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...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command...

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...n V olume Six of Seven Abraham Lincoln 1862-1863 RECOMMENDATION OF NA V AL OFFICERS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. W ASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 1862. TO SENATE AN... ...ES: The third section of the “Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of th... ...he Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single ships such officers as he ma... ...ired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good of the service requires to be thus... ...at the good of the service requires to be thus placed in command; and such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United S... ...that whether it be competent for me, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at an... ... line to get troops for other places that it was broken yesterday at Front Royal, with a probable loss to us of one regiment infan- try, two Companies... ...ession as to the number of the enemy’s forces north of Strasburg and Front Royal. Are the forces still moving north through the gap at Front Royal and... ...ohnson are pouring through the gap they made day before yesterday at Front Royal, making a dash northward. It will be a very valuable and very honorab...

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... young Nevil Beauchamp was throwing off his midshipman?s jacket for a holiday in the garb of peace, we had across Channel a host of dreadful military officers flashing swords at us for some critical observations of ours upon their sovereign, threatening Africa?s fires and savagery....

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...ay in the garb of peace, we had across Channel a host of dreadful military officers flash- ing swords at us for some critical observations of ours upo... ...of the national mettle? Where was the first line of England’s defence, her navy? These were questions, and Ministers were called upon to answer them. ... ...he Press answered them boldly, with the appalling statement that we had no navy and no army. At the most we could muster a few old ships, a couple of ... ...llenged the allegations of Government, pointed to the trimness of army and navy during its term of office, and proclaimed itself watch-dog of the coun... ...s in epi- thets and phrases of courtesy toward a formal people, and as the officers of the French Guard were gentlemen of birth, he 10 Beauchamp’s Ca... ...1 George Meredith ‘Does not that,’ she said, ‘include the non-commissioned officers, the privates, and the cooks, of all the regiments?’ He could scar... ...have given him anything— the last word in favour of the Country versus the royal Mar- tyr, for example, had he insisted on it. She gathered, bit by bi... ...h face con- cerning the declaration of war, and told with approval how the Royal hand had trembled in committing itself to the form of signature to wh... ...What writing! He was uplifted as ‘The heroical Commander Beauchamp, of the Royal Navy,’ and ‘Commander Beauchamp, R.N., a gentleman of the highest con...

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...r of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter....

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... sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two... ...her off, the Helvetia, of the Compagnie-Nationale, and the Shannon, of the Royal Mail Steamship Company, sailing to windward in that portion of the At... ...happened about five o’clock in the morn- ing, as the day was breaking. The officers of the quarter- deck hurried to the after-part of the vessel. They... ...tain the animal re- quired. It will have the proportions determined by the officers of the Shannon, the instrument required by the perforation of the ... ...feet. It was humiliating for one of the swift- est sailers in the American navy. A stubborn anger seized the crew; the sailors abused the monster, who... ... of Canadian origin, harpooner on board the frigate Abraham Lincoln of the navy of the United States of America.” I bowed assent. It was not a questio... ...ncoln?” “Professor, I am sorry for one of the best vessels in the American navy; but they attacked me, and I was bound to defend myself. I contented m... ...and had a strong party against him abroad. Indeed, the preceding year, the royal houses of Holland, Austria, and England had concluded a treaty of all...

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...f the new notes I owe to a review of the Selections by Dr. Lane Cooper, of Cornell University. I wish also to thank for many favors the Committee and officers of the Glasgow University Library....

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...Cornell University. I wish also to thank for many favors the Committee and officers of the Glasgow University Library. If a word by way of suggestion ... ...ffice allowance in some cases of fifty minutes for eleven miles, could the royal mail pretend to undertake the offices of sympathy and condolence? Cou... ...nting with green and gold, came up alongside of us. What a contrast to our royal simplicity of form and colour in this plebeian wretch! The single orn... ...o speak by a stronger word, he sprang, his known resources: he slipped our royal horses like chee- tahs, or hunting-leopards, after the affrighted gam... ...r lay mangled together. But I told her how these dear children of England, officers and privates, had leaped their horses over all obstacles as gaily ... ...t go undone. The bet- ter men that I meant were the sailors in the British navy, every man of whom mends his own stockings. Who else is to do it? Do y... ... that the junior lords of the admiralty are under articles to darn for the navy? The reason, meantime, for my systematic hatred of D’Arc is this: Ther... ...rs discharged without noise by war offices and other absurd people. In our navy, both royal and commercial, and generally from deep remembrances of sl... ...7 24 MADE PRISONER BY THE BURGUNDIANS: The English have accused the French officers of conniving at Joan’s capture through jealousy of her successes. ...

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...Excerpt: The Shade of Cardinal Richelieu. In a splendid chamber of the Palais Royal, formerly styled the Palais Cardinal, a man was sitting in deep reverie, his head supported on his hands, leaning over a gilt and inlaid table which was covered with letters and papers. Behind this figure glowed a vast ...

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...rsity The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Dumas Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas [Pere] Chapter 1 The Shade ... ...inister; as well as from the distant and incessant sounds of guns fir- ing—let off, happily, without other end or aim, except to show to the guards, t... ...oises prove to me, indeed, that the destiny of favorites is precarious; but ye shall know I am no ordinary favorite. No! The Earl of Essex, ’tis true,... ...e, sel- dom listened to their voice; but unluckily, Mazarin had had the imprudence to attack the magistrates and had sold no less than twelve appointm... ...gnan, re- turning to the cardinal. He instantly retired, from a feeling of respectful delicacy; it was, however, evident that the 14 Twenty Years Aft... ...d Mazarin, fearing that should his prisoner ever leave his prison he would be the more exasperated against him if he thus retrenched his amusement. He... ...con; “and you, Athos, you know some- thing of everything and can be our captain. I dare say you know how to navigate, should he fail us.” “My dear fri...

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...................................... 5 ON THE WILLEBROEK CANAL ........................................................................................... ...lips, in- quired if they were made by Searle and Son. The name was quite an introduction. Half-a-dozen other young men came out of a boat-house bearin... ... fourth helped us to undo our bags. And all the time such questions, such assurances of respect and sympathy! I declare I never knew what glory was be... ... pass the frontier, even in a train, is a difficult matter for the Arethusa. He is somehow or other a marked man for the official eye. Wherever he jou... ... white beards falling into our laps. We were ever to be busied among paint-pots; so that there should be no white fresher, and no green more emerald t...

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...- plete retirement seemed to imply a satisfactory amount of trust in their officers, and to be trusted displeases no seaman worthy of the name. On my ... ... “The captain asks for one more slice of meat and two po- tatoes.” We, his officers, could hear him moving about in his berth, or lightly snoring, or ... ...ity becomes at once worth hardly half his salt. Therefore, of all my chief officers, the one I trusted most was a man called B-. He had a red moustach... ... masters of the fine art. 28 The Mirror of the Sea Some of them were like Royal Academicians of a certain kind. They never startled you by a touch of... ...ur spars than any amount of running aloft could do. And yet in my time the royal yards of an average profitable ship were a good way up above her deck... ...nerally happened in this way: Night, clouds racing overhead, wind howling, royals set, and the ship rushing on in the dark, an immense white sheet of ... ...d of serene mind, scrupulously concerned for the welfare and honour of the navy, he missed a larger fame only by the chances of the service. We may we... ...here were ready and able to add to the trea- sure of victories the British navy has given to the nation. It was the lot of Lord Nelson to exalt all th... ... glory. Exalt! the word seems to be created for the man. XLVII THE BRITISH NAVY may well have ceased to count its victories. It is rich beyond the wil...

