 Americans would have submitted to his laws, and they resisted them. He thought they would have submitted to his armies, and they were beaten by inferior numbers. He made conciliatory propositions, and he thought they would succeed, but they were rejected....  Annual Register - Page 117edited by - 1778Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1778 - 478 pages
...numbers. He made conci-- liatory proportions, and he thought they would fucceed, but they were rejcfted. He appointed commiflioners to make peace, and he thought...found they could not make peace, and nobody believed that they had any powers. That he had fait! many fuch thinj^s as he had thought fit in his conciliatory... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 374 pages
...them—he made conciliatory propofitions, and he thought they would fucceed, but they were rejected—he appointed Commiflioners to make peace, and he thought...powers; but he found they could not make peace, and that they had not fuffieient powers. Had the prefent concelfions been offered in time, Mr. Fox faid,... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...propositions, and he thought they would succeed, but they were, rejected — he appointed commissioners to make peace, and he thought they had powers ; but he found they could not make peace, and that they had not suflicient powers. Had the present concessions been offered in time, Mr. Fox said,... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1796 - 508 pages
...he thought they would fucceed, but they were rejected — he appointed commiffioners to makepeace, and- he thought they had powers; but he found they could not make peace, and that they had not fufficient powers. Had the prefent conceffions been offered in time, Mr. Fox faid,... | |
 | History - 1800 - 702 pages
...propofitions, and be thought they would fucceed, but ttisy were rejected. — He appointed cimmiffioncrs to. make peace, and he thought they had powers, but...length compelled the noble Lord to fpeak plain, they (hould accordingly receive his fupport, and he fuppofed that of all his friends on the fame fide of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 688 pages
...propofitions, and be thought they would fucceed, but they were rejected. — He appointed commiffioners to make peace, and he thought they had powers, but...peace, and nobody believed they had any powers. He, howerer, faid, that as the prefent propofitions were much more clear and (atisfactory than the former,... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1801 - 426 pages
...he made con-- ciliatory propofitions, and he thought they would fucceed, but they were rejefted— he appointed commiflioners to make peace, and he thought...powers ; but .he found they could not make peace, and that they had not fufficient powers, Had the prefent conceffions been offered in time, Mr. Fox faid,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1802 - 406 pages
...propofitions, and he thought they would fucceed, but they were rejected. He appointed commiffioners to make peace, and he thought they had powers, but...found they could not make peace, and nobody believed that they had any powers. That he had faid many fuch things as he had thought fit in his conciliatory... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1810 - 544 pages
...but they were rejected. He appointed commiffioners to make peace, and thought they had powers ; but found they could not make peace, and nobody believed they had any powers. The prefent propofition deferved fupport, becaufe much more clear and fatisfattory than the laft; for... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 736 pages
...and he thought they would succeed, but they were rejected. He appointed commissioners to makepeace, and he thought they had powers, but he found they could not make peace, and nobody believed tliat they had any powers. That lie had said many such, thmgs as he had thought fit in his Conciliatory... | |
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