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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... possessing ab- solute , arbitrary power , without a senti- ment of honour , justice , or humanity . An instance of this was related to me by a black ruffian , who is the interpreter to General Arismendi : -he said , that a few days 60 ...
... possessing ab- solute , arbitrary power , without a senti- ment of honour , justice , or humanity . An instance of this was related to me by a black ruffian , who is the interpreter to General Arismendi : -he said , that a few days 60 ...
Página 62
... 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 , I believe , have no other resource , still continued resolved to join the cause ...
... 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 , I believe , have no other resource , still continued resolved to join the cause ...
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... possess so little in- fluence and authority . It was extremely difficult to procure in- formation sufficiently authentic to autho- rize any positive opinion of the existing state of parties on the Spanish Main , or probable consequences ...
... possess so little in- fluence and authority . It was extremely difficult to procure in- formation sufficiently authentic to autho- rize any positive opinion of the existing state of parties on the Spanish Main , or probable consequences ...
Página 72
... possessed , and , on their arrival at any of the West India Islands , such further compensation as he might demand ; but the extreme hazard of discovery , and almost certain consequent destruction , deterred the master from ac- ceding ...
... possessed , and , on their arrival at any of the West India Islands , such further compensation as he might demand ; but the extreme hazard of discovery , and almost certain consequent destruction , deterred the master from ac- ceding ...
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... possess a combined as- semblage of Tropical and European trees ; that of the American Consul ( Mr. Dabney ) was a perfect little paradise , presenting the interesting novelty of the orange and bana- na , flourishing in the same soil ...
... possess a combined as- semblage of Tropical and European trees ; that of the American Consul ( Mr. Dabney ) was a perfect little paradise , presenting the interesting novelty of the orange and bana- na , flourishing in the same soil ...
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