However, in spite of all difficulties, the terms were agreed to, the draft was prepared, and only the signatures were wanting, when a large reinforcement of Europeans arrived from Bombay, and the Admiral received formal notification of the declaration of war, and orders from the Admiralty to attack the French.

Now, it seemed to him that before he settled down to the soberness of marriage, he must take one hasty, heady, compensating draft of life, of the sort of life he might have had.

Count Bernstorff subsequently informed Earl Granville on the same day, on the 5th of August, that he had received a later telegram from Count Bismarck to the effect that he had then received a summary of the draft treaty from him, that he had submitted it to the King of Prussia, and that he was authorized to state that His Majesty had agreed to the plan.

By the fifth article the Government of Paraguay "binds itself to pay to the Government of the United States of America, in the city of Assumption, Paraguay, thirty days after presentation to the Government of the Republic, the draft which that of the United States of America shall issue for the amount for which the two commissioners concurring, or by the umpire, shall declare it responsible to the said company.

"I also transmit my rough draft of those parts of the review which relate to Hunter, to Adelang's survey, and to .

I purchased a canoe of small draft from an Indian named Shoga, and immediately embarked on my return up the St. Croix.

His nose drank deep of a draft that quelled all rage.

Every trap was set, and baited as before with a mass of honeybut honey now mixed with a potent sleeping draft.

One night, six months before, to alter a small bequest, he had carried the will up-stairs and written a rough draft of the new codicil.

" I told him his nerves were talking, and talking rot, and I gave him the sleeping-draft and sent him to bed.

It seems to me that a game of cards which admits of such latitude as this, with a practically unlimited draft upon outside resources, is hardly fair to all parties, and especially to "The Banker.

I mean by this, place in all directions to allow the draft to pass freely through it.

Some weeks ago I showed you a draft I made proclaiming freedom for all slaves.

There are clauses dealing with compensation in a separate draft.

Mr. Middleton has just arrived from Madrid with the inscriptions for the Spanish indemnity and a draft for the first payment of interest.

In the meantime the Government of the United States, having full confidence that a treaty entered into and so solemnly ratified by the French King would be executed in good faith, and not doubting that provision would be made for the payment of the first installment which was to become due on the 2d day of February, 1833, negotiated a draft for the amount through the Bank of the United States.

When this draft was presented by the holder with the credentials required by the treaty to authorize him to receive the money, the Government of France allowed it to be protested.

This I understood to be no more than the sets of the tide, as going out or coming in; but I afterwards understood it was occasioned by the great draft and reflux of the mighty river Oroonoko, in the mouth or gulf of which river, as I found afterwards, our island lay; and that this land which I perceived to the W. and N.W. was the great island Trinidad, on the north point of the mouth of the river.

The moon that evening rose an hour later than the night before, yet found Agnes still on her knees before the sacred shrine, while Elsie, tired, grumbled at the draft on her sleeping-time.

He could himself remember the New York of the Civil War, the bitter family quarrels, the forced resignations from clubs, the duels, the draft riots.

The Consul here has, of course, heard of my being wounded and left behind, and I expect he won't mind cashing our draft.

" Three days later Dick was strong enough to go with his friend to the Consul's; they found that Mr. Allen had spoken about Dick, and told him that should he recover from his wounds, he could cash a draft for him without any fear.

You got my letter?' 'And the draft, Sir George!'

"I'm sorry, Madame, but I'm afraid we'll have to draft you, too.

Here's my order to draft an interpreter," and he put his hand into his pocket.