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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... occasions , witnessed the hardships and distress en- countered by the foreign officers attached to the patriot standard ; and uniformly found them disgusted with the cause , and anxious to embrace the earliest opportunity of abandoning ...
... occasions , witnessed the hardships and distress en- countered by the foreign officers attached to the patriot standard ; and uniformly found them disgusted with the cause , and anxious to embrace the earliest opportunity of abandoning ...
Página 72
... occasion he was present in the Oroonoco , when four foreign officers entreated in the most supplicating terms , the master of a vessel then trading on the river , to permit them to embark ; offering him at the moment whatever they ...
... occasion he was present in the Oroonoco , when four foreign officers entreated in the most supplicating terms , the master of a vessel then trading on the river , to permit them to embark ; offering him at the moment whatever they ...
Página 109
... occasion in which that officer narrowly escaped becoming a prize to General Hudson's extraordinary prowess . He likewise frequently exhibited a small silver snuff - box , which he said composed a part of the spoils contained in the ...
... occasion in which that officer narrowly escaped becoming a prize to General Hudson's extraordinary prowess . He likewise frequently exhibited a small silver snuff - box , which he said composed a part of the spoils contained in the ...
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... occasions to exhibit proofs of a mind not destitute of feeling and generosity . It is a melancholy truth , that the sangui- nary and ferocious character of the war- fare , which has reflected lasting disgrace on the contending SOUTH ...
... occasions to exhibit proofs of a mind not destitute of feeling and generosity . It is a melancholy truth , that the sangui- nary and ferocious character of the war- fare , which has reflected lasting disgrace on the contending SOUTH ...
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... occasion to put the ship about . So favorable a passage has probably been rarely experienced from the West Indies , and was to be attributed , independently of the season , to our course , which varied considerably from that generally ...
... occasion to put the ship about . So favorable a passage has probably been rarely experienced from the West Indies , and was to be attributed , independently of the season , to our course , which varied considerably from that generally ...
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