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... thefe commer- cial wrongs were added , the refufal to fuffer Ruffian fhips to be exa- mined by the proper officers , al- though they were known conftantly to convey large quantities of con- traband goods ; and the fhameful charge , of ...
... thefe commer- cial wrongs were added , the refufal to fuffer Ruffian fhips to be exa- mined by the proper officers , al- though they were known conftantly to convey large quantities of con- traband goods ; and the fhameful charge , of ...
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... thefe dangerous offices . The feizing on the Crimea , on the island of Taman , and on the Cuban , is declared , in the apologe- tic part of the manifefto , not to have proceeded from any defire of en- larging the limits of the empire ...
... thefe dangerous offices . The feizing on the Crimea , on the island of Taman , and on the Cuban , is declared , in the apologe- tic part of the manifefto , not to have proceeded from any defire of en- larging the limits of the empire ...
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... thefe evils were fuftained while , in its attempts to fhake off its tributary allegiance , it had thrown itself under the pro- tection of a foreign power , and was in a state of actual rebellion against its fovereign . The fummary ...
... thefe evils were fuftained while , in its attempts to fhake off its tributary allegiance , it had thrown itself under the pro- tection of a foreign power , and was in a state of actual rebellion against its fovereign . The fummary ...
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... thefe dangerous offices . The feizing on the Crimea , on the island of Taman , and on the Cuban , is declared , in the apologe- tic part of the manifefto , not to have proceeded from any defire of en- larging the limits of the empire ...
... thefe dangerous offices . The feizing on the Crimea , on the island of Taman , and on the Cuban , is declared , in the apologe- tic part of the manifefto , not to have proceeded from any defire of en- larging the limits of the empire ...
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... Thefe , upon the approach of the Ruffians , re- peated aloud a fhort prayer dictated by their prophet , which , with the defperate courage they difplayed in defence of their entrenchments , feemed to indicate that the spirit of ...
... Thefe , upon the approach of the Ruffians , re- peated aloud a fhort prayer dictated by their prophet , which , with the defperate courage they difplayed in defence of their entrenchments , feemed to indicate that the spirit of ...
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