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
... offered his services to Ferdinand and Isabella . For eight days he submitted to delays , to insults , and to the presumption of ignorance , till his patience was at last exhausted ; and he had actually taken leave of Castile , in order ...
... offered his services to Ferdinand and Isabella . For eight days he submitted to delays , to insults , and to the presumption of ignorance , till his patience was at last exhausted ; and he had actually taken leave of Castile , in order ...
Side 24
... offering all that he possessed to repair it . The manner of the inhabitants and the productions of the country were so agreeable to the admiral , that he resolved to settle a colony here ; which by maintaining a friendly inter- course ...
... offering all that he possessed to repair it . The manner of the inhabitants and the productions of the country were so agreeable to the admiral , that he resolved to settle a colony here ; which by maintaining a friendly inter- course ...
Side 28
... sitting down . Having heard the recital of his adventures with apparent pleasure , he offered to supply him with whatever he stood in need of ; though 28 THE FIRST VOYAGE five men and a notary, to enquire whence the ...
... sitting down . Having heard the recital of his adventures with apparent pleasure , he offered to supply him with whatever he stood in need of ; though 28 THE FIRST VOYAGE five men and a notary, to enquire whence the ...
Side 50
... offered to such as were desirous of return- ing to Spain . After many altercations , it was settled that the admiral should deliver up to Roldan , the ringleader of the revolt , two good ships well provided , to transport him and his ...
... offered to such as were desirous of return- ing to Spain . After many altercations , it was settled that the admiral should deliver up to Roldan , the ringleader of the revolt , two good ships well provided , to transport him and his ...
Side 80
... offering , at the same time , to shed the last drop of their blood in sup- porting his authority . Cortes did not hesitate in complying with their wishes ; swore that he would never desert them , and promised to conduct them without ...
... offering , at the same time , to shed the last drop of their blood in sup- porting his authority . Cortes did not hesitate in complying with their wishes ; swore that he would never desert them , and promised to conduct them without ...
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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