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... and inanifest their duty and attachment to the sovereign , and the kindness with
which it would be taken , that they met on their fide the favourable dispofition
shewn on the other tom wards bringing the presenț unhappy disputes to a
period .
... and inanifest their duty and attachment to the sovereign , and the kindness with
which it would be taken , that they met on their fide the favourable dispofition
shewn on the other tom wards bringing the presenț unhappy disputes to a
period .
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Others which were got entangled with the American coasts , were either taken or
seized in those harbours and creeks , where they put in for shelter . The few that
arrived at Boston were prodigiously shattered , and their cargoes suffered greatly
...
Others which were got entangled with the American coasts , were either taken or
seized in those harbours and creeks , where they put in for shelter . The few that
arrived at Boston were prodigiously shattered , and their cargoes suffered greatly
...
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tain knowledge of a resolution taken by fome Indian nation to attack them , and in
that case only , in which the danger is too urgent to allow them time to consult the
other Srates . No particular State shall give any commission to vessels , or ...
tain knowledge of a resolution taken by fome Indian nation to attack them , and in
that case only , in which the danger is too urgent to allow them time to consult the
other Srates . No particular State shall give any commission to vessels , or ...
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to establish rules for judging in all cases the legitimacy of the prizes taken by fea
or land , and to determine the manner . in which the prizes taken by the land or
sea forces , in the service of the United States , shall be divided or employed ; -to
...
to establish rules for judging in all cases the legitimacy of the prizes taken by fea
or land , and to determine the manner . in which the prizes taken by the land or
sea forces , in the service of the United States , shall be divided or employed ; -to
...
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Three of the enemy's commanders were taken prisoners , viz . MajorGeneral
Sullivan , and the Brigadier - Generals Lord Stirling and Udell , and ten other field
- officers . The loss on the side of the British and Hessian troops was faid to be
very ...
Three of the enemy's commanders were taken prisoners , viz . MajorGeneral
Sullivan , and the Brigadier - Generals Lord Stirling and Udell , and ten other field
- officers . The loss on the side of the British and Hessian troops was faid to be
very ...
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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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