The American Register, Or, Summary Review of History, Politics, and Literature, Volumes 1-2Robert Walsh Thomas Dobson and Son, 1817 - Europe |
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Page 4
... amount . These were dis- charged in full by the Bourbons , as if the finances had been in the highest prosperity , to that portion of the troops which from the ex- haustion of the national resources and the engagements made with the ...
... amount . These were dis- charged in full by the Bourbons , as if the finances had been in the highest prosperity , to that portion of the troops which from the ex- haustion of the national resources and the engagements made with the ...
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... amount of the national income is considered , the case becomes much stronger . The floating debt of England on which so little stress is there laid , exceeded the whole debt of France . The capital of the funded and floating debt of ...
... amount of the national income is considered , the case becomes much stronger . The floating debt of England on which so little stress is there laid , exceeded the whole debt of France . The capital of the funded and floating debt of ...
Page 62
... amount we deduct the suffrages which came of course - those of the mili- tary - of the vast multitude of men in office of the federates , —those which we may presume to have been extorted by fear , or other- wise illegally obtained ...
... amount we deduct the suffrages which came of course - those of the mili- tary - of the vast multitude of men in office of the federates , —those which we may presume to have been extorted by fear , or other- wise illegally obtained ...
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... amount to an effective force of 150,000 men , of whom 20,000 were cavalry , and carried with them 300 pieces of cannon . But whilst they were yet in the heart of their own country , they were wanting in that strict discipline which ...
... amount to an effective force of 150,000 men , of whom 20,000 were cavalry , and carried with them 300 pieces of cannon . But whilst they were yet in the heart of their own country , they were wanting in that strict discipline which ...
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... amount ; and to fortify this sug- gestion , he divided them into nu- merous detachments , which he marched in triumph one after an- other towards the corps which were still in the rear , and on the roads by which they were ap- proaching ...
... amount ; and to fortify this sug- gestion , he divided them into nu- merous detachments , which he marched in triumph one after an- other towards the corps which were still in the rear , and on the roads by which they were ap- proaching ...
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