| United States. Congress - 1836 - 650 pages
...Mississippi, and France having made a settlement at New Orleans, France had a right to one half the seacoast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the next Spanish...as grantees, from France, of Louisiana, we claimed to the Rio del Norte, though the Spanish settlement of Sante Fe was at the head uf that river. France,... | |
| John Quincy Adams - 1836 - 28 pages
...Mississippi, and France, having made a settlement at New-Orleans, France had a right to one half the sea-coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the next Spanish...Balize to Vera Cruz ; and so, as grantees from France to Louisiana, we claimed to the Rio del Norte, though the Spanish settlement of Santa Fe was at the... | |
| 1836 - 494 pages
...with a Mexican war to wage. Great Britain may have no. serious objection to the independence of Texas, The mouth of the Rio Bravo was about half way from...as grantees, from France of Louisiana, we claimed to the Rio del Norte, and may be willing enough to take her under her protec- though the Spanish settlement... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1837 - 432 pages
...Mississippi, and France having made a settlement at New Orleans, France had a right to one halt the sea-coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the next Spanish...as grantees, from France of Louisiana, we claimed to the Rio del Norte, though the Spanish settlement of Santa Fe was at the head of that river. France,... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - 1837 - 716 pages
...Mississippi, and France having made a settlement at New Orleans, France had a right to one half the seacoast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the next Spanish...Rio Bravo was about half way from the Balize to Vera Crui; and so as grantees, from France of Louisiana, we claimed the Rio del Norte, though the Spanish... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1837 - 442 pages
...on fantastic grounds ? Let me tell you a piece of history, not far remote. Sir, many years have not Cruz. The mouth of the Rio Bravo was about half way...as grantees, from France of Louisiana, we claimed to the Rio del Norte, though the Spanish settlement of Santa Fe wag at the head of that river. France,... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - 1837 - 244 pages
...Mississippi, and France having made a settlement at New Orleans, France had a right to one half the seacoast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the next Spanish...was Vera Cruz. The mouth of the Rio Bravo was about naif way from the Balize to Vera Cruz; and so as grantees, from France of Louisiana, we claimed the... | |
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