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Sweden (Sweden) (search for this): chapter 13
gal, in 1655 with France, in 1656 Chap. XII.} with Sweden. After the return of the Stuarts, they were recognitain. During the summer the flag of Denmark, of Sweden, of Prussia, had been disregarded by British privat she will make common Chap. XII.} 1778. cause with Sweden, Denmark, Holland, and the king of Prussia. She wong it will send out a squadron for the same object; Sweden will be obliged to take the like resolution. So mapoke to the British minister very plainly: Denmark, Sweden, and Holland have respectively solicited the empresaimed at no more than an agreement with Denmark and Sweden to exclude privateers from the North Sea near their 1779. envoy at London, no less than the envoys of Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Prussia, delivered a prepared by her private secretary to her envoys in Sweden, Denmark, and the Hague, before she informed her mince and Madrid. The empress made haste to invite Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and the Netherlands to unite wi
Versailles (France) (search for this): chapter 13
ggrandizement. Without loss of time Harris proposed to Potemkin that the empress should make a strong declaration at Versailles and Madrid, and second it by arming all her naval force. To this Potemkin objected that Chap. XII.} 1779. both the Rrawn up under the inspection of the empress herself, and a reference to the just reproaches of the courts of Madrid and Versailles against Great Britain for troubling the liberty of commerce was added by her own express order. Hardly had the Spani Paris as follows: Immediately on receiving the present order, you will demand a particular audience of the ministry at Versailles, and you will say that in my opinion everything depends on procuring for Russia without the least loss of time the satideric received the news of the declaration in advance of others, and with all speed used his influence in its behalf at Versailles; Frederic to Goltz, 23 March, 1780. so that, for the maritime code, which came upon Great Britain as a surprise, a w
English Channel (search for this): chapter 13
nterrupted by vessels of Chap. XII.} 1779. Great Britain. Malmesbury, i. 233. To the end of 1779 the spirit of moderation prevailed in the councils of the Netherlands. Even the province of Holland had unreservedly withdrawn its obnoxious demands.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 commanded by the Count de Bylandt. In the English Channel, on 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 by force. During the parley night came on; and twelve of the seventeen ships, taking advantage of the darkness and a fair wind, escaped through the British lines to French ports. The English shallop which the next morning at nine would
Suffolk (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 13
ooked to Russia for aid, the United States to the Dutch republic for goodwill. The former, though aware of the disinclination Chap. XII.} 1778. of Russia and of Frederic, was so anxious to counterbalance the family compact of the Bourbons, Suffolk to Harris, 9 Jan., 1778. This part of the despatch is not printed in the Malmesbury Papers. that it risked the proposal of an offensive and defensive alliance with them both. Count Panin, the only statesman much listened to by the empress in tacted with integrity and honor. To the renewed overture of Harris, he frankly replied that Russia never would stipulate advantages to Great Britain in its contest with its colonies, and never would guarantee its American dominions. Harris to Suffolk, 13 Feb., 1778. Not printed in Malmes bury Papers. After the avowal by France of its treaties with the colonies, the British minister at Petersburg asked an audience of the empress; his request was refused, and all his complaints of the cou
Portsmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
Dutch flagship. The ship was hit, but no one was killed or wounded. Let us go down, said the Dutch crews to one another, rather than fall into a shameful captivity. But their admiral, considering that the British force was more than three times greater than his own, after returning the broadside, struck his flag. Account of the Rencontre, le Sieur de Schonberg, lieutenant of marines on board the flagship by of Count de Bylandt. Fielding carried the five merchant ships as prizes into Portsmouth. This outrage on the Netherlands tended to rouse Chap. XII.} 1779. and unite all parties and all provinces. Everywhere in Europe, and especially in Petersburg, it was the subject of conversation; and the conduct of the Dutch was watched with the intensest curiosity. Swart, minister at Petersburg, to the states-general, 1 and 4 Feb., 1780. But another power beside England had disturbed neutral rights. Fearing that supplies might be carried to Gibraltar, Spain had given an order to
Flamborough Head (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 13
t of Amsterdam, a new cause of irritation arose. Near the end of July, Paul Jones, a Scot by birth in the service of the United States, sailed from l'orient as commander of a squadron consisting of the Poor Richard of forty guns (many of them unserviceable), the Alliance of thirty-six guns, both American ships of war; the Pallas, a French frigate of thirty-two; and the Vengeance, a French brig of twelve guns. They ranged the western coast of Ireland, turned Scotland, and, cruising off Flamborough Head, descried the British merchant fleet from the Baltic under the convoy of the Serapis of forty-four guns, and the Countess of Scarborough of twenty guns. An hour after sunset, on the twenty-third of September, the Serapis, having a vast superiority in Sept. 23. strength, engaged the Poor Richard. With marvellous hardihood Paul Jones, after suffering exceedingly in a contest of an hour and a half within musket shot, bore down upon his adversary, whose anchor he hooked to his own quar
Denmark (Denmark) (search for this): chapter 13
t. The benefits of the agreement extended to Denmark, as entitled to all favors granted to other peat Britain. During the summer the flag of Denmark, of Sweden, of Prussia, had been disregarded common Chap. XII.} 1778. cause with Sweden, Denmark, Holland, and the king of Prussia. She wouldrms its vessels to convoy its merchant fleet; Denmark announces that in the spring it will send outned fleet to protect the trade of the north. Denmark, he said, would no doubt subscribe to the pla, spoke to the British minister very plainly: Denmark, Sweden, and Holland have respectively solicidinance the declaration, that, as the king of Denmark had recognised neither the independence nor tuld not be suffered to bring their prizes into Danish harbors. The two which had been brought into at London, no less than the envoys of Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Prussia, delivered a me. The empress made haste to invite Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and the Netherlands to unite with [2 more...]
Portugal (Portugal) (search for this): chapter 13
r 1646, these principles were embodied in a commercial treaty between the republic and France. When Cromwell was protector, when Milton was Latin secretary, the rights of neutrals found their just place in the treaties of England, in 1654 with Portugal, in 1655 with France, in 1656 Chap. XII.} with Sweden. After the return of the Stuarts, they were recognised in 1674 in their fullest extent by the commercial convention between England and the Netherlands. In 1689, after the stadholder of nce in its behalf at Versailles; Frederic to Goltz, 23 March, 1780. so that, for the maritime code, which came upon Great Britain as a surprise, a welcome was prepared in France and Madrid. The empress made haste to invite Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and the Netherlands to unite with her in supporting the rules which she had proclaimed. The voice of the United States on the subject was uttered immediately by John Adams. He applauded the justice, the wisdom, and the humanity of an associat
Braunschweig (Lower Saxony, Germany) (search for this): chapter 13
etent prince, without self-reliance and without nobleness of nature, was haunted by the belief that his own position was obtained and could be preserved only by the influence of Great Britain; and from dynastic selfishness he followed the counsels of that power. Nor was his sense of honor so nice as to save him from asking and accepting pecuniary aid to quiet internal discontent. The chief personal counsellor of the stadholder Chap. XII.} 1778. was his former guardian, Prince Louis of Brunswick. No man could be less influenced by motives of morality or fidelity to the land in whose army he served, and he was always at the beck of the British ambassador at the Hague. The secretary Fagel was, like his ancestors, devoted to England. The grand pensionary, van Bleiswijck, had been the selection of Prince Louis. He was a weak politician, and inclined to England, but never meant to betray his country. Thus all the principal executive officers were attached to Great Britain; Princ
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 13
Russia never would stipulate advantages to Great Britain in its contest with its colonies, and neveould be preserved only by the influence of Great Britain; and from dynastic selfishness he followedht was reserved to Revoke these orders, if Great Britain should not within six months grant recipro use of them would involve a conflict with Great Britain. During the summer the flag of Denmark, to Count Panin, he replied ministerially: Great Britain has by its own haughty conduct brought dow the conflicting aggressions of France and Great Britain. The former sought to influence the stateThulemeier to Frederic, 10 Aug., 1779. Great Britain next adopted another measure for which sheoffered, unconditionally, an alliance with Great Britain, including even a guarantee against the Otterrupted by vessels of Chap. XII.} 1779. Great Britain. Malmesbury, i. 233. To the end of nity to adopt, seemingly on the urgency of Great Britain, a general measure for the protection of t[4 more...]
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