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 34
... rest that of the Eleven Thousand Virgins . He then anchored in a bay , on the west side of what he called St. John Baptist , where the mariners caught plenty of fish . In the vicinity of the bay , they visited some well - built houses ...
... rest that of the Eleven Thousand Virgins . He then anchored in a bay , on the west side of what he called St. John Baptist , where the mariners caught plenty of fish . In the vicinity of the bay , they visited some well - built houses ...
Side 35
... rest gone into distant countries .--- Columbus concealed his suspicions , and dismissed the messen- ger with presents for the prince . Ruin and desolation met his view , on entering the port of the Nativity ; the town was burnt to the ...
... rest gone into distant countries .--- Columbus concealed his suspicions , and dismissed the messen- ger with presents for the prince . Ruin and desolation met his view , on entering the port of the Nativity ; the town was burnt to the ...
Side 38
... rest fled with precipitation . The admiral having repaired his ship , stood over , again , for Cuba , deter- mined to discover whether it was an island or a continent .-- The same time a young Jamaica Indian requested to accom- pany ...
... rest fled with precipitation . The admiral having repaired his ship , stood over , again , for Cuba , deter- mined to discover whether it was an island or a continent .-- The same time a young Jamaica Indian requested to accom- pany ...
Side 39
... rest , which he could not venture to enjoy amid such a dangerous navigation . On the 22d of May , Columbus landed on one of these larger , surrounding islands , to which he gave the name of St. Mary . Here he entered a town , abandoned ...
... rest , which he could not venture to enjoy amid such a dangerous navigation . On the 22d of May , Columbus landed on one of these larger , surrounding islands , to which he gave the name of St. Mary . Here he entered a town , abandoned ...
Side 47
... rest should sail towards the cape Verd islands , and from thence direct his views to the discovery of the con- tinent . On the 25th of June , the admiral came to an anchor in Bona Vistra , where he found a few houses for the accommo ...
... rest should sail towards the cape Verd islands , and from thence direct his views to the discovery of the con- tinent . On the 25th of June , the admiral came to an anchor in Bona Vistra , where he found a few houses for the accommo ...
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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