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 17
... ground which they had so long desired to see . They next erected a crucifix , and prostrating themselves before it , returned thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue . They then took solemn possession of the ...
... ground which they had so long desired to see . They next erected a crucifix , and prostrating themselves before it , returned thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue . They then took solemn possession of the ...
Side 20
... grounds , hills , rivers , woods , and plains , that he was uncertain whether it might prove an island , or part of ... ground into meal , was abundantly palatable ; that there seemed to be no four - footed animals in the country , but ...
... grounds , hills , rivers , woods , and plains , that he was uncertain whether it might prove an island , or part of ... ground into meal , was abundantly palatable ; that there seemed to be no four - footed animals in the country , but ...
Side 35
... ground , and not a soul was to be seen . The bodies of 11 Spaniards were disco- vered , who seemed to have been dead a month . Ruminating with regret and resentment on this disastrous event , he received a visit from the brother of the ...
... ground , and not a soul was to be seen . The bodies of 11 Spaniards were disco- vered , who seemed to have been dead a month . Ruminating with regret and resentment on this disastrous event , he received a visit from the brother of the ...
Side 65
... ground full of maize , in good cultivation . Here the natives were kindly attentive ; and furnished him with some plates of gold ; but having advanced a great way from the ships , and found out no place more convenient for a colony ...
... ground full of maize , in good cultivation . Here the natives were kindly attentive ; and furnished him with some plates of gold ; but having advanced a great way from the ships , and found out no place more convenient for a colony ...
Side 75
... ground , and among them the two most daring of the conspirators . As for their leader , Francis de Porras , he was taken pri- soner ; when the rest turned their backs and fled . The lieu- tenant , having gained a complete victory ...
... ground , and among them the two most daring of the conspirators . As for their leader , Francis de Porras , he was taken pri- soner ; when the rest turned their backs and fled . The lieu- tenant , having gained a complete victory ...
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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