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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... nights , and under the most cloudy sky , with a secu- rity and precision hitherto unknown . But this beneficial invention did not produce its full effect instantaneously . Sailors , unaccustomed to quit sight of land , durst not launch ...
... nights , and under the most cloudy sky , with a secu- rity and precision hitherto unknown . But this beneficial invention did not produce its full effect instantaneously . Sailors , unaccustomed to quit sight of land , durst not launch ...
Side 16
... night , the wind became unequal and variable . From all these symptoms , Columbus , was so confident of being near land , that on the evening of the 11th of October , after public prayers for suc- cess , he ordered the sails to be ...
... night , the wind became unequal and variable . From all these symptoms , Columbus , was so confident of being near land , that on the evening of the 11th of October , after public prayers for suc- cess , he ordered the sails to be ...
Side 25
... night . Columbus was sensible of the fallacy of his pretences ; but rather than prejudice the common cause , disguised his senti- ments , and listened to the excuses that were made . ▻ Pinzon , it seems , had sailed to a river 15 ...
... night . Columbus was sensible of the fallacy of his pretences ; but rather than prejudice the common cause , disguised his senti- ments , and listened to the excuses that were made . ▻ Pinzon , it seems , had sailed to a river 15 ...
Side 32
... night , the mariners perceived those lights which they call the body of St. Elmo , to which they sang litanies and prayers , in full confidence that no danger would now en- sue from any storm , however violent . On the 2d of November ...
... night , the mariners perceived those lights which they call the body of St. Elmo , to which they sang litanies and prayers , in full confidence that no danger would now en- sue from any storm , however violent . On the 2d of November ...
Side 40
... night , when a deluge of rain swept them all away . On the 13th of June , Columbus anchored in an island about 30 leagues in circumference , which he called Evange- lista ; and having wooded and watered , directed his course southward ...
... night , when a deluge of rain swept them all away . On the 13th of June , Columbus anchored in an island about 30 leagues in circumference , which he called Evange- lista ; and having wooded and watered , directed his course southward ...
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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