 | Charles Prentiss - Generals - 1813 - 472 pages
...consideration. " However trifling," said he, " it may appear to you, to me it is important. Fifteen ban-els of powder will furnish a cruiser which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars." We told him the concession was so degrading that our nation would not... | |
 | Theodore Lyman - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...species of tribute. On this subject the Bey rema.ked— " ' However trifling it may appear to you, to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will...furnish a cruiser which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars.' " We told him the concession was so degrading that our nation would... | |
 | Theodore Lyman (Jr.) - Diplomacy - 1828 - 542 pages
...species of tribute. On this subject the Bey remarked — " ' However trifling it may appear 1o you, to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will furnish a cruiser which may capture a prize and not me one hundred thousand dollars.' " We told him the concession was so degrading that our nation... | |
 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1838 - 388 pages
...humiliating to us and not very honorable to him. " However trifling," was his reply, " it may appear to you, to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will...furnish a cruiser, which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars." He was told, that both justice and honor would forbid the United States... | |
 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1838 - 396 pages
...us and not very honorable to him. " However trifling," was his reply, " it may appear to you, to rne it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will furnish a cruiser, which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars." He was told, that both justice and honor would forbid the United States... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 388 pages
...humiliating to us and not very honorable to him. " However trifling," was his reply, " it may appear to you, to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will...furnish a cruiser, which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars." He was told, that both justice and honor would forbid the United States... | |
 | Eugene Schuyler - Diplomacy - 1886 - 500 pages
...trifling it may appear to you,' the Bey said, ' to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of gunpowder will furnish a cruiser which may capture a prize and net me $100,000.' We told him the concession was so degrading that our nation would not yield to it — both... | |
 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1902 - 218 pages
...humiliating to us and not very honorable to him. " However trifling," was his reply, " it may appear to you, to me it is important. Fifteen barrels of powder will...furnish a cruiser, which may capture a prize and net me one hundred thousand dollars." He was told, that both justice and honor would forbid the United States... | |
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As this was already implied by the phrasing of the translation, he was told, that they would not agree to it, that although the expense would be but trifling, the demand was humiliating to us and not very honorable to him. " However trifling," was his... 