 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 606 Seiten
...Massachusetts passed an act " for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defe"nd the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the same."1 A committee of congress, appointed to devise ways and means ^or... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1829 - 332 Seiten
...armed vessels, to defend the sea coast of America, and at the same time created a Court of Admiralty, to try and condemn all vessels that should be found infesting the same. The preamble to this act was written by the late vice president, Mr. Gerry, and it is a bold and an... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 Seiten
...colonial authorities. Subsequently, the general court of Massachusetts passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast...all vessels that should be found infesting the same. Shortly afterwards, a committee of congress, appointed to devise ways and means for fitting out a naval... | |
 | Salma Hale - 1848 - 392 Seiten
...probably accelerated the passage, by the Provincial congress of Massachusetts, of an act "for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast of America, and the erecting a court to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the same." Under... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 554 Seiten
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...John Adams, " one of the most important documents in history."t The British ministry have, in later days, been exculpated from the charge of issuing such... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 516 Seiten
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...found infesting the same. This act, granting letters * Letter from Gen. Grecne to Gov. Cooke. J Am. Archives, iii. 1145. t Letter to the President of Congress.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 498 Seiten
...reports, the General Court of Massachusetts, exercising a sovereign power, passed an Act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast...infesting the same. This Act, granting letters of 1 Letter of P. Jones. 8 Letter from Gen. Greene, to Gov. Cooke. 8 Am. Archives, iii. 1145. 4 Letter... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1862 - 512 Seiten
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...found infesting the same. This act, granting letters * Letter from Gen. Greene to Gov. Cooke. J Am. Archives, iii. 1145. t Letter .to the President of Congress.... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 Seiten
...colonial authorities. Subsequently, the general court of Massachusetts passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea-coast...all vessels that should be found infesting the same. Shortly afterwards, a committee of congress, appointed to devise ways and means for fitting out a naval... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 514 Seiten
...sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the sea coast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn...found infesting the same. This act, granting letters * Letter from Gen. Greene to Gov. Cooke. t Am. Archives, iii. 1145. t Letter to the President of Congress.... | |
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Under the feeling roused by these reports, the General Court of Massachusetts, exercising a sovereign power, passed an act for encouraging the fitting out of armed vessels to defend the seacoast of America, and for erecting a court to try and condemn... 
