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A collection of state papers Volume 1; relative to the war against France now carrying on by Great-Britain and the several other European powers - Tapa blanda
Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794 Excerpt: ...how much I was persuaded that the danger to which this State was exposed would be of short duration, and end in a successful manner. The event has answered my expectations--The enemy having in vain endeavoured to remove the obstacles which the natural situation of country, added to the means of defence, which this Republic, in conjunction with Great Britain, her ally, opposed to their progresses; pursued, and in danger of being surrounded, on the approach of the Austrian and Prussian armies, who have gloriously opened the campaign, retired, leaving wherever they direct their steps marks of their fury. Wherever they met with resistance, their attempts were frustrated; and the sundry manifestos by which they anticipated the conquest of the Republic, being cruel and menacing in their principles, would at present produce nothing but contempt, if their short appearance had not been attended with violence and cruelty, evidences of their ruin and universal destruction, which would have been most unavoidably the result of their success. I announced, in the said letter, the arrival of some regiments of infantry, and of several armed vessels. Part of this succour is already in this Province, one part is on the coasts, and the rest is only kept back by contrary winds. The circumstances which rendered this reinforcement necessary are removed. Those which made me, in conjunction with his Royal Highness the Duke of York, resolve to retain here some ships of the King, are likewise changed. I gave an early notice of this to the King's Ministry. In expectation of their instructions, I shall concert with his Royal Highness, and the Commanders of the troops and of the ships cf the Republic, concerning the measures that are to be pursued for the future; always endeavouring to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794 Excerpt: ...how much I was persuaded that the danger to which this State was exposed would be of short duration, and end in a successful manner. The event has answered my expectations--The enemy having in vain endeavoured to remove the obstacles which the natural situation of country, added to the means of defence, which this Republic, in conjunction with Great Britain, her ally, opposed to their progresses; pursued, and in danger of being surrounded, on the approach of the Austrian and Prussian armies, who have gloriously opened the campaign, retired, leaving wherever they direct their steps marks of their fury. Wherever they met with resistance, their attempts were frustrated; and the sundry manifestos by which they anticipated the conquest of the Republic, being cruel and menacing in their principles, would at present produce nothing but contempt, if their short appearance had not been attended with violence and cruelty, evidences of their ruin and universal destruction, which would have been most unavoidably the result of their success. I announced, in the said letter, the arrival of some regiments of infantry, and of several armed vessels. Part of this succour is already in this Province, one part is on the coasts, and the rest is only kept back by contrary winds. The circumstances which rendered this reinforcement necessary are removed. Those which made me, in conjunction with his Royal Highness the Duke of York, resolve to retain here some ships of the King, are likewise changed. I gave an early notice of this to the King's Ministry. In expectation of their instructions, I shall concert with his Royal Highness, and the Commanders of the troops and of the ships cf the Republic, concerning the measures that are to be pursued for the future; always endeavouring to ...
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