State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the Accession of George Washington to the Presidency: Exhibiting a Complete View of Our Foreign Relations Since that Time ...Thomas B. Wait, 1817 |
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... fact be proved , the captains of those two vessels are as culpable towards France , as they are to- wards the United States , for having acted in a manner contrary to the instructions they have received : The go- vernment , upon ...
... fact be proved , the captains of those two vessels are as culpable towards France , as they are to- wards the United States , for having acted in a manner contrary to the instructions they have received : The go- vernment , upon ...
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... stipulated in cash , has been made in assignats . I am unacquainted with the fact , but I am assured that it is the intention of the National Convention not to permit any injustice , and to repair such STATE PAPERS . 11.
... stipulated in cash , has been made in assignats . I am unacquainted with the fact , but I am assured that it is the intention of the National Convention not to permit any injustice , and to repair such STATE PAPERS . 11.
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... facts did not go beyond the alle- gations of the parties interested . My view was to present a summary only of the subjects of the remonstrances , lodged in my office ; reserving the proofs for our inter- views on the adjustment of the ...
... facts did not go beyond the alle- gations of the parties interested . My view was to present a summary only of the subjects of the remonstrances , lodged in my office ; reserving the proofs for our inter- views on the adjustment of the ...
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... fact " Of the nations inhabiting the shores of the Atlantick ocean , and practising its navigation , " the in- structions essentially interfere with the United States alone . 2. With our rights thus fortified , we have no room for ...
... fact " Of the nations inhabiting the shores of the Atlantick ocean , and practising its navigation , " the in- structions essentially interfere with the United States alone . 2. With our rights thus fortified , we have no room for ...
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... fact , I forbear to send you their names . It appears that the Spanish government in the Florida . is greatly alarmed ... facts , I conceive it highly pro- per that I should give you such farther information therein as is to be obtained ...
... fact , I forbear to send you their names . It appears that the Spanish government in the Florida . is greatly alarmed ... facts , I conceive it highly pro- per that I should give you such farther information therein as is to be obtained ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
17th article Adet's agents American government American vessels answer armament arrest attorney belligerent powers Britain British captain capture cargo Cassius cause Charleston circuit court circumstances citizen Genet citizens collector command commission committee of publick complaints conduct Congress consequence contraband contraband of war copy corvette declared decree district court duty enemies English Executive exportation Fauchet favour foreign French consul French privateers French Republick frigate governour of Virginia Guadaloupe honour indivisible instructions judge jurisdiction justice law of nations letter Lynnhaven bay measures ment militia negotiation neutral nations neutral vessels Norfolk obliged observe officers P. A. ADET parties peace permit Philadelphia Pickering Port de Paix present President principles priva prizes prohibited Randolph received request respect sailed schooner Secretary seized ship stipulation taken Terpsichore TIMOTHY PICKERING tion traband treaty of commerce treaty with France tribunals undersigned minister plenipotentiary United vice consul violation
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 167 - The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war...
Seite 46 - That whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed, or the execution thereof obstructed, in any state, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals...
Seite 110 - Among the means, which have been employed to this end, none have been attended with greater success than the establishment of boards, composed of proper characters, charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums, and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement.
Seite 111 - The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies.
Seite 257 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war of either party, and privateers, freely to carry whithersoever they please, the ships and goods taken from their enemies, without being obliged to pay any duty to the officers of the admiralty or any other judges ; nor shall such prizes be arrested or seized...
Seite 111 - Whatever argument may be drawn from particular examples, superficially viewed, a thorough examination of the subject will evince that the art of war is at once comprehensive and complicated ; that it demands much previous study ; and that the possession of it, in its most improved and perfect state, is always of great moment to the security of a nation.
Seite 103 - The nature of foreign negotiations requires caution, and their success must often depend on secrecy; and even when brought to a conclusion a full disclosure of all the measures, demands, or eventual concessions which may have been proposed or contemplated would be extremely impolitic ; for this might have a pernicious influence on future negotiations, or produce immediate inconveniences, perhaps danger and mischief, in relation to other powers.
Seite 215 - As soon as the war in Europe had embraced those, powers, with whom the United States have the most extensive relations, there was reason to apprehend, that our intercourse with them might be interrupted, and our disposition for peace drawn into question, by the suspicions too often entertained by belligerent nations.
Seite 113 - The situation in which I now stand, for the last time, in the midst of the representatives of the people of the United States, naturally recalls the period when the administration of the present form of government commenced ; and I cannot omit the occasion to congratulate you and my country, on the success of the experiment, nor to repeat my fervent supplications to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe and Sovereign Arbiter of Nations, that his providential care may still be extended to the United States...
Seite 46 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...