American Interest in Cuba: 1848-1855Columbia University Press, 1948 - 323 pages |
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... sent to Cuba by Secretary Forsyth . He found that the number of American ships in the Cuban slave trade had in- creased from 5 in 1836 to 22 in 1839. They were bought by the syndicate , sent to Africa with a token American citizen ...
... sent to Cuba by Secretary Forsyth . He found that the number of American ships in the Cuban slave trade had in- creased from 5 in 1836 to 22 in 1839. They were bought by the syndicate , sent to Africa with a token American citizen ...
Page 130
... sent voted for a motion to suspend the rules and debate this resolution.18 Senator Yulee of Florida introduced similar measures . Use of the Navy to prevent landing of the expedi- tion , he said , was a serious usurpation of power by ...
... sent voted for a motion to suspend the rules and debate this resolution.18 Senator Yulee of Florida introduced similar measures . Use of the Navy to prevent landing of the expedi- tion , he said , was a serious usurpation of power by ...
Page 133
... sent to the United States for trial . Roncali refused . This refusal , Campbell be- lieved , brought into operation the Act of Congress that author- ized the United States Navy to capture any ship that " un- necessarily " detained an ...
... sent to the United States for trial . Roncali refused . This refusal , Campbell be- lieved , brought into operation the Act of Congress that author- ized the United States Navy to capture any ship that " un- necessarily " detained an ...
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