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(Reply) (Thread) (Link) paft on April 13th, 2010 06: 42 pm (UTC)
master nathreee 2010
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The Chairman then fuggefted certain propofitions, as hints to be fubmitted to Lord Melville, which after full deliberation the Deputation refolved to adopt, and to wait upon his Lordlhip to-morrow, at half paft ten, for the purpofe of offering them to his confideration.
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Being paft them, the wind died away, and we lay becalmed till the afternoon: then we had a hard tornado out of the fouth - weft, and towards the evening we faw two or three fpouts, the firft I had feeii fince I came into the Eaft Indies; in the Weft Indies I had often met with them.
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Terreeoboo, and his chiefs, had for fome days paft been very inquifitive about the time of our departure.
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'This afforded an agreeable fight enough to the eye, but conveyed to the mind an idea of coldnefs, much greater than it really was; for the weather was rather milder than it had been for fome time paft, and the fea lefs incumbered with ice.
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They will find that it has been always the cafe, whenever any obnoxious meafure is about to be paft, that its palfige is affifted by the aid of fome fuch collateral fuggeftions.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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In this ftate of executive power of this nation formally paft into j Hew hands, but ftibftantially remained under the old principle of a£Hon, and fubjVSt to the fomer influences.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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But we paft between them all and the ifland Celebes, and anchored againft a fandy bay in eight fathoms fandy groimd, about half a mile from the main ifland; bemg tnen m latitude one degree nfty minutes fouth.
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It is probable, therefore, that in a negotiation commenced and prbfecuted with friendly difpofitions — the ab -. ftract queftpn of right might not arite — and rf it did, both parties regarding and looking to the future more than the paft, would not permit fo inconfiderable a pra&ical and paft evil to become a ferious object of conteftation.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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By this I fliould avoid coming near any of the Dutch fettlements, and be fure to meet always with a conftant briflc eafterly trade-wind, after I was once paft Terra del Fuego.
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