Journal of Voyages to Marguaritta, Trinidad, & Maturin: With the Author's Travels Across the Plains of the Llaneros, to Angustura, and Subsequent Descent of the Orinoco, in the Years 1819 & 1820 |
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Page 30
... manner , was buried up to the neck , oppo site the door of her own hut , where she expired under the most agonizing sufferings . " The spirit of revolt which , til now , had re- mained smothered in the breasts of the majority of the ...
... manner , was buried up to the neck , oppo site the door of her own hut , where she expired under the most agonizing sufferings . " The spirit of revolt which , til now , had re- mained smothered in the breasts of the majority of the ...
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... manner , ROMANO was unacquainted . " Here ended the recital of our interpreter , whose narrative wound up our feelings to the highest pitch , and to the verity of which , the tears , which rolled in abundance over his manly cheek , bore ...
... manner , ROMANO was unacquainted . " Here ended the recital of our interpreter , whose narrative wound up our feelings to the highest pitch , and to the verity of which , the tears , which rolled in abundance over his manly cheek , bore ...
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... manner , expressed his regret that he was not in possession of any authority to warrant him in sending us home ; but stating , that no- thing in his power should be wanting to make our condition upon the island as comfortable as ...
... manner , expressed his regret that he was not in possession of any authority to warrant him in sending us home ; but stating , that no- thing in his power should be wanting to make our condition upon the island as comfortable as ...
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... manner we were to act and proceed ; in addition to which we were furnished , by the merchants , with letters to the Supreme Chief , the vice - president of the Con- gress , and , in fact , to every officer of note in the republic ...
... manner we were to act and proceed ; in addition to which we were furnished , by the merchants , with letters to the Supreme Chief , the vice - president of the Con- gress , and , in fact , to every officer of note in the republic ...
Page 70
... manner and address for which he is eminently conspicuous , took charge of them , and promised to have them forwarded immediately to the General . The kindness of this gentleman did not rest here , he provided us with comfortable ...
... manner and address for which he is eminently conspicuous , took charge of them , and promised to have them forwarded immediately to the General . The kindness of this gentleman did not rest here , he provided us with comfortable ...
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adieu Admiral BRION Angustura animal appearance ARISMENDI arms army arrival attempt banks boat BOLIVAR British British Legion calabash canoe Captain PHELAN carabine cassava bread cause Colonel LOPEZ Colonel MEADE comfortable command companion considerable countenance crew Cumana DEVEREUX distance dress Dublin enemy English entered European exer exertions eyes fate fatigue ferocious former forward gentleman Governor hammock hand hastened heard hopes horses independence Indian inhabitants Ireland Irish Legion island JAMIESON journey Juan Griego kind ladies land Llaneros Major DAVY MARINO Maturin ment merchants miles MORILLO morning Musquitoes native troops night o'clock officers Orinoco ourselves passage passed passport Patriot perceived plain plantation present privations proceeded quarters racter rain renegado returned river sailed scene schooner seated seemed situation soldiers soon South American Spaniards Spanish suffered Supreme Chief surprize termination tion trees Trinidad Venezuela vessel village waited woods wretched
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Page 65 - In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers . . in perils by the heathen . . in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea . . in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 86 - ... blanket, with a hole cut in the centre, through which the head...
Page 137 - MEADE ; and that he looked with hope for the arrival of the rest of the Irish Legion.
Page 22 - As we proceeded we saw several flocks of a small species of Parrot...
Page 22 - Tropg«£/, a bird much sought for, about the size of our common thrush; it has a bright yellow top, with 'breast of the same...