The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Forthwith he sent the Stadholder's letter overland to Governor Sluysken at Cape Town ; but he and his Council , having no recent tidings from Europe , treated it with marked suspicion . Fearing the burghers , especially those of the ...
Forthwith he sent the Stadholder's letter overland to Governor Sluysken at Cape Town ; but he and his Council , having no recent tidings from Europe , treated it with marked suspicion . Fearing the burghers , especially those of the ...
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An Order - in - Council was accordingly passed in May , 1849 , enabling convicts to be sent to Western Australia , and from 1850 to 1868 they were sent . During that period 9720 male prisoners were received ; no women were included .
An Order - in - Council was accordingly passed in May , 1849 , enabling convicts to be sent to Western Australia , and from 1850 to 1868 they were sent . During that period 9720 male prisoners were received ; no women were included .
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Having secured the friendship of the buffer state of Afghanistan by a treaty with Dost Mohammed ( 1855 ) , it sent an expedition to the Persian Gulf . Bushire was occupied , and , though the Shah took Herat with the aid of a French ...
Having secured the friendship of the buffer state of Afghanistan by a treaty with Dost Mohammed ( 1855 ) , it sent an expedition to the Persian Gulf . Bushire was occupied , and , though the Shah took Herat with the aid of a French ...
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