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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... sailed from Dublin , on board the Hannah , under the command of Colonel Aylmer . This division consisted of 75 officers , and about a similar number of non - com- missioned officers and privates ; the officers , for the most part , were ...
... sailed from Dublin , on board the Hannah , under the command of Colonel Aylmer . This division consisted of 75 officers , and about a similar number of non - com- missioned officers and privates ; the officers , for the most part , were ...
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... sailed for Marguaritta in the month of December , 1817 , on board the Eme- rald , as Lieutenant - Colonel in the 1st Venezue- lian Hussars , under the command of Colonel HIPPESLEY . The disappointed ambition of Co- lonel H. caused his ...
... sailed for Marguaritta in the month of December , 1817 , on board the Eme- rald , as Lieutenant - Colonel in the 1st Venezue- lian Hussars , under the command of Colonel HIPPESLEY . The disappointed ambition of Co- lonel H. caused his ...
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... sailed with me , perishing beneath a cannon ; I turned my eyes from the mournful scene , and returned to my hut , spiritless and dejected . 3d - Finding myself a little relieved , I strolled to the beach , and looking in the direction ...
... sailed with me , perishing beneath a cannon ; I turned my eyes from the mournful scene , and returned to my hut , spiritless and dejected . 3d - Finding myself a little relieved , I strolled to the beach , and looking in the direction ...
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... sailed in this ship from Marguaritta , and many were disappointed in their passage ; one of whom , in particular , who belonged to the commissariat department , had agreed to mess with me , who failing in his intend- ed purpose ...
... sailed in this ship from Marguaritta , and many were disappointed in their passage ; one of whom , in particular , who belonged to the commissariat department , had agreed to mess with me , who failing in his intend- ed purpose ...
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... sailed with me from Marguaritta , secured in their passage homewards , or already sailed ; and on the 4th of November every thing was in readiness for the departure of JAMIESON and myself for the Spanish Maine . Trinidad , to which we ...
... sailed with me from Marguaritta , secured in their passage homewards , or already sailed ; and on the 4th of November every thing was in readiness for the departure of JAMIESON and myself for the Spanish Maine . Trinidad , to which we ...
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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...