Out of Stock
Overview
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1814. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... or, to be perfectly correct, certain classes of men in other countries, such as proctors, brokers, &c. had amassed princely fortunes at her expense. And there is no manner of doubt, that my Lord Liverpool cannot have known what he advanced in the debate on the blockade of Norway, when he asserted that " Norway had done England ten times more mischief than all the rest of the Danish dominions." This is absolutely unfounded in fact; and if the nobie Lord's commercial friend, Mr. Rose, had been at his elbow, the greater part of the assertion, at least four fifths, would certainly have been explained away. But I most heartily concur in the sentiments of the noble Lord, that the withholding of naval supplies, and the great number of her harbours, gave Norway a power of molesting the trade of England; which Norway, however, by the admission of the noble Lord, did not exercise from any particular enmity on the part of the inhabitants. If that werp the case when her fate was connected with that of Denmark, . how much more will she be disposed, in a state of unqualified indefiMidenee, to consult the interests of England. Will Norway, as a conquered province of Bernadotte's, be able to follow the bent of her own mind ? Qu'y a-t-il a opposer a tout cela ? Truth, however, I am perfectly satisfied, is not the object of any inquiry set on foot by Bernadotte and his party; and if I shall be able, in conclusion, to impress the same conviction on my readers, I shall indulge the cheering hope, that I have not pleaded the great and glorious cause of Norway altogether in vain. u Les habitans du bailliage de Drontheim, ceux des cotes et des frontiers et des frontieres, ayant des vues plus etendues et reconnaissant les avantages des communications retablies et multipliers par terre et pa...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153872454 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1153872455 |
| Weight | 1.18 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 In |
| List Price | $28.29 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 364 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