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...parting with him at Prince’s Dock Gates, in the midst of a swarm of police-officers, trackmen, stevedores, beggars, and the like. And here we were aga... ... had been 12 Omoo purchased by the owners at an auction sale of condemned navy stores in Sydney. But notwithstanding the wateriness of the first cour... ...ight one day find his anchor down, and no crew to weigh it. With judicious officers the most unruly seamen can at sea be kept in some sort of subjecti... ... galley-slaves, they are only to be governed by scourges and chains. Their officers go among them with dirk and pistol—concealed, but ready at a grasp... ... two clans, and the next morning brought all the others to the feet of his royal ally. Nor was the rise of his domestic fortunes at all behind the Cor... ...rise, the farewell shouts from the canoe, as we dashed along under bellied royals, were heard unmoved by our islander; but it was not long thus. That ... ...ubjects for tattooing that the profession became quite needy. The 28 Omoo royal ally of Hardy, however, hit upon a benevolent expedi- ent to provide ... ...t upon the ladder, and looking up, saw a wide trousers’ leg. Immediately, Navy Bob, a stout old T riton, stealthily descended, and at once went to gr... ...from running up and affronting him. “So the counsellor is come,” exclaimed Navy Bob, who, like all the rest, invariably styled him thus, much to mine ...

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...he women and children. When the death moment was come, the colonel and his officers took their several posts, the men stood at shoulder arms, and so, ... ...six of the Henrys cover 227 years. It might have been well to name all the royal princes Henry, but this was overlooked until it was too late. ( Image... ...orld—Bosworth Field—and tradition says it never grew there until Richard’s royal blood warmed its hidden seed to life and made it grow. Henry VII.; tw... ...e church. Then the square filled up; not with civilians, but with army and navy officers in showy and beautiful uniforms. They filled it compactly, le... ...rch. Then the square filled up; not with civilians, but with army and navy officers in showy and beautiful uniforms. They filled it compactly, leaving... ...d they cover with derision every argument that can be invented in favor of royalty by the most ingenious casuist. In his time the husband of this prin...

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...rt and the Tuileries for ye! But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clea... ...guarding and protecting the seas from pirates and robbers, is the right to royal fish, which are whale and sturgeon. And these, when either thrown ash... ... right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head. True, they rather order me about some, and make me jump fr... ...enced, they pushed off in boats and captured cod; and at last, launching a navy of great ships on the sea, explored this watery world; put an incessan... ...st not rob thy last Captain, didst thou?—Dost not think of mur- dering the officers when thou gettest to sea?” I protested my innocence of these thing... ...p. And here Bildad, who, with Peleg, be it known, in addition to his other officers, was one of the licensed pilots of the port—he being suspected to ... ...nted to the company as a harpooneer, say; and if in emulation of the naval officers he should append the initials S.W .F. (Sperm Whale Fishery) to his... ...ica now outnumber all the rest of the banded whalemen in the world; sail a navy of upwards of seven hundred vessels; manned by eighteen thousand men; ... ...ing his quarter-deck with an elated grandeur not surpassed in any military navy; nay, extorting almost as much outward homage as if he wore the imperi...

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...small actions to be weighed prop- erly, and people to be stripped of their royal robes, beg- gars’ rags, generals’ uniforms, seedy out-at-elbowed coat... ...or’s sepulture. “Some demanded,” says an eloquent anonymous Captain in the Navy who has written an “Itinerary from Toulon to St. Helena,” “that the co... ...nd faithful servants, were likewise in the vessel. It was commanded by his Royal Highness Francis Ferdinand Philip Louis Marie d’Orleans, Prince de Jo... ...on board the French frigate, and brought his father’s best respects to his Royal High- ness. The Governor was at home ill, and forced to keep his room... ...g prescribed for the English army, the men had their arms reversed and the officers had crape on their arms, with their swords reversed. All the inhab... ...ay, where the Prince de Joinville had stationed himself at the head of the officers of the three French ships of war. The great- est official honors h... ...zzen-mast. The coffin, carried by our sailors, passed between two ranks of officers with drawn swords, and was placed on the quarter-deck. The absolut... ...Commodore Napier was pouring broad- sides into Tyre and Sidon; our gallant navy was storm- ing breaches and routing armies; Colonel Hodges had seized ... ...reasonably supposed that the picked men of the crack frigate of the French navy are a “good specimen” of the rest of the French marine, any more than ...

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...due to any serious disaster, and I cannot say that in this case any of the officers are de- serving of serious blame. No court-martial is deemed nece... ... I substitute the following: That, all provost-marshals and other military officers do pre- vent all disturbance and violence at or about the polls, w... ...United States under the super- vision and upon the responsibility of naval officers of such gov- ernments and in conformity to such regulations as may... ...e Government above the rank of colonel in the army or of lieutenant in the navy; all who left seats in the United States Congress to aid the rebellion... ...Congress to aid the rebellion; all who resigned commissions in the Army or Navy of the United States and afterwards aided the rebellion; and all who h... ...n operation all demands on the Treasury, including the pay of the Army and Navy, have been promptly met and fully satisfied. No considerable body of ... ...asury having designated New Orleans, Mem- phis, Nashville, Pensacola, Port Royal, Beaufort (North Caro- lina), and Norfolk, as places of purchase, and... ..., in the State of Virginia; Beaufort, in the State of North Carolina; Port Royal, in the State of South Carolina; Pensacola and Fernandina, in the Sta...

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...lotined. ARGONNE Forest, occupied by Dumouriez, Brunswick at. ARISTOCRATS, officers in French army, number in Paris, seized, condition in 1794. ARLES,... ...emands arrears, general mutiny of, outbreak of, Nanci military executions, Royalists leave, state of, in want, recruited, Revolutionary, fourteen armi... ...oming defunct, September massacres, dissolved. ASSIGNATS, origin of, false Royalist, forgers of, coach-fare in. AUBRIOT, Sieur, after King’s capture. ... ... CATHELINEAU, of La Vendee. CAVAIGNAC, Convention Representative. CAZALES, Royalist, in Constituent Assembly. CAZOTTE, author of ‘Diable Amoureux, ’ s... ...light of King’s Aunts, to be War- Minister, demands by, secreted, escapes. NAVY, Louis XV. on French. NECKER, and finance, account of, dismissed, refu...

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... courage! don’t look so downhearted, man. Why, I pledge you in advance the royal approbation. Rest assured that His Majesty will be delighted to know ... ...ittle in the manner of the men and nothing obvious in the demeanour of the officers would have suggested to an ordinary ob- server that the Great Muti... ... was a recent event. In their general bearing and conduct the commissioned officers of a warship naturally take their tone from the Commander, that is... ... from his cabin to the open deck, and noting the si- lent deference of the officers retiring to leeward, might have taken him for the King’s guest, a ... ...how more or less irasci- bility; but instantly he would control it. In the navy he was popularly known by the appella- tion- Starry Vere. How such a d... ...nother Vere his senior, a distant relative, an officer of like rank in the navy, it remained permanently attached to the surname. Chapter 7 I n view o... ... of the pedantic running thro’ him? Yes, like the King’s yarn in a coil of navy-rope?” Some apparent ground there was for this sort of confi- dential ...

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...ter to Caesar and wife to Antony. CHARMIAN, IRAS: attendants on Cleopatra. Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Atten- dants. 3 ... ...holly depends on your abode. MARK ANTONY: No more light answers. Let our officers Have notice what we purpose. I shall break The cause of our exped... ...ny, And I am all forgotten. MARK ANTONY: But that your royalty Holds idleness your subject, I should take you For idleness itself.... ... his heart For what his eyes eat only. AGRIPPA: Royal wench! She made great Caesar lay his sword to bed: He plough d her, a... ...hat they would Have one man but a man? And that is it Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen The anger d ocean foams; with which I meant T o scou... ...ria. [Enter VENTIDIUS as it were in triumph, with SILIUS,and other Romans, Officers, and Soldiers; the dead body of PACORUS borne before him.] VENTIDI... ...t of that his officer That murder d Pompey. DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS: Our great navy s rigg d. EROS: For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius; Act III, scen... ...hame no less Than was his loss, to course your flying flags, And leave his navy gazing. CLEOPATRA: Prithee, peace. [Enter MA... ...ther than he is Caesar. CLEOPATRA: Go on: right royal. THYREUS: He knows that you embrace not Antony As you did love, but ...

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...something in them, which vanishes away when we come to the history of Jewish royalty. Government by kings was first introduced into the world by the H... ...LL TAKE THE TENTH OF YOUR SEED, AND OF YOUR VINEYARDS, AND GIVE THEM TO HIS OFFICERS AND TO HIS SERVANTS (by which we see that bribery, corruption, ... ...ll you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain. Y et that we may not appear to be defective even ... ...our millions interest. And as a compensa tion for her debt, she has a large navy; America is with out a debt, and without a navy; yet for the twenti... ... navy; yet for the twentieth part of the English national debt, could have a navy as large again. The navy of England is not worth, at this time, more... ...alculations, which are now given as a proof that the above estimation of the navy is just. [See Entic’s naval history, intro. page 56.] The charge of ... ...soul of BARCLAY ye would preach re pentance to YOUR king; Ye would tell the Royal Wretch his sins, and warn him of eternal ruin. [“Thou “Common Sense...

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...s not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea coasts, our army and our navy. These are not our reliance against tyranny All of those may be turned... ... that Ordinance by put- ting power to carry it out in the hands of the new officers under the Constitution, in the place of the old ones, who had been... ...83 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five or who shall be any of their officers. These are vast national matters in his estimation; but the little... ...accompanied by a similar one from the governor-elect, the Republican State officers, and the Republican members of the State Board of Equalization of ... ...some advantage if you could know who are to be at the heads of the War and Navy departments, but until I can ascertain definitely whether I can get an... ...to memorandum attached, and that you cooperate with the Sec- retary of the Navy for that object. Y our obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. [Inclosure.] Stea... ...ing at each of the isolated points on the southern coast of Hatteras, Port Royal, Tybee Island (near Savannah), and Ship Island; and we likewise have ... ...ap- ture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, commanding the en- trance of Port Royal Harbor, on the 7th of November, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 338 The Writi... ... States, including those of Beaufort, in the State of North Carolina, Port Royal, in the State of South Carolina, and New Orleans, in the State of Lou...

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... that his fa- ther, as a young page of Louis XIII., gained favour with his royal master by his skill in holding the stirrup, and was fi- nally made a ... ... to private life. Upon his return to Court, taking up apartments which the royal favour had reserved for him at Versailles, Saint- Simon secretly ente... ...he service, except his illegitimate children, and the Princes of the blood royal, should be exempt from serving for a year in one of his two companies... ...ir cruppers to a village where they were to be received and counted by the officers of the Duc de Luxembourg. Although the house- hold of the King had... ... dislodged him playfully and laid myself down in his place, several of our officers standing by. Coetquen, sporting with me in return, took his gun, w... ...eed, was incredible, even amongst the soldiers and the people. The general officers could not keep silent upon it, and the inferior officers spoke lou... ... brother, the Chevalier de Luynes, who served with much distinction in the navy , and together they arranged the matter. They seized an opportunity wh... ...ich are still felt by the State. Pontchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, was the plague of it, as of all those who were under his cruel depend... ...ad been conducted to the King by Pontchartrain, who had the affairs of the navy under his control. The courier sent by T esse, who commanded the land ...

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...fficient way possible. It will involve the immediate full equipment of the navy in all respects, but particularly in supplying it with the best means ... ...tly accredited to this Gov- 31 Woodrow Wilson ernment by the Imperial and Royal Government of Austria- Hungary; but that Government has not actually ... ...d States and the Imperial German Government, and I do specially direct all officers, civil or military, of the United States that they exercise vigila... ...State fort, camp, arsenal, aircraft sta- tion, Government or naval vessel, navy-yard, factory or workshop for the manufacture of mu- nitions of war or... ...acture of mu- nitions of war or of any products for the use of the army or navy. Fifth. An alien enemy shall not write, print or publish any attack or... ...he United States, by the United States Marshal or his deputy or such other officers as the President shall designate, and to confinement in such penit...

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...nd Abiathar were the priests: 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s... ...nd Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his hous... ...lls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king... ... was before the LORD. So he finished the house. 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red... ...on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants... ... spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir gre... ...er desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servan...