A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, Bind 1Mackenzie and Dent, 1817 |
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Side 14
... force to adopt a measure on which their common safety depended . Some of the more audacious proposed , as the more expeditious and certain method for getting rid at once of his remonstrances , to throw him into the sea , being persuaded ...
... force to adopt a measure on which their common safety depended . Some of the more audacious proposed , as the more expeditious and certain method for getting rid at once of his remonstrances , to throw him into the sea , being persuaded ...
Side 15
... force ; impatience , rage , and despair , appeared in every countenance . All sense of subordination was lost ; the officers , who had hitherto concurred with Columbus in opinion , and supported his authority , now took part with the ...
... force ; impatience , rage , and despair , appeared in every countenance . All sense of subordination was lost ; the officers , who had hitherto concurred with Columbus in opinion , and supported his authority , now took part with the ...
Side 34
... force , that it actually pierced a strong target . The canoe being accidentally overset , they betook themselves to swimming , and one of them used his bow with as much dexterity as if he had been on land . All the males were eunuchs ...
... force , that it actually pierced a strong target . The canoe being accidentally overset , they betook themselves to swimming , and one of them used his bow with as much dexterity as if he had been on land . All the males were eunuchs ...
Side 37
... force to make any impression on it ; but wishing to leave every thing in quiet , before he proceeded on farther discoveries , he dispatched a reinforcement of 70 men . Meanwhile he completed his town , which was regularly disposed , and ...
... force to make any impression on it ; but wishing to leave every thing in quiet , before he proceeded on farther discoveries , he dispatched a reinforcement of 70 men . Meanwhile he completed his town , which was regularly disposed , and ...
Side 51
... force to carry their wishes ; but being opposed by the sound part of the Spaniards , a tumult ensued , in which some lives were lost ; and Roldan being again sent to attack him , forced the intruder to take refuge on board his ships ...
... force to carry their wishes ; but being opposed by the sound part of the Spaniards , a tumult ensued , in which some lives were lost ; and Roldan being again sent to attack him , forced the intruder to take refuge on board his ships ...
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admiral Almagro America anchor appeared arms arrived Barbadoes barge boat body brigantines called canoe captain Carlisle bay carried cazique climate coast colonel Fourgeoud colony Columbus command continued Cortes creek crown of Castile Cuba danger Devil's Harwar discovered Drake endeavoured enemy European expedition fatigue favourable fire fleet friends gave gold governor ground Guacanagari hammock hand harbour head Hispaniola honour hopes immediately Indians inhabitants instantly island Joanna land leagues leave Mexicans Montezuma morning mountains mulatto musquitoes natives negroes never night Nombre de Dios obliged observed officers Panama Paramaribo party person Peru pinnaces Pizarro poor Porto Bello present provisions Quito rebels received river rowed sailed sailors seemed sent ship shore side situation slaves soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish Stedman Surinam surprize Symerons tion took town trees troops vessel voyage whole wind woods wounded