 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1826 - 520 pages
...him. Because, said he, if I were to make peace with every body, what should I do with my corsairs ? They would take off my head for the want of other prizes, not being able to live upon their miserable allowances.' Mr Donaldson succeeded, however, in forming a treaty, (September,... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pages
...him. Because, said he, if I were to make peace with every body, what should I do with my corsairs ? They would take off my head for the want of other prizes, not being able to live upon their miserable allowances.' Mr Donaldson succeeded, however, in forming a treaty, (September,... | |
 | Theodore Lyman (Jr.) - Diplomacy - 1828 - 542 pages
...of the Swedish Consul, " I make peace with every body, what shall I do with my corsairs ? What shall I do with my soldiers ? They would take off my head...for the want of other prizes, not being able to live upon their miserable allowance." We have met with a petition from the American captives to the House... | |
 | 1835 - 522 pages
...deaf. " If," said he, " I make peace with every body, what shall I do with my corsairs? What shall I do with my soldiers? They would take off my head...being able to live on their miserable allowance." To the other proposal, however, he paid all becoming attention ; and, as a preliminary to business,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1857 - 702 pages
...the Dey, or Governor, of Algiers on the subject, but that semi-barbarian robber argued in reply : " If I were to make peace with everybody, what should...being able to live on their miserable allowance." In the spring of 1794, Congress, on account of these depredations, passed an Act to provide for a naval... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1859 - 674 pages
...the Dey, or Governor, of Algiers on the subject, but that semi-barbarian robber argued in reply : " If I were to make peace with everybody, what should...being able to live on their miserable allowance." In the spring of 1794, Congress, on account of these depredations, passed an Act to provide for a naval... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 668 pages
...the Dey, or Governor, of Algiers on the subject, but that semi-barbarian robber argued in reply : " If I were to make peace with everybody, what should...being able to live on their miserable allowance." In the spring of 1794, Congress, on account of these depredations, passed an Act to provide for a naval... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 804 pages
...sea-robberies carried on under his sanction. " If I were to make peace with everybody," he said, " what should I do with my corsairs ? What should I...not being able to live on their miserable allowance !" • This was certainly good logic for the perplexed dey, but it did not convince Humphreys of the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1876 - 878 pages
...the Dey, or Governor, of Algiers on the subject, but that semi-barbarian robber argued in reply : " If I were to make peace with everybody, what should I do with my corsairs ? what sliou] JI do with my soldiers ? They would take off my head for the want of other prizes, not being... | |
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If I were to make peace with everybody, what should I do with my corsairs ? what should I do with my soldiers ? They would take off my head for the want of other prizes, not being able to live on their miserable allowance. 
