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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... prisoner , 97 Cortes gets entire possession of Mexico , 121 Magellan sails from Seville for new discoveries . 124 Account of Pizarro , 129 Conquest of Peru , 140 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME Conjectures on peopling America , Character ...
... prisoner , 97 Cortes gets entire possession of Mexico , 121 Magellan sails from Seville for new discoveries . 124 Account of Pizarro , 129 Conquest of Peru , 140 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME Conjectures on peopling America , Character ...
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... prisoners , at Trenton , 684 71 74 77 Battle at Princeton , -Brandywine , -Germantown , 78 * 80 81 The British evacuate Philadelphia , Fairfield , Norwalk , and Greenfield , burnt by the British , Capture of Burgoyn at Saratoga , French ...
... prisoners , at Trenton , 684 71 74 77 Battle at Princeton , -Brandywine , -Germantown , 78 * 80 81 The British evacuate Philadelphia , Fairfield , Norwalk , and Greenfield , burnt by the British , Capture of Burgoyn at Saratoga , French ...
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... prisoners , who unhappily fell into their hands . Gua eanahari , as he was speaking of these dreadful invaders , discov- ered such symptoms of terror , as well as consciousness of the in- ability of his own people to resist them , that ...
... prisoners , who unhappily fell into their hands . Gua eanahari , as he was speaking of these dreadful invaders , discov- ered such symptoms of terror , as well as consciousness of the in- ability of his own people to resist them , that ...
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... prisoners to Spain ; with these he sent twelve ships , which had served as transports , with an earnest request for a reinforcement of men , and a large supply of provisions . That the people might not have leisure to brood over their ...
... prisoners to Spain ; with these he sent twelve ships , which had served as transports , with an earnest request for a reinforcement of men , and a large supply of provisions . That the people might not have leisure to brood over their ...
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... prisoners , and reduced to slavery . From that moment they abandoned themselves to des- pair , and relinquished all thoughts of contending with aggressors , whom they deemed invincible . Humanity must lament the sad reverse of that ...
... prisoners , and reduced to slavery . From that moment they abandoned themselves to des- pair , and relinquished all thoughts of contending with aggressors , whom they deemed invincible . Humanity must lament the sad reverse of that ...
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