The Scots Magazine, Volume 38Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1776 - English literature |
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... arms . Why did they not fend two years ago an armament equal to the object ? A fmall army , much smaller than is now neceffary , would then perhaps have pre- vented bloodshed , would certainly have ended the war with honour . Did your ...
... arms . Why did they not fend two years ago an armament equal to the object ? A fmall army , much smaller than is now neceffary , would then perhaps have pre- vented bloodshed , would certainly have ended the war with honour . Did your ...
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... arms on board the transports and armed veffels ; and , with about 100 foldiers , and as many Canadian Tories as were inclined to go , embarked , and abandoned the city of Montreal . " Gen. Schuyler , in a letter to a gentle- man at ...
... arms on board the transports and armed veffels ; and , with about 100 foldiers , and as many Canadian Tories as were inclined to go , embarked , and abandoned the city of Montreal . " Gen. Schuyler , in a letter to a gentle- man at ...
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... arms against the mother - country , or contribute towards the expence of the prefent war . The continental army came into this province for its protection ; they there- fore cannot confider their oppofers as ta- king up arms for its ...
... arms against the mother - country , or contribute towards the expence of the prefent war . The continental army came into this province for its protection ; they there- fore cannot confider their oppofers as ta- king up arms for its ...
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... arms , to refort to his Majefty's ftandard , or be looked upon as traitors to his Majefty's crown and go- vernment , and thereby become liable to the penalty the law inflicts upon fuch of- fences ; fuch as , forfeiture of life , con ...
... arms , to refort to his Majefty's ftandard , or be looked upon as traitors to his Majefty's crown and go- vernment , and thereby become liable to the penalty the law inflicts upon fuch of- fences ; fuch as , forfeiture of life , con ...
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... arms be made to any degree of perfection ? A. To as great a degree of perfection as could be ima- gined . The workmanship employed in finishing the fmall arms was univerfally admired for its excellence . Q. Were the Americans expert in ...
... arms be made to any degree of perfection ? A. To as great a degree of perfection as could be ima- gined . The workmanship employed in finishing the fmall arms was univerfally admired for its excellence . Q. Were the Americans expert in ...
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Page 292 - England than in some other countries, but the will of the king is as much the law of the land in Britain as in France, with this difference, that instead of proceeding directly from his mouth, it is handed to the people under the formidable shape of an act of parliament.
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Page 369 - WHEREAS, his Britannic majesty, in conjunction with the lords and commons of Great Britain, has, by a late act of parliament, excluded the inhabitants of these united colonies from the protection of his crown. AND WHEREAS, no answer whatever to the humble petitions of the colonies for redress of grievances and reconciliation with Great Britain, has been, or is likely to be given, but the whole force of that kingdom, aided by foreign mercenaries, is...