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 14
... situation . He had observed with great uneasiness , the fatal operations of ig- norance and of fear in producing disaffection among his crew , and saw that it was now ready to burst out into open mutiny . He retained , however , perfect ...
... situation . He had observed with great uneasiness , the fatal operations of ig- norance and of fear in producing disaffection among his crew , and saw that it was now ready to burst out into open mutiny . He retained , however , perfect ...
Side 22
... situation . They concur- red in pointing out a mountainous country , which they called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther towards the east . Struck with this sound , which appeared to him the same with Cipango , the ...
... situation . They concur- red in pointing out a mountainous country , which they called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther towards the east . Struck with this sound , which appeared to him the same with Cipango , the ...
Side 33
... situation of Hispaniola . For this island Columbus would instantly have proceeded , had not one of his captains and eight men been on shore without leave . To recover them , he sent a party ashore with muskets and trumpets , to give the ...
... situation of Hispaniola . For this island Columbus would instantly have proceeded , had not one of his captains and eight men been on shore without leave . To recover them , he sent a party ashore with muskets and trumpets , to give the ...
Side 37
... situation naturally strong . This fortification he called the castle of St. Thomas . It was garrisoned by 56 men , under the conduct of Peter Margarite . The admiral having communicated his instructions and ad- vice to the garrison ...
... situation naturally strong . This fortification he called the castle of St. Thomas . It was garrisoned by 56 men , under the conduct of Peter Margarite . The admiral having communicated his instructions and ad- vice to the garrison ...
Side 58
... situation , was distinguished above every place he had yet visited . The town was watered by a large river , on the banks of which a multi- tude of people appeared , some armed with bows and arrows , others with palm - tree lances ...
... situation , was distinguished above every place he had yet visited . The town was watered by a large river , on the banks of which a multi- tude of people appeared , some armed with bows and arrows , others with palm - tree lances ...
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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