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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... considerable number who had not acceded to the monarch's tributary demands , or whose proffered forfeitures had been re- jected , experienced the luxury of a tropi- cal shaving ; but this part of the ceremony The is too well - known to ...
... considerable number who had not acceded to the monarch's tributary demands , or whose proffered forfeitures had been re- jected , experienced the luxury of a tropi- cal shaving ; but this part of the ceremony The is too well - known to ...
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... considerable degree indebted to a very general belief , on the part of the inhabitants , that we were proceeding to the Main , with the approbation and consent of the British Government . How this idea originated , or by whom insinuated ...
... considerable degree indebted to a very general belief , on the part of the inhabitants , that we were proceeding to the Main , with the approbation and consent of the British Government . How this idea originated , or by whom insinuated ...
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... considerable curi- osity to learn the object of her visit ; and our anxiety in this respect was speedily gra- tified by discovering that she was a prize to an Independent privateer brig under the command of Commodore Parker , who put a ...
... considerable curi- osity to learn the object of her visit ; and our anxiety in this respect was speedily gra- tified by discovering that she was a prize to an Independent privateer brig under the command of Commodore Parker , who put a ...
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... considerable ex- pense , engaged a sloop , and sailed on the 4th or 5th of February . The period which elapsed between Mr. R.'s departure for , and return from , Saint Thomas's , was , as may be well conceived , one of anxious suspense ...
... considerable ex- pense , engaged a sloop , and sailed on the 4th or 5th of February . The period which elapsed between Mr. R.'s departure for , and return from , Saint Thomas's , was , as may be well conceived , one of anxious suspense ...
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... considerable time under seizure , but was subsequently released . The quar- relling and dissensions on board this vessel unhappily produced , during her stay at Grenada , a duel between Lieutenant Bray- brooke and one of Colonel ...
... considerable time under seizure , but was subsequently released . The quar- relling and dissensions on board this vessel unhappily produced , during her stay at Grenada , a duel between Lieutenant Bray- brooke and one of Colonel ...
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