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Admiralty anglois appointed April arrived Asks Assembly August avoit Barres bills Bridgar British Brunswick Bunbury Callbeck Cape Breton Carleton to Secretary Charlottetown Chief Justice coal command copy of letter Croker December dispatches Drummond to Bathurst Dundas Duplicate estoit expense extract Fanning to Secretary February Fredericton French Goulburn Government Governor grant Grenville Halifax Hudson's Bay Company Indians instructions Island of St January John John's Island July June King Lake land Lieut.-Governor London Lords of Trade Lower Canada Macarmick to Secretary Majesty's March Mathews memorial militia minutes of Council Montreal Murray Nepean North-west Company Nova Scotia November October Patterson Portland Prevost to Bathurst Procter proposed province provisions qu'il Quebec quil received recommends respecting River Sackett's Harbour salary sauvages Sends copy sent September settlers Sherbrooke Sherbrooke to Bathurst ship Sydney Transmits copy Treasury troops United Upper Canada vessels Whitehall
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Page 9 - Jungle swallowed up the walls,' said Hathi. 'And what more?' said Mowgli. 'As much good ground as I can walk over in two nights from the east to the west, and from the north to the south as much as I can walk over in three nights, the Jungle took.
Page 69 - And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty...
Page xiii - COUNCIL. WHEREAS certain Orders, establishing an unprecedented system of warfare against this Kingdom, and aimed especially at the destruction of its commerce and resources, were, some time since, issued by the Government of France, by which " The British Islands were declared to be in a state of Blockade...
Page 68 - It is ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince Re-gent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty...
Page xxii - The said most Christian King shall restore to the kingdom and Queen of Great Britain, to be possessed in full right for ever, the bay and streights...
Page xii - England, of whatever rank and condition soever, who shall be found in the countries occupied by our troops, or by those of our allies, shall be made a prisoner of war.
Page xv - Council, to order and it is hereby ordered, that all the ports and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at war with his Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe, from which, although not at war with his Majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to his Majesty's enemies, shall from henceforth...
Page xxviii - The naval force to be maintained upon the American lakes by His Majesty and the Government of the United States shall henceforth be confined to the following vessels on each side, that is — On Lake Ontario, to one vessel not exceeding one hundred tons burden, and armed with one eighteen pound cannon. On the Upper Lakes, to two vessels not exceeding like burden each, and armed with like force.
Page xiv - And it is hereby further ordered and declared, that all trade in articles which are of the produce or manufacture of the said Countries or Colonies, shall be deemed and considered to be unlawful...
Page xiv - ... from some port or place of the country to which she belongs, either in Europe or America, or from some free port in his Majesty's colonies, under circumstances in which such trade, from such free ports is permitted direct to some port...