Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 3F. Hunt, 1840 |
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... miles . The Mississippi , which is much the longest , al- though not the broadest river upon the earth , taking its rise in the remote north , opens a highway to the ocean through the Gulf of Mexico , for the distance of about three ...
... miles . The Mississippi , which is much the longest , al- though not the broadest river upon the earth , taking its rise in the remote north , opens a highway to the ocean through the Gulf of Mexico , for the distance of about three ...
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... miles of the northwestern frontier , were attacked nearly at the same time ; the old fortification of Michilimackinac , upon the northern part of the peninsula of Michigan , was burned to its foundations , after one of the most ghastly ...
... miles of the northwestern frontier , were attacked nearly at the same time ; the old fortification of Michilimackinac , upon the northern part of the peninsula of Michigan , was burned to its foundations , after one of the most ghastly ...
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... miles from a bank . He transacts his business with it every week , and is not required to keep on hand more money than is necessary for that period . Another is distant a single mile . He visits it three times a week , and requires no ...
... miles from a bank . He transacts his business with it every week , and is not required to keep on hand more money than is necessary for that period . Another is distant a single mile . He visits it three times a week , and requires no ...
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... miles of coast were restored to our knowledge of geography ; and all this , one would suppose , was enough to entitle the gallant officer to the gratitude of the people he represented ; but it was not so . He did not do all that it was ...
... miles of coast were restored to our knowledge of geography ; and all this , one would suppose , was enough to entitle the gallant officer to the gratitude of the people he represented ; but it was not so . He did not do all that it was ...
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... miles of coast to be surveyed be - ween Behring's Strait and Point Turnagain . Let the reader refer again to the map , and he will see that of the whole northern coast of America , between Cape Garry , in Prince Regent's Inlet , and Icy ...
... miles of coast to be surveyed be - ween Behring's Strait and Point Turnagain . Let the reader refer again to the map , and he will see that of the whole northern coast of America , between Cape Garry , in Prince Regent's Inlet , and Icy ...
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Page 504 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony ; the fourth, an emerald ; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure...
Page 331 - Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
Page 403 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 403 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 363 - We know, that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this...
Page 461 - ... and may take possession thereof, either by themselves or by others acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will, paying such dues only as the inhabitants of the country wherein the said goods are shall be subject to pay in like cases.
Page 459 - There shall be between the territories of the high contracting parties a reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation. The inhabitants of their respective states shall mutually have liberty to enter the ports, places, and rivers of the territories of each party, wherever foreign commerce is permitted.
Page 76 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 460 - ... the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever.
Page 460 - Denmark, and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the said dominions of any article, the produce or manufacture of the United States, than are or shall be, payable on the like articles, being the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country.