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 12
... length of the voyage could not fail of alarming sailors habitu- ated only to short excursions , Columbus endeavoured to con- ceal from them the real progress which they made . With this view , though they run 18 leagues on the second ...
... length of the voyage could not fail of alarming sailors habitu- ated only to short excursions , Columbus endeavoured to con- ceal from them the real progress which they made . With this view , though they run 18 leagues on the second ...
Side 13
... length of the navigation , he gave out that they had proceeded only 584 leagues ; and , fortunately for Columbus , neither his own pilot , nor those of the other ships , had skill sufficient to cor- rect this error , and discover this ...
... length of the navigation , he gave out that they had proceeded only 584 leagues ; and , fortunately for Columbus , neither his own pilot , nor those of the other ships , had skill sufficient to cor- rect this error , and discover this ...
Side 28
... length anchored in the river Tagus . On this he dispatched an express by land to their catholic majesties with the news of his arrival , and another to the king of Portugal , requesting his permission to -anchor before the city . On the ...
... length anchored in the river Tagus . On this he dispatched an express by land to their catholic majesties with the news of his arrival , and another to the king of Portugal , requesting his permission to -anchor before the city . On the ...
Side 89
... length they yielded themselves as vassals to the crown of Castile , and engaged to assist Cortes in all his future opera- tions . Cortes remained 20 days in Tlascala , reposing his troops after hard service , and concerting the plans of ...
... length they yielded themselves as vassals to the crown of Castile , and engaged to assist Cortes in all his future opera- tions . Cortes remained 20 days in Tlascala , reposing his troops after hard service , and concerting the plans of ...
Side 90
... length , as they drew near the city , about 1,000 persons , apparently of distinction , came forth to meet them , adorned with plumes , and clad in mantles of fine cotton . They announced the approach of Montezuma , who advanced in the ...
... length , as they drew near the city , about 1,000 persons , apparently of distinction , came forth to meet them , adorned with plumes , and clad in mantles of fine cotton . They announced the approach of Montezuma , who advanced in the ...
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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