 | 1805 - 574 pages
...at the beginning of the war was a petty shoemaker in a smull town of East Friesland, had, at onetime a hundred and fifty vessels navigating as his property, under Prussian colours ; and merchants, who maintain not a single clerk, have come forwards as claimants of numerous cariioes,... | |
 | 1806 - 552 pages
...in Europe, to hazard at once on the chance of a market, even in peaceable times. A man who, at the breaking out of the war, was a petty shoemaker, in a small town of East Friesland, had, at one time, ijo vessels navigating as his property, under Prussian colours. " It has been quite a common case,... | |
 | 1839 - 566 pages
...have alarmed the wealthiest merchants in Europe to hazard, even in peaceable times. A man, who, at the breaking out of the war, was a petty shoemaker in...vessels navigating, as his property, under Prussian colors. The cargoes of no less than five East-Indiamen, composed of the richest exports of Batavia,... | |
 | 1839 - 568 pages
...have alarmed the wealthiest merchants in Europe to hazard, even in peaceable times. A man, who, at the breaking out of the war, was a petty shoemaker in...vessels navigating, as his property, under Prussian colors. The cargoes of no less than five East-Indiamen, composed of the richest exports of Batavia,... | |
 | Eli F. Heckscher - 2006 - 441 pages
...of Europe to hazard at once on the chance of a market, e¥en in peaceable times. A man who, at the breaking out of the war, was a petty shoemaker in...one time, a hundred and fifty vessels navigating as Ms property, under Prussian colours . . . The cargoes of no less than five East Indians, all composed... | |
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... obscure sea-port towns at which they resided, have suddenly started up as sole owners of great numbers of ships, and sole proprietors of rich cargoes, which it would have alarmed the wealthiest merchants of Europe, to hazard at once on the chance... 