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... prince of the blood who came a volunteer upon this expedition . Upon this information the governor augmented the guards , and all was quiet for the remainder of the day . Sat. 24. We difcovered the ene- my's approach by hearing their ...
... prince of the blood who came a volunteer upon this expedition . Upon this information the governor augmented the guards , and all was quiet for the remainder of the day . Sat. 24. We difcovered the ene- my's approach by hearing their ...
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... prince of the blood , the volunteer already mentioned , who were repulfed with great lofs , by a captain and 50 men . When day appeared , the enemy , fa- tigued with the night's encounter , beat a parley , when our men forebore their ...
... prince of the blood , the volunteer already mentioned , who were repulfed with great lofs , by a captain and 50 men . When day appeared , the enemy , fa- tigued with the night's encounter , beat a parley , when our men forebore their ...
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... prince . He answered all other quef- tions with great calmness and humility , and when he figned his confeffion he wrote under his name thefe lines , Que toujours en mon cœur Jefus fait le vainqueur . When he was fearched , there was ...
... prince . He answered all other quef- tions with great calmness and humility , and when he figned his confeffion he wrote under his name thefe lines , Que toujours en mon cœur Jefus fait le vainqueur . When he was fearched , there was ...
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... Prince of Baden - Durlach Prince of Naffau The Elector of Bavaria The Elector of Hanover The d . of Brunf- wick - Wolfen- buttle The d . of Holftein The D. of Saxa- Gotha Weymar Dukes of Saxony Princes of Anhalt 3000 1.20000 10000 ...
... Prince of Baden - Durlach Prince of Naffau The Elector of Bavaria The Elector of Hanover The d . of Brunf- wick - Wolfen- buttle The d . of Holftein The D. of Saxa- Gotha Weymar Dukes of Saxony Princes of Anhalt 3000 1.20000 10000 ...
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... prince of the empire is obliged to fupport the impe- rial dignity , and affift the emperor when his rights are violated . And every fubfequent contract must be un- derstood in a fenfe confiftent with former obligations , nor had the ...
... prince of the empire is obliged to fupport the impe- rial dignity , and affift the emperor when his rights are violated . And every fubfequent contract must be un- derstood in a fenfe confiftent with former obligations , nor had the ...
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