Letters from Canada, written during ... 1806, 1807, and 1808 |
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... language used in the House of Assembly— Le Canadien , a French newspaper - observations upon the conduct of the managers thereof - the effects of conquest - Canadians , by the articles of capitulation , not granted their old laws ...
... language used in the House of Assembly— Le Canadien , a French newspaper - observations upon the conduct of the managers thereof - the effects of conquest - Canadians , by the articles of capitulation , not granted their old laws ...
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... language not the language of Canada— English schools - opposed by the Canadians - go- vernment have not exerted themselves to intro- duce English - inducements for the Canadians to prefer English to French - English the most uni- versal ...
... language not the language of Canada— English schools - opposed by the Canadians - go- vernment have not exerted themselves to intro- duce English - inducements for the Canadians to prefer English to French - English the most uni- versal ...
Sivu 52
... language of Quebec , hangards ) , and vessels come close to the wharfs to discharge their car- goes ; at some of them the vessels remain afloat at low water , at others , which are not carried so far out , or where the river does not ...
... language of Quebec , hangards ) , and vessels come close to the wharfs to discharge their car- goes ; at some of them the vessels remain afloat at low water , at others , which are not carried so far out , or where the river does not ...
Sivu 83
... language of Upper and Lower Canada being different , need be no objec- tion . The same thing exists between the highlands of Scotland and England , though the same legislature serves both . An union of the two governments seems the only ...
... language of Upper and Lower Canada being different , need be no objec- tion . The same thing exists between the highlands of Scotland and England , though the same legislature serves both . An union of the two governments seems the only ...
Sivu 101
... language would be used in the house of assembly , public offices , and courts of justice . No such thing ; the French language is universally used , and the record is kept in French and in English . The Canadians will not speak English ...
... language would be used in the house of assembly , public offices , and courts of justice . No such thing ; the French language is universally used , and the record is kept in French and in English . The Canadians will not speak English ...
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Sivu 350 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sivu 288 - Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain. Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies, dark and wild, beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile, or else deep snow and ice...
Sivu 350 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Sivu 64 - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Sivu 99 - Where, thro' a shapeless breach, his stream resounds; As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As deep recoiling surges foam below, Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear, astonished, rends. Dim-seen, thro' rising mists, and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, low'rs. Still, thro...
Sivu 348 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Sivu 400 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Sivu 187 - ... the United States, and such goods and merchandize shall be subject to no higher or other duties than would be payable by His Majesty's subjects on the importation of the same from Europe into the said territories. And in like manner, all goods and...
Sivu 399 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Sivu 349 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie...