 | Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty, Christopher Robinson - 1806 - 458 sidor
...thorn would this J be in the fide of America ! It is phyfically poffible at leaft that they might be fo occupied by European nations, and then the command...of the River would be no longer in America, but in fuch fettlements. The poflibility of fuch a confequence is enough to expofe the fallacy of any arguments... | |
 | Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty, Christopher Robinson - 1806 - 450 sidor
...of America ! It is phyfically poflible at leaft that they might be fo occup;ed by European nation?, and then the command of the River would be no longer in America, but in fuch fettlements. The poffibility of fuch a oonfequence is enough to expofe the fallacy of any arguments... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - 1854 - 406 sidor
...-: bounds of territory. If they do not belong to the United States of America, any other power might occupy them; they might be embanked and fortified....then the command of the river would be no longer in Amer'ca> *but >n sucn settlements. The possibility of such a consequence is enough to expose the fallacy... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - 1854 - 930 sidor
...the bounds of territory. If they do not belong to the United States of America, any other power might occupy them; they might be embanked and fortified....then the command of the river would be no longer in Amer*r»r on r i° a ; *but ' lu suca settlements. The possibility of such a conseLJ quence is enough... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1868 - 126 sidor
...any other power might occupy them ; they might be embanked and fortified ! What a thorn this would be in the side of America ! It is physically possible,...but in such settlements. " The possibility of such consequence is enough to expose the fallacy of any arguments which are addressed to show that these... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1868 - 892 sidor
...other power might occupy them ; they might be embanked and fortified What a thorn this would be in tho side of America ! It is physically possible, at least,...but in such settlements. " The possibility of such consequence is enough to expose the fallacy of »ny arguments which are addressed to show that these... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - 1871 - 800 sidor
...bounds of " territory. If they do not belong to the United States of " America, any other Power might occupy them ; they might " be embanked and fortified....but in such settlements. The possibility of such a conse" quence is enough to expose the fallacy of any arguments " that are adduced to show that these... | |
 | Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1876 - 734 sidor
...the bounds of territory. If they do not belong to the United States of America, any other power might occupy them; they might be embanked and fortified....European nations; and then the command of the river would he no longer in America, but in such settlements. The possibility of such a consequence is enough to... | |
 | Sir Francis Taylor Piggott - 1907 - 410 sidor
...any other Power might occupy them : they might be embanked and fortified. What a thorn in tht; sidc of America. It is physically possible at least that...nations, and then the command of the river would be longer in America, but in such settlements. The possibility of such a consequence is enough to expose... | |
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Consider what the consequence would be if " lands of this description were not considered as appendant " to the main land, and as comprised within the bounds of " territory. If they do not belong to the United States of " America, any other Power might... 
