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 20
... sent some Spaniards , together with one of the people of San Salvador , to view the interior part of the country . They , having advanced above 60 miles from the shore , reported upon their return , that the soil was richer and more ...
... sent some Spaniards , together with one of the people of San Salvador , to view the interior part of the country . They , having advanced above 60 miles from the shore , reported upon their return , that the soil was richer and more ...
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... sent messen- gers to Columbus , who , in his name , delivered to him the present of a mask curiously fashioned , with the ears , nose , and mouth of beaten gold , and invited him to the place of his residence , near the harbour now ...
... sent messen- gers to Columbus , who , in his name , delivered to him the present of a mask curiously fashioned , with the ears , nose , and mouth of beaten gold , and invited him to the place of his residence , near the harbour now ...
Side 25
... sent his boat ashore , where some In- dians , armed with bows and arrows , and with fierce aspects , seemed disposed to make resistance . They were , however , brought to a kind of conference by means of the Salvador linguist ; and one ...
... sent his boat ashore , where some In- dians , armed with bows and arrows , and with fierce aspects , seemed disposed to make resistance . They were , however , brought to a kind of conference by means of the Salvador linguist ; and one ...
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... sent fresh provisions on board , and many compliments from their governor , who ex- pressed his astonishment at the success of the expedition , and seemed to rejoice at the discoveries that had been made . Nor were the natives less ...
... sent fresh provisions on board , and many compliments from their governor , who ex- pressed his astonishment at the success of the expedition , and seemed to rejoice at the discoveries that had been made . Nor were the natives less ...
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... sent presents of necessaries and refreshments , accompanied with felicitations ; and desired to see Columbus before he left his dominions .-- The admiral at first hesitated ; but reflecting that the two nations were at peace , he at ...
... sent presents of necessaries and refreshments , accompanied with felicitations ; and desired to see Columbus before he left his dominions .-- The admiral at first hesitated ; but reflecting that the two nations were at peace , he at ...
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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