The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1812 - History |
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... thing every where , on the largest scale , and that in every thing they had failed ; except in- deed in that instance , in which they directed his arms , not against his enemies , but his allies . Their en- terprises had all of them ...
... thing every where , on the largest scale , and that in every thing they had failed ; except in- deed in that instance , in which they directed his arms , not against his enemies , but his allies . Their en- terprises had all of them ...
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... things ; give a little colouring to whatever was good , and extenuate all that was discou- raging . They might even ... thing that was capable of cos operating , with a regular army ; and that whenever the French chose to concentrate ...
... things ; give a little colouring to whatever was good , and extenuate all that was discou- raging . They might even ... thing that was capable of cos operating , with a regular army ; and that whenever the French chose to concentrate ...
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... things as problematical , which were universally known , establish- ed , and acknowledged ? That they were gravely to ... thing more was known , than that he was once at the head of the admiralty ? And such was his lazy discharge of the ...
... things as problematical , which were universally known , establish- ed , and acknowledged ? That they were gravely to ... thing more was known , than that he was once at the head of the admiralty ? And such was his lazy discharge of the ...
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... thing . As to the Walche- ren expedition , that part of it which had succeeded , had been very much undervalued . The Scheldt , for four months of the year , was not navigable , and the French fleet had begun already to feel the want of ...
... thing . As to the Walche- ren expedition , that part of it which had succeeded , had been very much undervalued . The Scheldt , for four months of the year , was not navigable , and the French fleet had begun already to feel the want of ...
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... thing that is valuable to man on the issue . the minutes are granted , I shall expose such a scene as will , per- haps , make my country tremble for its safety . I entreat the house well to consider that there is a tribunal to which it ...
... thing that is valuable to man on the issue . the minutes are granted , I shall expose such a scene as will , per- haps , make my country tremble for its safety . I entreat the house well to consider that there is a tribunal to which it ...
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Admiral amend appeared appointed army attack Bart batteries bill Britain British Buonaparte Cadiz called Captain Chancellor Ciudad Rodrigo Coimbra command committee conduct constitution corps Cortes court crown daughter defendant Ditto Duke duty Earl enemy England English Exchequer expedition favour Ferdinand VII force French gentlemen guns honourable House of Commons inquiry Ireland island Isle John Gale John Gale Jones Junta king Lady land late letter liberty Lisbon Lord Castlereagh Lord Chatham Lord Wellington majesty majesty's March Massena ment military ministers motion narrative nation neral noble lord o'clock object officers opinion parlia parliament passed persons petition port Portugal Portuguese present Prince prisoners privileges proceedings Regency resolutions respect royal Scheldt sent Serjeant Serjeant at Arms shew ships sion Sir Francis Burdett Spain Spaniards Spanish Street Tagus tain taken tion Tower town troops Walcheren whole wounded
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