An history of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland begun in ... 1775, and ended in 1783

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Stran 189 - Upon the whole, it did not appear to your committee that his lordship's commission contained any other authority of importance than what is expressed in the act of Parliament, namely: that of granting pardons, with such exceptions as the commissioners shall think proper to make, and of declaring America, or any part of it, to be in the king's peace upon submission...
Stran 189 - ... with their honour and happinefs to offer up their lives as a facrifice to the unjuft and precarious caufe in which they are engaged, or to return to their allegiance, accept the...
Stran 309 - They informed them, that they were inclined to peace, notwithdanding the unjud claims from which the war originated, and the favage manner in which it had been conducted : They would therefore be ready to enter upon the confederation of a treaty of peace arid commerce not inconfiftent with treaties already fubfiding, when the King of Great Britain fhould demondrate a fincere difpofition for that purpofe...
Stran 179 - That to fecure thefe rights, governments are mftituted among men, deriving their juft powers from the confent of the governed ; that whenever any form of government becomes deftruftive of thefe ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolifh it, and to inftitute new...
Stran 179 - We hold these truths to be self-evident : that all men are created equal ; thai they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Stran 350 - This was fo repugnant to the intent of the French, that they neglected nothing to difappoint the hopes now entertained, of bringing them unavoidably to a<ftion.
Stran 308 - ... have • the privilege of a feat and voice in the parliament of Great Britain; or, if fent from Britain, in that cafe to have a feat and voice in the...
Stran 79 - F means, confefles itfelf unworthy; if " from inability to find any other, admits itfelf " wholly incompetent to the end of its inftitution.
Stran 292 - ' promifed feveral of his neighbours in the country to make an enquiry into the bufinefs. That the people had been told, that the American war was the war of parliament; and that they were therefore exceedingly alarmed, to hear that a large body of forces had...
Stran 321 - ... from us, but of mortgaging herfelf and her refources to our enemies, the whole conteft is changed; and the queftion is, how far Great Britain may, by every means in her power, deftroy or render ufelefs a connection contrived for her ruin...

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