After she had handed over her fleet she destroyed her fortifications, she destroyed all the material up to the extreme limit imposed by the treaties, she disbanded her enormous armies.

But as this, my lords, is not the proper time for disbanding our forces, of which the present state of our affairs may, perhaps, demand an augmentation, it is necessary to compare the state of our forces with that of foreign troops, and supply, by prudent methods, the disadvantages to which we are subject, by the peculiar condition of our country.

Alfred had vainly endeavored to overtake the march to Exeter in the autumn of 876, and, failing in the pursuit, had disbanded his own troops as usual, allowing them to go to their own homes until the spring.

In fine, he said that he would abandon Gaul and disband his legions, if they would grant these soldiers the same rewards as they had voted to Caesar's and would elect Cassius and Marcus Brutus consuls.

After disbanding rebellious soldiers, he sought to make his army more efficient by changing the dress of the entire army.

They had, however, been isolated cases, and the government thought it did enough to check the spirit of disaffection by disbanding the corps involved.

It is true there is an essential difference between the loose and momentary coöperation of unorganized workers aiming at the remedying of special grievances, and disbanding their association whenever that particular struggle is over, and a permanent organization representing the workers' side all the time and holding them in a bond of mutual helpfulness.

In the face of these facts, will any of the Allied Powers be so foolish as to disband this great system of national factories and nationally worked communications?

While suffering from his wound, Sir William Howe disbanded his rifle corps, distributing it among the light companies of the different regiments; and its commander in consequence became an unattached volunteer in the army.

We had, indeed, once the satisfaction of hearing that the fleet of Spain was confined in the port of Cadiz, unprovided with provisions, and it was rashly reported that means would either be found of destroying them in the harbour, or that they would be shut up in that unfruitful part of the country, till they should be obliged to disband their crews.

" [Sidenote:21] When the Parthian monarch in fear surrendered both Tiridates and Antiochus, he disbanded the expedition at once.

When the preliminary truce had been made Christian marched his forces homeward, and disbanded them a fortnight before Christmas, leaving a garrison at Holston, Great Island.

In 1827 Charles disbanded the National Guard; and in the following year the liberals elected a majority in the Chamber.

Metternich went so far as to write a letter to the King of Prussia urging him to disband the gymnasia, as hotbeds of mischief.

We have every now and then motions for disbanding Hessians and Hanoverians, alias mercenaries; but they come to nothing.

In that way, quite a few of the Negroes disbanded their homes and went into different counties and different portions of the state and different states.

This formidable authority has been already trusted to the magistrate, and the nation has been already subjected to this insupportable tyranny, only lest the hares and partridges should be destroyed, and gentlemen be obliged to disband their hounds and dismiss their setting dogs.

What power disbands the Northern Lights After their steely play?

Disaster had dissolved the forces of the Cavaliers, and Lord Norwich had reluctantly decided to abandon the attempt, and, disbanding his men, made the best of his way into Essex.

The phantom-host has faded quite, Splendor and Terror gone Portent or promiseand gives way To pale, meek Dawn; The coming, going, Alike in wonder showing Alike the God, Decreeing and commanding The million blades that glowed, The muster and disbanding Midnight and Morn.

They thanked him; they consented to disband the militia; formally invited foreign powers to favor and protect the synod about to be held at Dort.

It was not revolutionary; it did not cast off the authority of the popes, nor disband the monasteries, nor reform religious worship: it rather tended to strengthen the power of the popes, to revive monastic life, and to perpetuate the forms of worship which the Middle Ages had established.

Returning to the borders, they disbanded near Carlisle, the privates retiring to their homes, the officers transporting themselves to the Isle of Man.

" With this he disbanded the people.

The effect of this provision was to disband the rank and file of the regiment, and before their places could be filled by recruits the season had so far advanced that it was impracticable for it to proceed until the opening of the next spring.