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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... means than the want of the luxuries , or even necessaries which those gentry usually possess . We understood at Margaritta , that the Inde- pendents had lost the whole of Venezuela , and that Bolivar was in the Oroonoco . Some few , who ...
... means than the want of the luxuries , or even necessaries which those gentry usually possess . We understood at Margaritta , that the Inde- pendents had lost the whole of Venezuela , and that Bolivar was in the Oroonoco . Some few , who ...
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... means taken to effect it . All the parties , however , escaped , after encountering much hardship , and a series of adventures , the relation of which will not perhaps be unin- teresting . 4 In order to secure their escape , they ob ...
... means taken to effect it . All the parties , however , escaped , after encountering much hardship , and a series of adventures , the relation of which will not perhaps be unin- teresting . 4 In order to secure their escape , they ob ...
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... means of controlling . We indeed con- curred in one strong feeling of dissatisfac- tion and displeasure , but our indignation was exclusively directed against that indi- vidual in London , by whose hollow and faithless engagements we ...
... means of controlling . We indeed con- curred in one strong feeling of dissatisfac- tion and displeasure , but our indignation was exclusively directed against that indi- vidual in London , by whose hollow and faithless engagements we ...
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... ashore we were utterly de- void of even the means of procuring a single meal ; without a friend upon the island to whom we could make application for relief ; in every respect destitute and pennyless , and reduced by SOUTH AMERICA . 91.
... ashore we were utterly de- void of even the means of procuring a single meal ; without a friend upon the island to whom we could make application for relief ; in every respect destitute and pennyless , and reduced by SOUTH AMERICA . 91.
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... means in her power to render my si- tuation comfortable ; but swarms of mus- quitoes , which proceeded from a well of stagnant water under , the floor , only co- vered by a few loose boards , prevented the possibility of repose , by ...
... means in her power to render my si- tuation comfortable ; but swarms of mus- quitoes , which proceeded from a well of stagnant water under , the floor , only co- vered by a few loose boards , prevented the possibility of repose , by ...
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