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How the Confederate Navy (indirectly) ended a war in the Pacific Northwest
On Jun 7, 4:42*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"North Star" *wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:12 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "Oscar" *wrote in message eb.com... On 6/3/2012 11:27 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 2, 12:43 am, Chuck *wrote: Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama that finally ended the war and established a permanent international border. www.pacnwboat.com Here's some local activity from that same time period. http://www.tfoenander.com/tallahassee.htm Nice story. The note at the end of the story says "Also, it should be added, newspaper accounts are usually rather unreliable, and should be approached with caution." How true. ---------------------------------------------------- Halifax would be a viable home to anti American people. *Lots of Halifax was settled after the revolutionary war by British loyalists from the USA. They could not abide being the losers and still live on this side of the border. Not just Halifax. *So many came that they decided to split the original Nova Scotia into two provinces... us and New Brunswick. $%^%$#$ yanks... always trying to take over and change perfectly good situations. ----------------------------- Actually they were not Yanks. *They were anything but. Just threw that comment in to windup the usual easily insulted. |
How the Confederate Navy (indirectly) ended a war in the PacificNorthwest
On 6/7/2012 4:40 PM, North Star wrote:
On Jun 7, 4:42 pm, wrote: "North Star" wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:12 pm, wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message b.com... On 6/3/2012 11:27 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 2, 12:43 am, Chuck wrote: Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama that finally ended the war and established a permanent international border. www.pacnwboat.com Here's some local activity from that same time period. http://www.tfoenander.com/tallahassee.htm Nice story. The note at the end of the story says "Also, it should be added, newspaper accounts are usually rather unreliable, and should be approached with caution." How true. ---------------------------------------------------- Halifax would be a viable home to anti American people. Lots of Halifax was settled after the revolutionary war by British loyalists from the USA. They could not abide being the losers and still live on this side of the border. Not just Halifax. So many came that they decided to split the original Nova Scotia into two provinces... us and New Brunswick. $%^%$#$ yanks... always trying to take over and change perfectly good situations. ----------------------------- Actually they were not Yanks. They were anything but. Just threw that comment in to windup the usual easily insulted. Wind carefully or you'll be the one spinning. |
How the Confederate Navy (indirectly) ended a war in the Pacific Northwest
"North Star" wrote in message
... On Jun 7, 4:42 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "North Star" wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:12 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message eb.com... On 6/3/2012 11:27 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 2, 12:43 am, Chuck wrote: Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama that finally ended the war and established a permanent international border. www.pacnwboat.com Here's some local activity from that same time period. http://www.tfoenander.com/tallahassee.htm Nice story. The note at the end of the story says "Also, it should be added, newspaper accounts are usually rather unreliable, and should be approached with caution." How true. ---------------------------------------------------- Halifax would be a viable home to anti American people. Lots of Halifax was settled after the revolutionary war by British loyalists from the USA. They could not abide being the losers and still live on this side of the border. Not just Halifax. So many came that they decided to split the original Nova Scotia into two provinces... us and New Brunswick. $%^%$#$ yanks... always trying to take over and change perfectly good situations. ----------------------------- Actually they were not Yanks. They were anything but. Just threw that comment in to windup the usual easily insulted. -------------------------------- Actually you just showed stupidity. |
How the Confederate Navy (indirectly) ended a war in the Pacific Northwest
On Jun 7, 7:44*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"North Star" *wrote in message ... On Jun 7, 4:42 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "North Star" *wrote in message .... On Jun 5, 12:12 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "Oscar" *wrote in message eb.com... On 6/3/2012 11:27 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 2, 12:43 am, Chuck *wrote: Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama that finally ended the war and established a permanent international border. www.pacnwboat.com Here's some local activity from that same time period. http://www.tfoenander.com/tallahassee.htm Nice story. The note at the end of the story says "Also, it should be added, newspaper accounts are usually rather unreliable, and should be approached with caution." How true. ---------------------------------------------------- Halifax would be a viable home to anti American people. *Lots of Halifax was settled after the revolutionary war by British loyalists from the USA.. They could not abide being the losers and still live on this side of the border. Not just Halifax. *So many came that they decided to split the original Nova Scotia into two provinces... us and New Brunswick. $%^%$#$ yanks... always trying to take over and change perfectly good situations. ----------------------------- Actually they were not Yanks. *They were anything but. Just threw that comment in to windup the usual easily insulted. -------------------------------- Actually you just showed stupidity. Looks like the shoe fits, Swill. |
How the Confederate Navy (indirectly) ended a war in the Pacific Northwest
"North Star" wrote in message
... On Jun 7, 7:44 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "North Star" wrote in message ... On Jun 7, 4:42 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "North Star" wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:12 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message eb.com... On 6/3/2012 11:27 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 2, 12:43 am, Chuck wrote: Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama that finally ended the war and established a permanent international border. www.pacnwboat.com Here's some local activity from that same time period. http://www.tfoenander.com/tallahassee.htm Nice story. The note at the end of the story says "Also, it should be added, newspaper accounts are usually rather unreliable, and should be approached with caution." How true. ---------------------------------------------------- Halifax would be a viable home to anti American people. Lots of Halifax was settled after the revolutionary war by British loyalists from the USA. They could not abide being the losers and still live on this side of the border. Not just Halifax. So many came that they decided to split the original Nova Scotia into two provinces... us and New Brunswick. $%^%$#$ yanks... always trying to take over and change perfectly good situations. ----------------------------- Actually they were not Yanks. They were anything but. Just threw that comment in to windup the usual easily insulted. -------------------------------- Actually you just showed stupidity. Looks like the shoe fits, Swill. ------------------------------------------ You are reinforcing your example of flaunting your stupidity. |
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