The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 80
... French agent who was then in London to negotiate for the exchange of prisoners of war , applied for and ob- tained passports for two French ships which were to be despatched to the South Seas for discovery . The two previous French ...
... French agent who was then in London to negotiate for the exchange of prisoners of war , applied for and ob- tained passports for two French ships which were to be despatched to the South Seas for discovery . The two previous French ...
Page 83
... French . Lieut . - Colonel Paterson had stated - though not directly to the Governor - that one of the French officers told him that one purpose of the expedition was to choose a site for a settlement in Van Diemen's Land . In reporting ...
... French . Lieut . - Colonel Paterson had stated - though not directly to the Governor - that one of the French officers told him that one purpose of the expedition was to choose a site for a settlement in Van Diemen's Land . In reporting ...
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... French Government was modest and prudent in the Pacific and steered a difficult , but peaceful , course . A half - hearted attempt on New Zealand was made just too late to anticipate the English.i To compensate for this failure , the French ...
... French Government was modest and prudent in the Pacific and steered a difficult , but peaceful , course . A half - hearted attempt on New Zealand was made just too late to anticipate the English.i To compensate for this failure , the French ...
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