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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 440 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 184 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 52 0 Browse Search
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation 48 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 30 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 20 0 Browse Search
Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War, or a New Analytical Compend of the Principle Combinations of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. (ed. Major O. F. Winship , Assistant Adjutant General , U. S. A., Lieut. E. E. McLean , 1st Infantry, U. S. A.) 14 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 10 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 8 0 Browse Search
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States 8 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, The American revolution. (search)
of treaty obligations, its ships were seized on the ground that they had broken the arbitrary British rules of contraband and blockade. In the year 1758 the losses of its merchants on these pretences were estimated at more than twelve million guilders. In 1762 four of its Chap. I.} 1778. ships, convoyed by a frigate, were taken, after an engagement; and though the frigate was released, George Grenville, then secretary of state, announced by letter to its envoy that the right of stopping Dutch ships with naval stores must be and would be sustained. Stormont to Yorke, 11 January, 1780. These violences began to wean the Dutch people from their attachment to England. Could the prizes, which her courts wrongfully condemned, compensate for the affections of an ally of a hundred years? But this was not the worst: she took advantage of the imperfections in the constitution of the Netherlands to divide their government, and by influence and corruption she won the party of the stad
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 9: (search)
isions, the question of the fisheries was reserved to find its place in a future treaty of commerce with Great Britain. The proposition to stipulate a right to them in the treaty of peace was indefinitely postponed by the votes of eight states against New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania; Georgia alone being absent. The French minister desired to persuade congress to be willing to end the war by a truce, after the precedents of the Swiss cantons and the United Netherlands. Burke, of North Carolina, seconded Chap. IX.} 1779. by Duane, of New York, wished no more than that independence should be tacitly acknowledged; but congress required that, previous to any treaty of peace, the independence of the United States should, on the part of Great Britain, be assured. Further; Gerard wished America to bring about the accession of Spain to the alliance by trusting implicitly to the magnanimity of the Spanish king; otherwise, he said, you will prevent his Cathol
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 12: (search)
erce between the two nations, and promised to communicate to the states-general their commercial treaty with France. The Dutch government through all its organs met this only overture of the Americans by silence and total neglect. It was neither ptrade only must give way to those founded on the dearest interests of the two nations, on liberty and religion. But the Dutch would not concede that the case provided for Chap. XII.} 1779. by treaty had arisen, and denied the right of England to olland had unreservedly withdrawn its obnoxious demands. On the evening before the twenty-seventh of December, seventeen Dutch mer- Dec. 27. chant vessels, laden with hemp, iron, pitch, and tar, left the Texel under the escort of five ships of war the morning of the thirtieth, they 30. descried a British fleet, by which they were surrounded just before sunset. The Dutch admiral, refusing to permit his convoy to be visited, Fielding, the British commander, replied that it would then be done
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 20: (search)
f which they would depart,——the one to attack any Netherlands convoy; the other to prevent the association of th cabinet would abuse their power, and how many more Dutch ships had been seized. The republic had no part to of it being one continued store of French, American, Dutch, and also English property. In the words of Rodney:lete and ready for service. Thirty richly freighted Dutch ships, which had left the island about thirty-six houtch ship of sixty guns which was their convoy. The Dutch flag was kept flying on the island, and decoyed no loe, between neutral powers and belligerents, between Dutch and British. A remonstrance from British merchants,81. Feb. 3. answered: The island of St. Eustatius is Dutch; everything in it is Dutch; everything is under the Dutch; everything is under the protection of the Dutch flag, and as Dutch it shall be treated. Besides St. Eustatius, all the settlements ohem most desirable objects for Great Britain. The Dutch republic was relatively weak; yet, if her finances w