The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 |
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Pàgina 4
... treaty at Aix - la - Chapelle . · § I. IN the beginning of April , the duke of Cum- berland began his march from Aberdeen , and on the twelfth passed the deep and rapid river Spey , without opposition from the rebels , though a ...
... treaty at Aix - la - Chapelle . · § I. IN the beginning of April , the duke of Cum- berland began his march from Aberdeen , and on the twelfth passed the deep and rapid river Spey , without opposition from the rebels , though a ...
Pàgina 4
... treaty at Aix - la - Chapelle . · § I. IN the beginning of April , the duke of Cum- berland began his march from Aberdeen , and on the twelfth passed the deep and rapid river Spey , without opposition from the rebels , though a ...
... treaty at Aix - la - Chapelle . · § I. IN the beginning of April , the duke of Cum- berland began his march from Aberdeen , and on the twelfth passed the deep and rapid river Spey , without opposition from the rebels , though a ...
Pàgina 41
... treaty of subsidy , by which the czarina , engaged to hold in readiness thirty thousand men , and forty galleys , to be employed in the service of the con- federates , on the first requisition . The states general acceded to this ...
... treaty of subsidy , by which the czarina , engaged to hold in readiness thirty thousand men , and forty galleys , to be employed in the service of the con- federates , on the first requisition . The states general acceded to this ...
Pàgina 42
... treaty . Several other prudent measures were taken in the course of this session , for the benefit of the public ; and among these we may reckon an act for encouraging the : manufacture of indigo in the British plantations of North ...
... treaty . Several other prudent measures were taken in the course of this session , for the benefit of the public ; and among these we may reckon an act for encouraging the : manufacture of indigo in the British plantations of North ...
Pàgina 43
... treaty with the czarina ; and if the confederates had acted with more vigour and expedition in the beginning of the campaign . The Rus sian auxiliaries might have been transported beyond sea to Lubeck before the end of the preceding ...
... treaty with the czarina ; and if the confederates had acted with more vigour and expedition in the beginning of the campaign . The Rus sian auxiliaries might have been transported beyond sea to Lubeck before the end of the preceding ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 502 - Tenure whatever, for the unexpired Residue, whatever it may be, of any Term originally created for a Period of not less than...
Pàgina 57 - To that virtue (said he), we trust even at this hour, small as our army is — to that virtue we must have trusted, had this bill been modelled as its warmest opposers could have wished; and without this virtue, should the lords, the commons, and the people of England, intrench themselves behind parchment up to the teeth, the sword will find a passage to the vitals of the constitution.
Pàgina 205 - ... it requisite to augment his forces by sea and land, and to take such other measures as might best tend to preserve the general peace of Europe, and to secure the just rights and possessions of his...
Pàgina 282 - They cheerfully contributed to the expense of armaments,0 and seemed to approve of their destination, in hopes of being able to wipe off the disgraces they had sustained in the defeat of Braddock, and the loss of Minorca. The last event made a deep impression upon the minds of the community. An address was presented to the king by the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commoncouncil of London, containing strong hints to the disadvantage of the ministry.
Pàgina 94 - ... flashes of lightning, and a rumbling noise, like that of a heavy carriage rolling over a hollow pavement. The shock itself consisted of repeated vibrations, which lasted some seconds, and violently shook every house from top to bottom. Again the chairs rocked, the shelves clattered, the small bells rang, and in some places public clocks were heard to strike. Many persons roused by this terrible visitation, started naked from their beds...
Pàgina 535 - The Dutch had for some time carried on a very considerable traffic, not only in taking the fair advantages of their neutrality, but also in supplying the French with naval stores, and transporting the produce of the French sugar colonies to Europe, as carriers hired by the proprietors. The English government, incensed at this unfair commerce, prosecuted with such flagrant partiality for their enemies, issued orders for the cruisers to arrest all ships of neutral powers that should have French property...
Pàgina 246 - But as this step, by the Act of Settlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now passed for enabling his Majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who had served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers, in America only.
Pàgina 3 - Cromartie, and his son the lord Macleod, were conveyed by sea to London ; and those of an inferior rank were confined in different prisons : the marquis of Tullibardine...
Pàgina 359 - An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the 22nd year of the reign of His late Majesty King Geo. the 2nd, intituled ' An Act for amending, explaining, and reducing into one Act of Parliament the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's Punishment ships, vessels, and forces by sea...
Pàgina 336 - Shrewsbury, the dissenting ministers of Devonshire, the protestant dissenters being freeholders and burgesses of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, joined with other inhabitants of the church of England, expressing their apprehension, that in the bill then depending it might be proposed to enact that the said militia should...