Our Naval War with FranceHoughton Mifflin, 1909 - 323 strani |
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Stran 10
... gives an account of the minister's proceedings , and quotes several insulting passages from his letters to the administration . A copy of this letter was sent to Genet , and elicited from him a response , in which he denied the right of ...
... gives an account of the minister's proceedings , and quotes several insulting passages from his letters to the administration . A copy of this letter was sent to Genet , and elicited from him a response , in which he denied the right of ...
Stran 11
... give notice to all consuls and vice - consuls of France in the United States , as I hereby do to you , that if any of them shall commit any of the acts before mentioned , or assume any jurisdiction not expressly given by the convention ...
... give notice to all consuls and vice - consuls of France in the United States , as I hereby do to you , that if any of them shall commit any of the acts before mentioned , or assume any jurisdiction not expressly given by the convention ...
Stran 24
... give them authority . In vain they begged for an opportunity to discuss the real questions at issue between the two countries , believing that a mutual understanding of these questions would lead to reconciliation . X said : " Gentlemen ...
... give them authority . In vain they begged for an opportunity to discuss the real questions at issue between the two countries , believing that a mutual understanding of these questions would lead to reconciliation . X said : " Gentlemen ...
Stran 38
... give an idea what the French spoliations were.3 During the mission of Pinckney , Marshall , and Gerry in France , their dispatches were transmitted by the State Department to Congress , where they excited deep interest , and the X Y Z ...
... give an idea what the French spoliations were.3 During the mission of Pinckney , Marshall , and Gerry in France , their dispatches were transmitted by the State Department to Congress , where they excited deep interest , and the X Y Z ...
Stran 44
... gives them the advantage of sailing , which is an object of the first magnitude . They are superior to any European frigate , and if others should be in com- pany , our frigates can always lead ahead and never be obliged to go into ...
... gives them the advantage of sailing , which is an object of the first magnitude . They are superior to any European frigate , and if others should be in com- pany , our frigates can always lead ahead and never be obliged to go into ...
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action Adams Amer American commerce American vessels April armed vessels arrived August Bainbridge Barry Boston brig British broadside Cape François Captain captured chase Chron claims coast colors Columbian Centinel command Commodore Congress Constellation consuls convoy crew cruise cruisers Curaçao David Porter December deck decree enemy English Essex February February 26 fire flag fleet force France French privateer frigate Genet Guadeloupe Guadeloupe station guns Havana Hist hoisted Insurgente Isaac Hull island Jacmel January Jay's treaty July July 26 June Letter Book Lieutenant Maley March March 22 marines Mass masts Mercury midshipman Murray naval Norfolk November officers ordered Pickering Porter ports pounders President prisoners prize recaptured returned rigging sail San Domingo schooner Secretary sent September ship shot soon spoliations squadron station Statutes at Large Stoddert Talbot Thomas Truxtun tion took treaty Truxtun United West Indies windward wounded
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Stran 294 - February, 1778, the treaty of amity and commerce of the same date, and the convention of the 14th of November, 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutually due or claimed, the parties will negotiate further on these subjects at a convenient time...
Stran 294 - ... shall address themselves to the courts, judges, and officers competent, and shall demand the said deserters in writing^ proving by an exhibition of the registers of the...
Stran 290 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war and privateers belonging to the said parties respectively to carry whithersoever they please the ships and goods taken from their enemies...
Stran 5 - ... it is the right of every nation to prohibit acts of sovereignty from being exercised by any other within its limits ; and the duty of a neutral nation to prohibit such as would injure one of the warring powers...
Stran 38 - I will never send another minister to France without assurances that he will be received, respected, and honored as the representative of a great, free, powerful, and independent nation.
Stran 40 - United States. Thinking in this manner, and feeling how incumbent it is upon every person, of every description, to contribute at all times to his country's welfare, and especially in a moment like the present, when every thing we hold dear and sacred is so seriously threatened, I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States...
Stran 291 - ... also from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurisdiction of one power or under several.
Stran 292 - If the ships of the said subjects, people, or inhabitants, of either of the parties, shall be met with, either sailing along the coasts or on the high seas, by any ship of war of the other, or by any privateer, the said ship of war or privateer, for...
Stran 2 - The two parties guarantee mutually from the present time and forever against all other powers, to wit: The United States to His Most Christian Majesty, the present possessions of the Crown of France in America, as well as those which it may acquire by the future treaty of peace...
Stran 301 - Whether the ships thus denationalized by the arbitrary measures of the English government, enter into our ports, or those of our allies, or whether they fall into the hands of our ships of war, or of our privateers, they are declared to be good and lawful prizes. — Art. III. The British islands are declared to be in a state of blockade, both by land and sea.