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Page 129
Being alked concerning that volunteer force , he replied , that it included inen of
the best fortune and character in the province , and that it was composed
generally of men who were pollefied of property either landed or otherwife . That
That an ...
Being alked concerning that volunteer force , he replied , that it included inen of
the best fortune and character in the province , and that it was composed
generally of men who were pollefied of property either landed or otherwife . That
That an ...
Page 380
The ininia ster's declaration in the House of Commons concerning the convention
of Saratoga , brought forth the severest as well as the most just and equitable
charges against him . The principle and policy of the war were arraigned , and
the ...
The ininia ster's declaration in the House of Commons concerning the convention
of Saratoga , brought forth the severest as well as the most just and equitable
charges against him . The principle and policy of the war were arraigned , and
the ...
Page 391
While parliament were debat . ing concerning a method of reconciliation , the
French had actually signed a treaty of commerce with the Americans , and had a
fleet ready to sail to support it . Of all this the ministry were either ignorant , or at ...
While parliament were debat . ing concerning a method of reconciliation , the
French had actually signed a treaty of commerce with the Americans , and had a
fleet ready to sail to support it . Of all this the ministry were either ignorant , or at ...
Page 394
As circumstances concerning this transaction were not sufficiently known for
impartial persons to form a judgment upon , these fcriblers were sufferered to go
on without any reply or contradiction . The ground of this accusation was a
complaint ...
As circumstances concerning this transaction were not sufficiently known for
impartial persons to form a judgment upon , these fcriblers were sufferered to go
on without any reply or contradiction . The ground of this accusation was a
complaint ...
Page 398
Whatever might be the opinions of the ministry , the nation in general were of a
different opinion ; the people were shocked at the reports of such unprovoked
acts of barbarity , and spoke with great freedom concerning the authors of the war
.
Whatever might be the opinions of the ministry , the nation in general were of a
different opinion ; the people were shocked at the reports of such unprovoked
acts of barbarity , and spoke with great freedom concerning the authors of the war
.
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| Title | An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, Volume 2 An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, James Murray |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
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