army that had now marched back to the Low Countries , was in excellent order and impatient for action , and matters in Italy bore a very bad afpect ...
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