The Nootka Sound Controversy

About this eBook

Author

Manning, William R. (William Ray), 1871-1942

Title

The Nootka Sound Controversy: A dissertation

Credits

Produced by MWS, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

F1001: North America local history: Canada

Subject

Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 53719

Release Date

December 12, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NOOTKA SOUND CONTROVERSY.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.Preface.
4. 4.Chapter I. INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.Chapter II. THE ENGLISH PLANS FOR OCCUPYING NOOTKA SOUND.
6. 6.Chapter III. THE SPANISH PLANS FOR OCCUPYING NOOTKA SOUND—THE CONFLICTING CLAIMS BEFORE 1789.
7. 7.Chapter IV. MARTINEZ’S OPERATIONS AT NOOTKA BEFORE COLNETT’S ARRIVAL.
8. 8.Chapter V. THE QUARREL AND SEIZURE.
9. 9.Chapter VI. THE ENGLISH PRISONERS IN MEXICO. [147]
10. 10.Chapter VII. ATTEMPTS AT PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT.
11. 11.Chapter VIII. EUROPE PREPARES FOR WAR.
12. 12.Chapter IX. ENGLAND’S FIRST DEMAND GRANTED.
13. 13.Chapter X. AMERICA’S RELATIONS TO THE CONTROVERSY.
14. 14.Chapter XI. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE FAMILY COMPACT—EFFECT ON THE NEGOTIATION.
15. 15.Chapter XII. ENGLISH ULTIMATUM—SPANISH DEFIANCE.
16. 16.Chapter XIII. THE NOOTKA SOUND CONVENTION—ITS RECEPTION AND RESULTS.
17. 17.Chapter XIV. SUBSEQUENT NEGOTIATIONS AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE NOOTKA SOUND DISPUTE.
18. 18.FOOTNOTES
19. 19.Bibliography. THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION, ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE. — I. Unpublished Manuscripts. — II. Published Documents. — III. Secondary Sources.

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