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 23
... sailed for this purpose from St. Thomas , on the 24th of December , with a fair wind , and the sea perfectly calm ; and as , amidst the multiplicity of his occupations , he had not shut his eyes for two days , he retired at midnight ...
... sailed for this purpose from St. Thomas , on the 24th of December , with a fair wind , and the sea perfectly calm ; and as , amidst the multiplicity of his occupations , he had not shut his eyes for two days , he retired at midnight ...
Side 25
... sailed to a river 15 leagues eastward of the port of Nativity , where he had spent 16 days in barter- ing for gold with the natives , and in this traffic he had been pretty successful ; but having distributed one half among his crew ...
... sailed to a river 15 leagues eastward of the port of Nativity , where he had spent 16 days in barter- ing for gold with the natives , and in this traffic he had been pretty successful ; but having distributed one half among his crew ...
Side 29
... sailed , the repulse made such an impression on his mind , that he fell sick , and returning to his native place , in a few days breathed his last .. Meanwhile Columbus set out for Barcelona , where the court then resided ; and his ...
... sailed , the repulse made such an impression on his mind , that he fell sick , and returning to his native place , in a few days breathed his last .. Meanwhile Columbus set out for Barcelona , where the court then resided ; and his ...
Side 32
... sailed to another island , which he denominated St. Mary of Guadaloupe , in conformity to a promise made to the friars of a convent bearing that name . At the distance of two leagues from this shore , they espied a very high rock ...
... sailed to another island , which he denominated St. Mary of Guadaloupe , in conformity to a promise made to the friars of a convent bearing that name . At the distance of two leagues from this shore , they espied a very high rock ...
Side 33
... sailed in quest of Hispaniola , and passed an island which he called Mountserrat , from its extraordinary elevation ; the inhabitants of which , he learned , had been totally devoured by the Caribbees . In his progress , he passed ...
... sailed in quest of Hispaniola , and passed an island which he called Mountserrat , from its extraordinary elevation ; the inhabitants of which , he learned , had been totally devoured by the Caribbees . In his progress , he passed ...
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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