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Adour Alexander Allied powers Allied sovereigns American amidst Antwerp April arms army of Silesia arrived artillery attack Austrian battle Beauch Blucher Bourbons Britain British Burgh campaign cannon capital Caulaincourt cavalry centre CHAP columns combat command commenced Conq contest corps cuirassiers declared defence direction division effect Emperor empire enemy enemy's England English Europe Fain favour fire flank force fortresses France French front frontier Garonne garrison grand army guard guns Gurw honour horse hundred immediately infantry king Koch La Haye Sainte Laon Lord Lord Castlereagh Louis Louis XVIII LXXIV LXXV LXXVII March Marmont Marshal ment military Napo Napoleon nation orders Paris peace Plotho Prince provinces rear restored retired retreat Revolution Rhine road Russian Schwartzenberg side Silesia Soissons soldiers soon Soult St Dizier success territory Thib thousand strong throne tion town treaty troops Troyes Vaud vessels Vict victory Wellington whole wounded
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Page 483 - The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to...
Page 194 - The best and most natural pledge of its reality and permanence would be. the restoration of that line of princes, which for so many centuries maintained the French nation in prosperity at home and consideration and respect abroad.
Page 747 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 774 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth : Thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love Me and keep My Commandments.
Page 436 - I have given, and with the spirit of all my letters, you are in no event to permit the empress and the King of Rome to fall into the hands of the enemy. I am about to manoeuvre in such a manner that you may possibly be several days without hearing from me.
Page 747 - Senate thereof, and the said two commissioners so appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims according to such evidence as shall be laid before them on the part of His Britannic Majesty and of the United States respectively.
Page 747 - Whereas neither that point of the highlands lying due north from the source of the river St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained...
Page 475 - Buonaparte, during a certain period of firm and prudent government, afforded to the nation reasons to calculate for the future on acts of wisdom and justice ; but that afterwards he violated the compact which united him to the French people, particularly...
Page 626 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Page 776 - For the repeated thanks and grants bestowed upon you by this House in gratitude for your many and eminent services, you have thought fit this day to offer us your acknowledgments. But this Nation .well knows that it is still largely your debtor. It owes to you the proud satisfaction that amidst the constellation of great and illustrious warriors who have recently visited our country...