The Library of American Biography, 第 9 巻Harper, 1854 |
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adventurers affairs afterwards Algiers American appointed Arabs army Arnold arrived Azor Barbary Baron Steuben Bashaw Bey of Tunis Bey's Brimfield British camp Captain Cathcart cause character Charles the Fifth Colonel command Commodore Congress consul court crew declared demand Derne despatched discipline duties Eaton Emperor enemy engaged England English enterprise exertions expedition favor force French friends frigate governor Hakluyt Hamet honor hopes Hugh Willoughby hundred immediately instructions John Cabot King Lafayette land letter Martin Mendez ment military militia minister Montbarrey nations native naval navigator negotiation officers party passage peace person Plata port Portsmouth present President provisions received Regency respect returned Richard Biddle Richard Chancellor river sailed Sapitapa Sebastian Cabot sent Sheik ships Sir Thomas Pert soldiers Spain squadron stipulations thousand tion trade treaty Tripoli troops Tunis United vessels voyage Washington WILLIAM EATON
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141 ページ - Sixt, by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, to all Christian people, to whom these presents shall come, sendeth greeting. Know yee, .that we, in consideration of the good and acceptable service done, and to be done, unto us by our beloved servant, Sebastian Cabota, of our speciale grace, certaine knowledge,
159 ページ - and them that were in the company, great cheere ; and so very joy that he had to see the towardness of our intended discovery, he entered into the dance himselfe, among the rest of the young and lusty company ; which being ended, hee and his friends departed, most gently commending us to the governance of
141 ページ - of our person, and protector of our kingdomes, dominions, and subjects, and of the rest of our counsaile, have given and granted, and, by these presents, do give and grant to the said Sebastian Cabota, a certain
142 ページ - Archangel, and the Nativitie of our Lord, to be paid by equal portions. In witnesse whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patents; witnesse the King at Westminster the sixt day of January, in the second yeere of his raigne. The yeere of our Lord 1548."*
159 ページ - as we could make them aboord, they went on shore, giving to our mariners right liberal rewards; and the good olde gentleman, master Cabota, gave to the poore most liberall almes, wishing them to pray for the good fortune and prosperous success of the
78 ページ - Although I have taken frequent opportunities, in public and private, of acknowledging your great zeal, attention, and abilities in performing the duties of your office ; yet I wish to make use of this last moment of my public life to signify, in the strongest terms, my entire approbation of your conduct, and to express my sense of the
138 ページ - I do rejoyce in the fruit of my labours, and rest with the charge of this office, as you see." * This is the language, of a man, who could view disappointment in the proper light, preferring a competency and the general respect to success gained by intrigue, or the favors
159 ページ - almes, wishing them to pray for the good fortune and prosperous success of the Searchthrift, our pinesse. And then, at the signe of the Christopher, hee and his friends banketed, and made me, and them that were in the company, great cheere ; and so very joy that he had to see the towardness of our intended discovery, he entered into the dance
188 ページ - nations at peace with the Regency. In like manner all vessels belonging to the subjects and inhabitants of the kingdom of Tunis shall be permitted to enter the different ports of the United States, and freely trade with the citizens and inhabitants thereof, on paying the usual duties
79 ページ - shall become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, where I shall be glad to embrace you, and testify the great esteem and consideration with which " I am, my dear Baron, &c., GEORGE WASHINGTON.