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 2Robson, 1780 |
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... render flavery a principal object in the po- litical system of every European power , that poffeffes dominion in America , the idea of pre - eminence must always be cherished , and confidered as a neceffary po- licy . This reafon ...
... render flavery a principal object in the po- litical system of every European power , that poffeffes dominion in America , the idea of pre - eminence must always be cherished , and confidered as a neceffary po- licy . This reafon ...
Page 29
... rendered as defenfible as the time would admit , Notwithstanding the loyalty of the people in this quarter which included two fmall coun- ties , it does not appear that his force was at all con- fiderable , either as to number or ...
... rendered as defenfible as the time would admit , Notwithstanding the loyalty of the people in this quarter which included two fmall coun- ties , it does not appear that his force was at all con- fiderable , either as to number or ...
Page 32
... rendered them totally abor- tive . It was intended according to this scheme , that the garrifons which Great Britain had at Detroit , and fome other parts of the remote back fettlements , with their artillery and ammunition , fhould be ...
... rendered them totally abor- tive . It was intended according to this scheme , that the garrifons which Great Britain had at Detroit , and fome other parts of the remote back fettlements , with their artillery and ammunition , fhould be ...
Page 43
... render fo new an idea familiar . When the autumn approached , and appearances of plenty gave the colonists grounds to conjecture what might be spared out of the abundance of a plentiful harvest , it was refolved by the congrefs that if ...
... render fo new an idea familiar . When the autumn approached , and appearances of plenty gave the colonists grounds to conjecture what might be spared out of the abundance of a plentiful harvest , it was refolved by the congrefs that if ...
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... rendered that article indifpenfible . The miferable inhabitants were still in a more deplor- able condition . Detained against their will , cut off from all intercourse with their friends , exposed to all the confequences of that ...
... rendered that article indifpenfible . The miferable inhabitants were still in a more deplor- able condition . Detained against their will , cut off from all intercourse with their friends , exposed to all the confequences of that ...
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