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... are permitted to carry on any trade with these possessions : he knew , also ,
that the Americans had made themselves ... in a French war , the Americans will
first become the carriers of these colonies , and then have possession of them .
... are permitted to carry on any trade with these possessions : he knew , also ,
that the Americans had made themselves ... in a French war , the Americans will
first become the carriers of these colonies , and then have possession of them .
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been seized with vigour , might have ended in dividing France : —but he
negotiated with the people of Toulon , to take possession provisionally of their
port and city ; which , fatally for themselves , was done . Before the British fleet
entered ...
been seized with vigour , might have ended in dividing France : —but he
negotiated with the people of Toulon , to take possession provisionally of their
port and city ; which , fatally for themselves , was done . Before the British fleet
entered ...
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... as if any bargain and sale could justify one country in taking possession of
another against the will of the inhabitants , and butchering all who oppose the
usurpation ! Among the enormities which France has committed , this action
seems but ...
... as if any bargain and sale could justify one country in taking possession of
another against the will of the inhabitants , and butchering all who oppose the
usurpation ! Among the enormities which France has committed , this action
seems but ...
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... the French , the island of Corsica should be delivered into the immediate
possession of his majesty , and bind itself to acquiesce in any settlement he
might approve of concerning its government and its future relation with Great
Britain .
... the French , the island of Corsica should be delivered into the immediate
possession of his majesty , and bind itself to acquiesce in any settlement he
might approve of concerning its government and its future relation with Great
Britain .
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... 19th of May a treaty of capitulation was begun : that same evening the troops
from St. Fiorenzo made their appearance on the hills ; and , on the following
morning , General D'Aubant arrived with the whole army to take possession of
Bastia .
... 19th of May a treaty of capitulation was begun : that same evening the troops
from St. Fiorenzo made their appearance on the hills ; and , on the following
morning , General D'Aubant arrived with the whole army to take possession of
Bastia .
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