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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... ment be preparing , under a similar delu- sion , to engage in the same hopeless specu- lation . ? Of the few thus rescued from impend- ing misery , it was my good fortune to be one ; and I now submit the following Nar- rative to the ...
... ment be preparing , under a similar delu- sion , to engage in the same hopeless specu- lation . ? Of the few thus rescued from impend- ing misery , it was my good fortune to be one ; and I now submit the following Nar- rative to the ...
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... ment whereof he must have been aware was impracticable ; and of having induced those desirous of embarking in this destruc- tive enterprise , to believe that their services would be joyfully and gratefully accepted by the Independent ...
... ment whereof he must have been aware was impracticable ; and of having induced those desirous of embarking in this destruc- tive enterprise , to believe that their services would be joyfully and gratefully accepted by the Independent ...
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... ment or distress . A printer , armourer , and several other artificers and mechanics , likewise embarked on board the Britannia , for the purpose of exercising their respective arts in the service of the South American Patriots . Some ...
... ment or distress . A printer , armourer , and several other artificers and mechanics , likewise embarked on board the Britannia , for the purpose of exercising their respective arts in the service of the South American Patriots . Some ...
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... ment , which latter vessel had been in port nearly a week . They gave us three hearty cheers on entering , which we returned with equal cordiality . St. Bartholomew's belongs to the Swedes , to whom it was restored on the general ...
... ment , which latter vessel had been in port nearly a week . They gave us three hearty cheers on entering , which we returned with equal cordiality . St. Bartholomew's belongs to the Swedes , to whom it was restored on the general ...
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... ment . The general feeling of dissatisfaction and uneasiness now became more manifest ; and we began seriously to apprehend , that the ideas we had been originally induced to entertain of the nature of our enterprise , were founded upon ...
... ment . The general feeling of dissatisfaction and uneasiness now became more manifest ; and we began seriously to apprehend , that the ideas we had been originally induced to entertain of the nature of our enterprise , were founded upon ...
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