The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Volumes 1-2Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819 - America |
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Page 23
... arms and accoutrements , appeared strange and surpriz- ing . The vast machines in which they traversed the ocean , that appeared to move upon the waters with wings uttering a dreadful sound , like thunder accompanied with lightning and ...
... arms and accoutrements , appeared strange and surpriz- ing . The vast machines in which they traversed the ocean , that appeared to move upon the waters with wings uttering a dreadful sound , like thunder accompanied with lightning and ...
Page 28
... arms . These rude people , strangers to any hostile weapons , but wooden swords , javelins hardened in the fire , and reeds pointed with the bones of fishes , admired and trembled , but the sudden explosion of the great guns , struck ...
... arms . These rude people , strangers to any hostile weapons , but wooden swords , javelins hardened in the fire , and reeds pointed with the bones of fishes , admired and trembled , but the sudden explosion of the great guns , struck ...
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... arm of the sea . Guacanahari , who still retained his affection for the Spaniards , took up arms in their defence , and received a wound by which he was still con- fined . Columbus , although he entertained some suspicions of the ...
... arm of the sea . Guacanahari , who still retained his affection for the Spaniards , took up arms in their defence , and received a wound by which he was still con- fined . Columbus , although he entertained some suspicions of the ...
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... arms ; an event , Columbus had anxiously wished to avoid . The vast su- periority of the natives in number , compensated in a great mea- sure their want of fire arms ; one unforeseen event , might have proved fatal to the Spaniards ...
... arms ; an event , Columbus had anxiously wished to avoid . The vast su- periority of the natives in number , compensated in a great mea- sure their want of fire arms ; one unforeseen event , might have proved fatal to the Spaniards ...
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... arms , when employed against naked and timid Indians . All the caziques of the island , ( Guacanahari excepted , who still retained an inviolable attachment to the Spaniards ) were in arms to oppost , Columbus . Instead of attempting to ...
... arms , when employed against naked and timid Indians . All the caziques of the island , ( Guacanahari excepted , who still retained an inviolable attachment to the Spaniards ) were in arms to oppost , Columbus . Instead of attempting to ...
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Adelantado admiral Almagro Americans appeared appointed arms army arrived artillery assembly astonished Atahualpa attack attempt body Boston brigantines Britain British troops brother carried cazique coast colonel colony Columbus command conduct Congress considerable considered continued Cortes countrymen courage court crown of Castile Cuba Cuzco danger declared discovered discovery endeavoured enemy engaged enterprize execution expedition favour Ferdinand fire fleet force gold governor harbour Hispaniola honour hopes hundred Inca Indians inhabitants instantly Isabella island killed land liberty lord Cornwallis Lord Dunmore Manco Capac ment Mexican empire Mexicans military monarch Montezuma nation natives notwithstanding obliged occasion officers party persons Peru Pizarro possession prisoners proceeded province provisions Quito received respect retire retreat river royal sail seized sent ships Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit success thousand tion Tlascalans took town utmost Velasquez vessels victory violent voyage Washington wounded