Letters from Canada, written during ... 1806, 1807, and 1808 |
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... you that it is , in the nature of things , very improbable that a ship should sink . Her whole ma- terials are buoyant ; and her form is such , that while the water is prevented from dis- placing the air contained in her , she can no 5.
... you that it is , in the nature of things , very improbable that a ship should sink . Her whole ma- terials are buoyant ; and her form is such , that while the water is prevented from dis- placing the air contained in her , she can no 5.
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... with which these immense masses of ice are constantly surrounded and constantly fed ; for during the night the vapour is frozen , and adds to the height of the whole mass . A vessel to leeward of one of these float- ing 11.
... with which these immense masses of ice are constantly surrounded and constantly fed ; for during the night the vapour is frozen , and adds to the height of the whole mass . A vessel to leeward of one of these float- ing 11.
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... whole of this trade ; and in time of war even , there seems no reason why we should not exclusively supply our West India market . I do not see how Bri- tish capital could be employed more advan- tageously to the country than in a trade ...
... whole of this trade ; and in time of war even , there seems no reason why we should not exclusively supply our West India market . I do not see how Bri- tish capital could be employed more advan- tageously to the country than in a trade ...
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... whole of the rocks and islands were lately granted by government to admiral Sir Isaac Coffin . The islands are valuable only as a fishing station . These islands are inhabited by the French who left Acadia ( now Nova Scotia ) after it ...
... whole of the rocks and islands were lately granted by government to admiral Sir Isaac Coffin . The islands are valuable only as a fishing station . These islands are inhabited by the French who left Acadia ( now Nova Scotia ) after it ...
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... be again attempted , while so much good terra Firma remains uncleared and unappropriated . At pre- sent the whole island might be purchased for a few hundred pounds . It belongs to some gentlemen in Quebec , and you might , for 21.
... be again attempted , while so much good terra Firma remains uncleared and unappropriated . At pre- sent the whole island might be purchased for a few hundred pounds . It belongs to some gentlemen in Quebec , and you might , for 21.
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Popular passages
Page 350 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 288 - Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain. Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies, dark and wild, beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile, or else deep snow and ice...
Page 350 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Page 64 - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Page 99 - Where, thro' a shapeless breach, his stream resounds; As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As deep recoiling surges foam below, Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear, astonished, rends. Dim-seen, thro' rising mists, and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, low'rs. Still, thro...
Page 348 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 400 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Page 187 - ... the United States, and such goods and merchandize shall be subject to no higher or other duties than would be payable by His Majesty's subjects on the importation of the same from Europe into the said territories. And in like manner, all goods and...
Page 399 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 349 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie...