The Scots Magazine, Volume 44Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1782 |
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... ftill more difficult and delicate . The Porte had unwillingly confented , by the late treaty , to admit or acknowledge the independence of the Crimea . That in- dependence must be confidered only as nominal . Between fuch powers as Tur ...
... ftill more difficult and delicate . The Porte had unwillingly confented , by the late treaty , to admit or acknowledge the independence of the Crimea . That in- dependence must be confidered only as nominal . Between fuch powers as Tur ...
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... ftill preferve the fame pre- eminence . As , he faid , he had a tho- rough conviction of the integrity , acti- vity , and capacity of the Noble Lord at the head of the admiralty , he should vote against the motion . Lord Mulgrave faid ...
... ftill preferve the fame pre- eminence . As , he faid , he had a tho- rough conviction of the integrity , acti- vity , and capacity of the Noble Lord at the head of the admiralty , he should vote against the motion . Lord Mulgrave faid ...
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... ftill more fingular than the omiffion , or rather thameful ne- glect , of which he complained , that when frigates were fent in the month of March to cruize off Breft , it was at a time when their cruize could not be attended with any ...
... ftill more fingular than the omiffion , or rather thameful ne- glect , of which he complained , that when frigates were fent in the month of March to cruize off Breft , it was at a time when their cruize could not be attended with any ...
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... ftill in candour admit , that , from the evidence contained in the papers juft read , he was totally inadequate to the ma- nagement of the navy of this country . No one could conceive the reafon why a fleet of thirty ships of the line ...
... ftill in candour admit , that , from the evidence contained in the papers juft read , he was totally inadequate to the ma- nagement of the navy of this country . No one could conceive the reafon why a fleet of thirty ships of the line ...
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... ftill more valuable to bring home : perhaps indeed this lat ter might be called the most valuable that had ever reached England ; for it brought us home naval fupplies of all forts , fuffi- cient for the exigencies of our whole na- vy ...
... ftill more valuable to bring home : perhaps indeed this lat ter might be called the most valuable that had ever reached England ; for it brought us home naval fupplies of all forts , fuffi- cient for the exigencies of our whole na- vy ...
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