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 32
... town , which was abandoned by all the inhabitants , except some children , to whose arms they tied a few presents , in token of amity . Here they saw geese , a variety of parrots , and several fruits , particularly pine apples of ...
... town , which was abandoned by all the inhabitants , except some children , to whose arms they tied a few presents , in token of amity . Here they saw geese , a variety of parrots , and several fruits , particularly pine apples of ...
Side 34
... town of Na- tivity ; and , coming to an anchor in the port of Monte Christo , some of his men discovered two bodies of men , with a rope about their necks , suspended on a kind of cross . This did not augur well ; but whether the ...
... town of Na- tivity ; and , coming to an anchor in the port of Monte Christo , some of his men discovered two bodies of men , with a rope about their necks , suspended on a kind of cross . This did not augur well ; but whether the ...
Side 35
... town was burnt to the ground , and not a soul was to be seen . The bodies of 11 Spaniards were disco- vered , who seemed to have been dead a month . Ruminating with regret and resentment on this disastrous event , he received a visit ...
... town was burnt to the ground , and not a soul was to be seen . The bodies of 11 Spaniards were disco- vered , who seemed to have been dead a month . Ruminating with regret and resentment on this disastrous event , he received a visit ...
Side 36
... town , where he designed to plant a colony . Having landed those that were intended for settlers in a commodious plain , he built a tower to which he gave the ap- pellation of Isabella . The spot lay under a rock , on which a fort might ...
... town , where he designed to plant a colony . Having landed those that were intended for settlers in a commodious plain , he built a tower to which he gave the ap- pellation of Isabella . The spot lay under a rock , on which a fort might ...
Side 37
... town with the doors barricadoed against him with canes . He entered the province of Cebao on the 16th , which though not very fertile , yields plenty of grass , and is watered by rivers abound- ing in gold . His first attention was ...
... town with the doors barricadoed against him with canes . He entered the province of Cebao on the 16th , which though not very fertile , yields plenty of grass , and is watered by rivers abound- ing in gold . His first attention was ...
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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