Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of the Armies, &cJ. Murray, 1818 - 144 páginas |
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... attaching their fortunes to that of the South American Independents ; and of those a great proportion have either ac- tually perished , or , unable to procure the A means of returning to their native land , are probably 169770.
... attaching their fortunes to that of the South American Independents ; and of those a great proportion have either ac- tually perished , or , unable to procure the A means of returning to their native land , are probably 169770.
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... native land , are probably at this moment wandering friend- less and destitute amongst the West India Islands , dependent upon the bounty of the humane and charitable . A few , indeed , not equally devoid of resources , or to whom ...
... native land , are probably at this moment wandering friend- less and destitute amongst the West India Islands , dependent upon the bounty of the humane and charitable . A few , indeed , not equally devoid of resources , or to whom ...
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... native troops of those few British officers who had been tempted actually to join their armies was so rancorous , as to subject them to the perpetual hazard of assassination . The preceding observations originate in no hostility to the ...
... native troops of those few British officers who had been tempted actually to join their armies was so rancorous , as to subject them to the perpetual hazard of assassination . The preceding observations originate in no hostility to the ...
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... natives . Nor should I omit referring to the exterminating and ferocious principle on which the war is carried on ; each side being so infuriated against the other by a long train of barbarities and cold - blooded slaughter , as to ...
... natives . Nor should I omit referring to the exterminating and ferocious principle on which the war is carried on ; each side being so infuriated against the other by a long train of barbarities and cold - blooded slaughter , as to ...
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... particularly attached , or who , having actually landed on the Spanish Main , have had the good fortune to return in safety to their native country . PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . AS the occurrences detailed in the fol- X INTRODUCTION .
... particularly attached , or who , having actually landed on the Spanish Main , have had the good fortune to return in safety to their native country . PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . AS the occurrences detailed in the fol- X INTRODUCTION .
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