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 78
... living , modest in dress , patient under injuries ; and much more anxious to bring his enemies to a sense of their offences , than to retaliate injustice . He remained unmoved amidst the nu- merous dangers and adversities that attended ...
... living , modest in dress , patient under injuries ; and much more anxious to bring his enemies to a sense of their offences , than to retaliate injustice . He remained unmoved amidst the nu- merous dangers and adversities that attended ...
Side 131
... living . The plunder of Cuzco has been computed to equal the sum formerly advanced for the ransom of Atabalipa . Pizarro now invited the inhabi- tants to return to their dwellings , fearful lest by driving them to desperation , the ...
... living . The plunder of Cuzco has been computed to equal the sum formerly advanced for the ransom of Atabalipa . Pizarro now invited the inhabi- tants to return to their dwellings , fearful lest by driving them to desperation , the ...
Side 149
... living . Constantly occupied in procuring the means of a precarious subsistence by hunting ; and frequently at the same time engaged in war with their neighbours , their temper is little suited to gaity , nor subject to an exhilaration ...
... living . Constantly occupied in procuring the means of a precarious subsistence by hunting ; and frequently at the same time engaged in war with their neighbours , their temper is little suited to gaity , nor subject to an exhilaration ...
Side 174
... living creatures ; but upon perceiving any vessel near them , they immediately throw them- selves into the water . Some are so large , as to exceed five yards in length . During the time they lie basking on the shore , they keep their ...
... living creatures ; but upon perceiving any vessel near them , they immediately throw them- selves into the water . Some are so large , as to exceed five yards in length . During the time they lie basking on the shore , they keep their ...
Side 232
... living on salt - beef , pork , and pease , like common sailors , was introduced by our commander - in - chief , in order to enure us ( he said ) to such food as we were likely to be alone supplied with in the woods of Surinam ; and from ...
... living on salt - beef , pork , and pease , like common sailors , was introduced by our commander - in - chief , in order to enure us ( he said ) to such food as we were likely to be alone supplied with in the woods of Surinam ; and from ...
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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