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, &c |
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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 render it almost necessary
for ...
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 render it almost necessary
for ...
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it blew so hard as to render it expedient to call all hands upon deck and get the
ship under close - reefed top - sails . From this hour the storm continued to blow
with unabated fury until four , when it became more moderate , and gradually
died ...
it blew so hard as to render it expedient to call all hands upon deck and get the
ship under close - reefed top - sails . From this hour the storm continued to blow
with unabated fury until four , when it became more moderate , and gradually
died ...
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cal custom would have been delayed until our arrival on the Line ; but when a
ship's destination renders her crossing the Equator unnecessary , the
ceremonies are performed immediately on entering the Torrid Zone . The night
preceding this ...
cal custom would have been delayed until our arrival on the Line ; but when a
ship's destination renders her crossing the Equator unnecessary , the
ceremonies are performed immediately on entering the Torrid Zone . The night
preceding this ...
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Our situation , in itself sufficiently distressing , was rendered still more critical by
the spirit of dissension and jealousy which now subsisted amongst the officers
commanding the different corps , who had become so perfectly disunited as ...
Our situation , in itself sufficiently distressing , was rendered still more critical by
the spirit of dissension and jealousy which now subsisted amongst the officers
commanding the different corps , who had become so perfectly disunited as ...
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| Título | 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 ... [Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ] |
| Autor | James Hackett |
| Editor | J. Murray, 1818 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Digitalizado | 21 Abr. 2008 |
| Largo | 144 páginas |
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