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 10
... ship as far as the Canaries , which they discovered early on Thursday morning . Columbus refitted them , how- ever , to the best of his power , and having supplied himself with fresh provisions , he took his departure for Gomera , one ...
... ship as far as the Canaries , which they discovered early on Thursday morning . Columbus refitted them , how- ever , to the best of his power , and having supplied himself with fresh provisions , he took his departure for Gomera , one ...
Side 13
... ship , and directed their course towards the west . The desponding crew resumed some degree of spirit , and began to ... ship to ship . From secret whispers or murmurings , they proceeded to open cabals and public complaints . They taxed ...
... ship , and directed their course towards the west . The desponding crew resumed some degree of spirit , and began to ... ship to ship . From secret whispers or murmurings , they proceeded to open cabals and public complaints . They taxed ...
Side 16
... ships to lie - to , keeping strict watch , lest they should be driven ashore in the night . During this interval of ... ship an island was seen two leagues to the north , whose flat and verdant fields , well stored with wood , and ...
... ships to lie - to , keeping strict watch , lest they should be driven ashore in the night . During this interval of ... ship an island was seen two leagues to the north , whose flat and verdant fields , well stored with wood , and ...
Side 18
... ship , accompa- nied with many of the islanders in their boats , which they called canoes , and though rudely formed out of the trunk of a single tree , they rowed them with surprizing dexterity . Thus , in the first interview between ...
... ship , accompa- nied with many of the islanders in their boats , which they called canoes , and though rudely formed out of the trunk of a single tree , they rowed them with surprizing dexterity . Thus , in the first interview between ...
Side 23
... ship , carried away by a current , was dashed against a rock . The violence of the shock awaken- ed Columbus . He ran up to the deck . There , all was confusion and despair . He alone retained presence of mind . He ordered some of the ...
... ship , carried away by a current , was dashed against a rock . The violence of the shock awaken- ed Columbus . He ran up to the deck . There , all was confusion and despair . He alone retained presence of mind . He ordered some of 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