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Page 197
... of this country , the Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan ruled at Cabul , and with other chiefs of his family held dominion over the greater part of the country . His right to the throne , however , was contested 17 * THE WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN . 197.
... of this country , the Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan ruled at Cabul , and with other chiefs of his family held dominion over the greater part of the country . His right to the throne , however , was contested 17 * THE WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN . 197.
Page 198
... Ameer in the mean time assembled an army of 30,000 men , made an attack upon the Sikhs remaining in Peshawer , and fought the battle of Jumrood on the 1st of May , 1837 , in which it was said that the number killed on both sides ...
... Ameer in the mean time assembled an army of 30,000 men , made an attack upon the Sikhs remaining in Peshawer , and fought the battle of Jumrood on the 1st of May , 1837 , in which it was said that the number killed on both sides ...
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... Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan , Chief of Cabul , finding himself pressed on the northeast by the Maharajah Runjeet Sing , an old ally of the British India Government , and also by a threat of invasion , on the side of Herat , by the Shah of ...
... Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan , Chief of Cabul , finding himself pressed on the northeast by the Maharajah Runjeet Sing , an old ally of the British India Government , and also by a threat of invasion , on the side of Herat , by the Shah of ...
Page 200
... Ameer's good offices . That it was in its power to forward the pecuniary as- sistance as far as Bokhara , with which state it had friendly and com- mercial relations ; but that the Ameer must arrange for its being forwarded on to Cabul ...
... Ameer's good offices . That it was in its power to forward the pecuniary as- sistance as far as Bokhara , with which state it had friendly and com- mercial relations ; but that the Ameer must arrange for its being forwarded on to Cabul ...
Page 202
... Ameer of Cabool had terminated , and that , though hope then existed of some ultimate good understanding being established , it has day by day grown more faint ; and I have now re- ceived my dismissal from Cabool , and am preparing ...
... Ameer of Cabool had terminated , and that , though hope then existed of some ultimate good understanding being established , it has day by day grown more faint ; and I have now re- ceived my dismissal from Cabool , and am preparing ...
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Page 247 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 359 - Collins previously to the year 1774, as the 45th degree of north latitude, and which has been known and understood to be the line of actual division between the States of New York and Vermont on one side, and the British Province of Canada on the other; and, from said point of intersection west, along the said dividing line as heretofore known and understood, to the Iroquois, or St. Lawrence River.
Page 247 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 361 - John, determined by this treaty to belong to Her Britannic Majesty, shall have free access to and through the river, for their produce, in those parts where the said river runs wholly through the State of Maine : Provided, always, That this agreement shall give no right to either party to interfere with any regulations not inconsistent with the terms of this treaty which the Governments, respectively, of Maine or of New Brunswick may make respecting the navigation of the said river, where both banks...
Page 361 - States agrees to receive for the use of, and pay over to the States of Maine and Massachusetts, their respective portions of said fund: And further to pay and satisfy said States, respectively, for all claims for expenses incurred by them in protecting the said heretofore disputed territory...
Page 244 - Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the River St Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45. degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said River St Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 453 - ... of the United States and the security of their citizens. That rule announces, therefore, what will hereafter be the principle maintained by their government In every regularly documented American merchant- vessel, the crew who navigate it will find their protection in the flag which is over them.
Page 244 - The government of Quebec, bounded on the Labrador coast by the River St. John, and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the Lake St. John, to the south end of the Lake Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the River St.
Page 245 - Britain, bounded on the south by a line from the bay of Chaleurs, along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 184 - ... are not instructed to detain American vessels, under any circumstances whatever ; on the contrary, they are ordered to abstain from all interference with them, be they slavers or otherwise. But where reasonable suspicion exists that the American flag has been abused for the purpose of covering the vessel of another nation, it would appear scarcely credible, had it not been made manifest by the repeated protestations of their representative, that the government of the United States, which has...