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 40
... morning fill night , when a deluge of rain swept them all away . On the 13th of June , Columbus anchored in an island about 30 leagues in circumference , which he called Evange- lista ; and having wooded and watered , directed his ...
... morning fill night , when a deluge of rain swept them all away . On the 13th of June , Columbus anchored in an island about 30 leagues in circumference , which he called Evange- lista ; and having wooded and watered , directed his ...
Side 45
... morning his humanity received its recompence in a sight of land , which so well ac- corded with his prediction , that his men began to think him inspired . The admiral being landed , set out for Burgos , where their catholic majesties ...
... morning his humanity received its recompence in a sight of land , which so well ac- corded with his prediction , that his men began to think him inspired . The admiral being landed , set out for Burgos , where their catholic majesties ...
Side 68
... morning , that only one strand of the cable was left uncut : had this given way , they must have been dashed on pointed rocks . The weather having become moderate , Columbus sailed to an Indian town in Cuba , named Mattaia , where he ...
... morning , that only one strand of the cable was left uncut : had this given way , they must have been dashed on pointed rocks . The weather having become moderate , Columbus sailed to an Indian town in Cuba , named Mattaia , where he ...
Side 83
... morning , with- out waiting for any answer , he landed his 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 ...
... morning , with- out waiting for any answer , he landed his 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 ...
Side 95
... morning the officers of Narvaez capitu- lated , and the soldiers laid down their arms , and submitted quietly to their conquerors . Soon after this victory , Cortes received information from the capital , that the Mexicans had taken ...
... morning the officers of Narvaez capitu- lated , and the soldiers laid down their arms , and submitted quietly to their conquerors . Soon after this victory , Cortes received information from the capital , that the Mexicans had taken ...
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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