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accusé afterwards America APPEN appointed army arrived attack bill body Britain British called Cape François Captain CHAP Charaibes circumstance citoyens blancs citoyens de couleur Colonel colonial assembly colour commissaires commission commissioners committee concerning conduct consent council declared decree detachment Domingo Earl of Carlisle East East-Indies enemy England English Europe Europe H favour force France French Galbaud garrison gens de couleur governor Guadaloupe harbour honour Hope hundred instructions island Jacmel Jamaica justice king's land laws Leogane Les Cayes Lord Lord Vaughan lordships majesty majesty's March Mauduit ment militia morning mulattoes national assembly negroes neral nommé occasion officers Ogé party passed persons planters Port au Prince possession present proceedings province qu'il regiment revenue revolt royal sent ships slaves Spanish Thomas Lynch Thomas Modyford tion town transmitted Tree troops unto Vincent Wallen West Indies white inhabitants whole
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Page 248 - And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Page 319 - Majesty's realms and dominions the sole supreme government, command and disposition of the militia, and of all forces by sea and land, and of all forts and places of strength, is, and by the laws of England ever was, the undoubted right of his Majesty and his royal predecessors, kings and queens of England ; and that both or either of the Houses of Parliament cannot, nor ought to, pretend to the same...
Page 317 - WHEREAS there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Right Honourable the Lords, of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs dated the first of last month in the words following Viz.
Page 365 - Ordinances being not before confirmed by us shall at any Time be disallowed and not approved and so signified by us our Heirs or Successors under our or their Sign manual...
Page 195 - ... trenches, and planting all the ordnance, that each part was correspondent to other, we held this -town the space of one month. In the which time happened some accidents, more than are well remembered for the present. But amongst other things, it chanced that the General sent on his message to the Spaniards a negro boy with a flag of white, signifying truce, as is the Spanish ordinary manner to do there, when they approach to speak to us ; which boy unhappily was first met withal by some of those...
Page 79 - They seized Mr. Blen, an officer of the police, and having nailed him alive to one of the gates of his plantation, chopped off his limbs, one by one, with an axe.
Page 365 - And our Will and Pleasure is that the Persons thereupon duly elected by the major Part of the Freeholders of the respective Counties and Places and so returned shall before their Sitting take the Oaths mentioned in the said Act...
Page 365 - Representatives of the people so to be summoned as aforesaid, to make, constitute, 'and ordain laws, statutes, and ordinances for the public peace, welfare, and good government of our said colonies, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, as near as may be agreeable to the laws of England...
Page 80 - Francois, were apprised of the revolt by one of their own slaves, who was himself in the conspiracy, but promised, if possible, to save the lives of his master and his family. Having no immediate means of providing for their escape, he conducted them into an adjacent wood ; after which he went and joined the revolters. The following night, he found an opportunity of bringing them provisions from the rebel camp. The second night he returned again, with a further supply of provisions ; but declared...
Page 315 - The nature of all colonies is changeable, and consequently the laws must be adapted to the interest of the place, and must alter with it.