For a moment war clouds seemed to appear on the horizon until dissipated by mutual expressions of regret and after a reference to the Hague tribunal, which, on the whole, justified the French.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
We consoled ourselves, however, with the panorama which lay extended before our windows, and agreed that so glorious a prospect was cheap at any price; for it comprehended, not only the greater part of the city and the surrounding mountains, but included a bird's-eye view of the room in which the Committee of Vigilance had established its tribunal.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
The data of this kind which we possess for settling the question may not be so exact as would be desirable, but there is no higher tribunal to which we can appeal.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae