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 80
... troops that , partly by soothing , and partly by intimidating Vergudo , a magistrate at Trinidad , to whom Velasquez had sent his instructions , he was allowed to depart without molestation from Trinidad . Cortes sailed for the Havannah ...
... troops that , partly by soothing , and partly by intimidating Vergudo , a magistrate at Trinidad , to whom Velasquez had sent his instructions , he was allowed to depart without molestation from Trinidad . Cortes sailed for the Havannah ...
Side 83
... troops , his horses , and artillery ; and having chosen proper ground . began to erect huts for his men , and to fortify his camp . The natives , instead of opposing the entrance of those fatal guests into their country , assisted them ...
... troops , his horses , and artillery ; and having chosen proper ground . began to erect huts for his men , and to fortify his camp . The natives , instead of opposing the entrance of those fatal guests into their country , assisted them ...
Side 84
... troops instantly formed in order of battle ; the infantry performed such martial exercises as were best suited to display the effect of their different weapons ;, the horse by various evolutions gave a specimen of their agility and ...
... troops instantly formed in order of battle ; the infantry performed such martial exercises as were best suited to display the effect of their different weapons ;, the horse by various evolutions gave a specimen of their agility and ...
Side 85
... troops should approach nearer to his capital , or even to allow them to continue longer in his dominions . The Spanish general still insisted on his first demand ; and Montezuma , though haughty , violent , and impatient of controul in ...
... troops should approach nearer to his capital , or even to allow them to continue longer in his dominions . The Spanish general still insisted on his first demand ; and Montezuma , though haughty , violent , and impatient of controul in ...
Side 86
... troops , professed his readiness to conduct them , agreeably to their wishes , in the career of victory , to such independent fortunes as their valour merited . Upon this declaration , shouts of applause testified the excess of their ...
... troops , professed his readiness to conduct them , agreeably to their wishes , in the career of victory , to such independent fortunes as their valour merited . Upon this declaration , shouts of applause testified the excess of their ...
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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