Journal of Voyages to Marguaritta, Trinidad, & Maturin: With the Author's Travels Across the Plains of the Llaneros, to Angustura, and Subsequent Descent of the Orinoco, in the Years 1819 & 1820Printed and sold for the author, by J. Jones, 1824 - 160 páginas |
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... Spanish yoke , and proclaiming their independence . Numerous individuals , whether from a love of honor , or as a mere matter of speculative interest , enrolled themselves around the standard of liberty ; and not a few , nay the greater ...
... Spanish yoke , and proclaiming their independence . Numerous individuals , whether from a love of honor , or as a mere matter of speculative interest , enrolled themselves around the standard of liberty ; and not a few , nay the greater ...
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... Spanish Squadron which had blockaded the island , for some time , and had only taken its departure from the coast the day previ- ous to our arrival : our surprize and joy may be easily conceived when we found that those ves- sels , we ...
... Spanish Squadron which had blockaded the island , for some time , and had only taken its departure from the coast the day previ- ous to our arrival : our surprize and joy may be easily conceived when we found that those ves- sels , we ...
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... Spanish Patriots in freeing themselves from the despotic tyranny of Ferdinand ; he sailed for Marguaritta in the month of December , 1817 , on board the Eme- rald , as Lieutenant - Colonel in the 1st Venezue- lian Hussars , under the ...
... Spanish Patriots in freeing themselves from the despotic tyranny of Ferdinand ; he sailed for Marguaritta in the month of December , 1817 , on board the Eme- rald , as Lieutenant - Colonel in the 1st Venezue- lian Hussars , under the ...
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... Spanish fleet , at once put a period to his mili- tary career , and his life . The death of General ENGLISH was severely felt by his brother officers , to whom , his urbanity and general deportment had endeared him . In figure he was ...
... Spanish fleet , at once put a period to his mili- tary career , and his life . The death of General ENGLISH was severely felt by his brother officers , to whom , his urbanity and general deportment had endeared him . In figure he was ...
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... Spanish Gene- ral ; thus armed and accoutred , he led his compani- ons to the entrance of the Jungle , about a mile distant from Norte , and which extends in a south- east direction towards the mountains , from six to eight miles ...
... Spanish Gene- ral ; thus armed and accoutred , he led his compani- ons to the entrance of the Jungle , about a mile distant from Norte , and which extends in a south- east direction towards the mountains , from six to eight miles ...
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Términos y frases comunes
adieu Admiral BRION Angustura animal appearance ARISMENDI arms army arrival attempt banks boat BOLIVAR British British Legion calabash canoe Captain PHELAN carabine cassava bread cause Colonel LOPEZ Colonel MEADE comfortable command companion considerable countenance crew Cumana DEVEREUX distance dress Dublin enemy English entered European exer exertions eyes fate fatigue ferocious former forward gentleman Governor hammock hand hastened heard hopes horses independence Indian inhabitants Ireland Irish Legion island JAMIESON journey Juan Griego kind ladies land Llaneros Major DAVY MARINO Maturin ment merchants miles MORILLO morning Musquitoes native troops night o'clock officers Orinoco ourselves passage passed passport Patriot perceived plain plantation present privations proceeded quarters racter rain renegado returned river sailed scene schooner seated seemed situation soldiers soon South American Spaniards Spanish suffered Supreme Chief surprize termination tion trees Trinidad Venezuela vessel village waited woods wretched
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Página 65 - In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers . . in perils by the heathen . . in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea . . in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Página 86 - ... blanket, with a hole cut in the centre, through which the head...
Página 137 - MEADE ; and that he looked with hope for the arrival of the rest of the Irish Legion.
Página 22 - As we proceeded we saw several flocks of a small species of Parrot...
Página 22 - Tropg«£/, a bird much sought for, about the size of our common thrush; it has a bright yellow top, with 'breast of the same...