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 9
... soon acquired some reputation ; and having equipped himself in a proper style for gaining access to the English sovereign , obtained this honour in 1484 ; and met with such encouragement , that he actually entered into an agreement with ...
... soon acquired some reputation ; and having equipped himself in a proper style for gaining access to the English sovereign , obtained this honour in 1484 ; and met with such encouragement , that he actually entered into an agreement with ...
Side 10
... soon repaired the damage , and they proceeded on their voyage till Tuesday , when the rudder again gave way , and forced the admiral a second time to he by . This accident , the supersti- tious and the fearful interpreted as an ill omen ...
... soon repaired the damage , and they proceeded on their voyage till Tuesday , when the rudder again gave way , and forced the admiral a second time to he by . This accident , the supersti- tious and the fearful interpreted as an ill omen ...
Side 11
... soon as they put to sea , he regulated every thing by his sole authority ; he superintended the exe- cution of every order ; and allowing himself only a few hours for sleep , he was at all other times on deck . As his course lay through ...
... soon as they put to sea , he regulated every thing by his sole authority ; he superintended the exe- cution of every order ; and allowing himself only a few hours for sleep , he was at all other times on deck . As his course lay through ...
Side 16
... soon as morning dawned ( Friday , October 12 ) , all doubts and fears were dis- pelled . From every ship an island was seen two leagues to the north , whose flat and verdant fields , well stored with wood , and watered with many ...
... soon as morning dawned ( Friday , October 12 ) , all doubts and fears were dis- pelled . From every ship an island was seen two leagues to the north , whose flat and verdant fields , well stored with wood , and watered with many ...
Side 17
... soon as the sun arose , all their boats were manned and armed . They rowed towards the island with their colours displayed , with warlike music , and other martial pomp . As they approached the coast , they saw it covered with a multi ...
... soon as the sun arose , all their boats were manned and armed . They rowed towards the island with their colours displayed , with warlike music , and other martial pomp . As they approached the coast , they saw it covered with a multi ...
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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