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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 18
... Lord 1492 , the fleet sailed a little before sun rise . A vast crowd of spectators assembled on the shore , and sent up their supplications to heaven for the prosperous issue of their voyage , which they rather hoped than expected ...
... Lord 1492 , the fleet sailed a little before sun rise . A vast crowd of spectators assembled on the shore , and sent up their supplications to heaven for the prosperous issue of their voyage , which they rather hoped than expected ...
Page 134
... Lords of Peru . They were not only obeyed as monarchs , but revered as divinities . Their blood was held to be sacred : intermarriages with the people were forbidden , and was never contaminated with any other race : their clothing was ...
... Lords of Peru . They were not only obeyed as monarchs , but revered as divinities . Their blood was held to be sacred : intermarriages with the people were forbidden , and was never contaminated with any other race : their clothing was ...
Page 137
... lord over the dominions he governed , by he- reditary right ; that he could not conceive how a foreign priest should pretend to dispose of territories which did not belong to him ; that if such a preposterous grant had been made , he ...
... lord over the dominions he governed , by he- reditary right ; that he could not conceive how a foreign priest should pretend to dispose of territories which did not belong to him ; that if such a preposterous grant had been made , he ...
Page 20
... Lord Dunmore , when governor of Virginia , at the close of a war in which the Shawanese , Mingoes , and Delawares were unit- ed . The Indians were defeated by the Virginia militia , and sued for peace . Logan , however , disdained to be ...
... Lord Dunmore , when governor of Virginia , at the close of a war in which the Shawanese , Mingoes , and Delawares were unit- ed . The Indians were defeated by the Virginia militia , and sued for peace . Logan , however , disdained to be ...
Page 31
... lord Shelburne , to governor Barnard , of Massachusetts Bay , containing complaints of the people he governed . The assembly , exasperated to the highest degree , charged their governor with having misrepresent- ed them at the court of ...
... lord Shelburne , to governor Barnard , of Massachusetts Bay , containing complaints of the people he governed . The assembly , exasperated to the highest degree , charged their governor with having misrepresent- ed them at the court of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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