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 20
... rivers , woods , and plains , that he was uncertain whether it might prove an island , or part of the continent . The ... river , with his squadron , and all the inhabitants fled to the mountains as he approached the shore . But as he ...
... rivers , woods , and plains , that he was uncertain whether it might prove an island , or part of the continent . The ... river , with his squadron , and all the inhabitants fled to the mountains as he approached the shore . But as he ...
Side 25
... river in his boat , where he discovered gold - dust in the sand , and from hence gave it the appellation of the Gold - river . On the 13th of January , Columbus , being near Cape Enamorado , he sent his boat ashore , where some In ...
... river in his boat , where he discovered gold - dust in the sand , and from hence gave it the appellation of the Gold - river . On the 13th of January , Columbus , being near Cape Enamorado , he sent his boat ashore , where some In ...
Side 28
... river Tagus . On this he dispatched an express by land to their catholic majesties with the news of his arrival , and another to the king of Portugal , requesting his permission to -anchor before the city . On the 5th of March , an ...
... river Tagus . On this he dispatched an express by land to their catholic majesties with the news of his arrival , and another to the king of Portugal , requesting his permission to -anchor before the city . On the 5th of March , an ...
Side 33
... rivers , some of which were deep and spacious . While absent on this excursion , the stragglers returned of their own accord , and said they had been bewildered in the woods ; but to punish their presumption , the captain was ordered ...
... rivers , some of which were deep and spacious . While absent on this excursion , the stragglers returned of their own accord , and said they had been bewildered in the woods ; but to punish their presumption , the captain was ordered ...
Side 36
... river , as they afterwards did from many others of the same province . This grateful intelligence assisted to revive the admiral , who had experienced a fit of sickness from fatigue ; and on the 12th of March he set out for Cebao , well ...
... river , as they afterwards did from many others of the same province . This grateful intelligence assisted to revive the admiral , who had experienced a fit of sickness from fatigue ; and on the 12th of March he set out for Cebao , well ...
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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