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 57
... wounded , dis- armed him , and made him a prisoner . This disconcerted the rest , who fled with a dastardly fear , equal to their former inso- lence . Soon after , they submitted in a body to Columbus , and bound themselves in the most ...
... wounded , dis- armed him , and made him a prisoner . This disconcerted the rest , who fled with a dastardly fear , equal to their former inso- lence . Soon after , they submitted in a body to Columbus , and bound themselves in the most ...
Page 71
... wounded . But the Indians were struck with such terror , by the sudden explosion of their fire arms , and so intimidated not only by them , but by the cross - bows , and other weapons of their ene mies , that they fled precipitately ...
... wounded . But the Indians were struck with such terror , by the sudden explosion of their fire arms , and so intimidated not only by them , but by the cross - bows , and other weapons of their ene mies , that they fled precipitately ...
Page 87
... wounded some of the Spaniards , and killed two horses ; a loss , in their situation , of great moment , because it was irreparable . From this specimen of the courage of his new enemies , Cortes saw the necessity of proceeding with ...
... wounded some of the Spaniards , and killed two horses ; a loss , in their situation , of great moment , because it was irreparable . From this specimen of the courage of his new enemies , Cortes saw the necessity of proceeding with ...
Page 88
... wounded : this was a point of honour with them , founded on a sentiment of tenderness natural to the human mind , strengthened by an anxiety to preserve the bodies of their countrymen from being devoured by their enemies . Attention to ...
... wounded : this was a point of honour with them , founded on a sentiment of tenderness natural to the human mind , strengthened by an anxiety to preserve the bodies of their countrymen from being devoured by their enemies . Attention to ...
Page 95
... wounded ; he having , with part of the garrison , marched out to succour his al- lies ; that one Spaniard had been surrounded and taken alive , and his head cut off , and sent in triumph to the different cities , and last to Mexico , to ...
... wounded ; he having , with part of the garrison , marched out to succour his al- lies ; that one Spaniard had been surrounded and taken alive , and his head cut off , and sent in triumph to the different cities , and last to Mexico , to ...
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