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Honore Mercier, a brilliant but unscrupulous leader who had ridden to power in the province of Quebec on the Riel issue, roused Protestant ire by restoring estates which had been confiscated at the conquest in 1763 to the Jesuits and other Roman Catholic authorities, in proportions which the act provided were to be determined by "Our Holy Father the Pope."
This date, however, is admitted to be an error by the Alcalde, without any explanation of the error. The record shows that she was imprisoned because she objected to the Government taking wood off her property without paying for it. She claims that since her imprisonment, the Government has confiscated $10,000 worth of her property. Felipe Rementina.
The manifesto stated the motives for such complaint, alleging that the Duke had not been at the pains to observe the Treaty of Metz with regard to the surrender of Harsal, and, as a punishment, his entire sovereignty would be confiscated. A large army then marched upon Peronne; it had been formed at Saint Germain, and was divided into two columns.
His land might be confiscated; his cattle driven away; even downright slavery was not unknown, not merely in the form of forced labour, which has been common in German colonies, but in the form of the actual sale and purchase of negroes.
As for the private fortunes of individual Romans, he confiscated them for his own use in all parts of the empire, either by accusing their possessors of some crime of which they were innocent, or by distorting their words into a free gift of their property to him.
The purchase and sale of the confiscated lands, the national domain which furnished a slender security for the national debt and depreciated bonds, had enriched thousands of the vulgar sort. The newly rich lost their balance and their stolidity, becoming as giddy and frivolous and aggressive as the worst.
Desire of Dutch merchants to find a fresh passage into the South Sea Le Maire applies to Captain Schouten The Unity and Horn fitted out Sail Touch at Dover and Plymouth Put into Sierra Leone Fruit and water obtained The Horn struck by a sea-unicorn Make the coast of South America Attempting to enter Port Desire, the Unity strikes a rock Both vessels nearly lost The vessels put on shore to clean The Horn burnt Penguins Sea-lions Discovery of the Straits of Le Maire Cape Horn named and doubled Steer for Juan Fernandez Unable to find anchorage off it Touch at Dog, Water, and Fly Islands Fire at a double canoe Some of the natives killed The Unity anchors off an island Natives swarm around her Boat attacked Natives become friendly Their chief visits the ship The savages attack the ship Course changed to the northward Two savages killed Friendly intercourse with others The King and his courtiers take to flight at the sound of a great gun Meeting of two Kings A feast Other islands visited Coast of New Guinea reached Natives attack the ship Shock of an earthquake felt on board Sail along western coast of New Guinea Hostility of the natives Barter with the natives at the south end Touch at Gilolo and Amboyna The Unity confiscated at Batavia Death of La Maire Captain Schouten reaches Holland.
The estates of such culprits, it was ordained, should be confiscated, and their bodies dragged to the public place of execution. An affecting case occurred in the north of Holland, early in this year, which, for its peculiarity, deserves brief mention. A poor Anabaptist, guilty of no crime but his fellowship with a persecuted sect, had been condemned to death.
"Now march, or you will be shot," came in bad English from one of the Villaire party. And as there seemed nothing better to do they marched, wondering why they had been attacked and where they were to be taken. Their arms had been confiscated, so further resistance was useless. When Dick lagged behind he received a cruel blow on the back which nearly sent him headlong.
As might be expected, the democrats were not content with the general recognition of their programme; but they too now demanded a restoration in their sense revival of the commemoration of their dead, punishment of the murderers, recall of the proscribed from exile, removal of the political disqualification that lay on their children, restoration of the estates confiscated by Sulla, indemnification at the expense of the heirs and assistants of the dictator.
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