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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... sent to Spain in irons , 48 Ovando appointed governor of Hispaniola , Columbus sails from Cadiz on his fourth voyage , and arrives off St. 49 Domingo , 51 Sails for Honduras , Yucatan , & c . 52 Shipwrecked on the coast of Cuba , 53 ...
... sent to Spain in irons , 48 Ovando appointed governor of Hispaniola , Columbus sails from Cadiz on his fourth voyage , and arrives off St. 49 Domingo , 51 Sails for Honduras , Yucatan , & c . 52 Shipwrecked on the coast of Cuba , 53 ...
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... sent against Charleston , Battle on Long Island , near Flatbush , at White Plains . ยท General Washington takes the Hessians prisoners , at Trenton , 684 71 74 77 Battle at Princeton , -Brandywine , -Germantown , 78 * 80 81 The British ...
... sent against Charleston , Battle on Long Island , near Flatbush , at White Plains . ยท General Washington takes the Hessians prisoners , at Trenton , 684 71 74 77 Battle at Princeton , -Brandywine , -Germantown , 78 * 80 81 The British ...
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... sent to the court of England . In his voyage to that country , Bartholomew fell into the hands of pirates , who stripped him of every thing , and detained him a pris- oher several years . At length he made his escape , and arrived in ...
... sent to the court of England . In his voyage to that country , Bartholomew fell into the hands of pirates , who stripped him of every thing , and detained him a pris- oher several years . At length he made his escape , and arrived in ...
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... sent up their supplications to heaven for the prosperous issue of their voyage , which they rather hoped than expected . Columbus steered for the Canary islands , and arrived there without an occurrence worth remarking or that would ...
... sent up their supplications to heaven for the prosperous issue of their voyage , which they rather hoped than expected . Columbus steered for the Canary islands , and arrived there without an occurrence worth remarking or that would ...
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... sent some Spaniards , together with one of the San Salvador Indians , to view the interior parts of the country . Having advanced above sixty miles from the shore , they re- ported upon their return , that the soil was richer and more ...
... sent some Spaniards , together with one of the San Salvador Indians , to view the interior parts of the country . Having advanced above sixty miles from the shore , they re- ported upon their return , that the soil was richer and more ...
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