Anglo-Spanish Relations in America in the Closing Years of the Colonial Era (1763-1774) ...

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Bryn Mawr College, 1923 - 153 páginas
 

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Página 480 - Compiled from Papers and other Materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction, by Richard Walter, MA Chaplain of his Majesty's Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition.
Página 376 - In case the subjects and inhabitants of either party, with their shipping, whether public and of war, or private and of merchants, be forced, through stress of weather, pursuit of pirates or enemies, or any other urgent necessity, for seeking of shelter and harbor, to retreat and enter into any of the rivers, bays, roads...
Página 359 - Spain in that part of the world , four months after the ratification of the present treaty ; and his Catholic Majesty shall not permit his Britannic Majesty's subjects, or their workmen, to be disturbed or molested, under any pretence whatsoever in the said places in their occupation of cutting, loading, and carrying away logwood ; and for this purpose they may build without hindrance and occupy without interruption the houses and magazines which are necessary for them, for their families, and for...
Página 359 - His Britannic Majesty shall cause to be demolished all the fortifications which His subjects shall have erected in the Bay of Honduras, and other places of the Territory of Spain in that part of the world...
Página 376 - ... with all humanity and kindness, and enjoy all friendly protection and help ; and they shall be permitted to refresh and provide themselves, at reasonable rates, with victuals and all things needful for the sustenance of their persons or reparation of their ships, and conveniency of their voyage; and they shall no ways be detained or hindered from returning out of the said ports or roads, but may remove and depart when and whither they please, without any let or hindrance.
Página 439 - The Prince de Maserano declares, at the same time, in the name of the king his master, that the engagement of his said...
Página 391 - For this purpose the island of St. Catherine's has been usually recommended by former writers, and on their faith we put in there, as has been formerly mentioned : but the treatment we met with, and the small store of refreshments we could procure there, are sufficient reasons to render all ships for the future cautious, how they trust themselves in the government of Don Jose Silva de Paz ; for they may certainly depend on having...
Página 447 - Diminution to the number of Seamen, and at the same time hinted, as a matter of small consequence, that in Order to avoid the Expense of keeping Seamen or Marines at Falkland's Islands, they would be brought away afterwards, leaving there the proper Marks or Signs of Possession and of its belonging to the Crown of Great Britain.
Página 388 - Isles, never before discovered by any known relation, lying fifty leagues or better from the shore, East and Northerly from The Straits : in which place, unless it had pleased God of his wonderful mercy to have ceased the wind, we must of necessity have perished.
Página 394 - Station, which is undoubtedly the Key to the Whole Pacifick Ocean. This Island must command the Ports & Trade of Chili, Peru, Panama, Acapulco, & in one word all the Spanish Territory upon that Sea It will render all our Expeditions to those Parts most lucrative to ourselves, most fatal to Spain...

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