The wind was fair, and we made great progress, insomuch that before dark the high land of St. domingo on one side, and the mountains of Cuba on the other, were discernible.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
St. domingo and Cuba had both disappeared, and this was now the only land visible; but it was not till the 1st of November that we could obtain a distinct view of it.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
So, should we get another slice of Mexico, or annex Cuba or St. domingo, Mr. Webster would revive the Wilmot Proviso, and then he will be the means, if he succeeds, of dissolving the Union!
"A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill."
Hancock