Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777:: Elucidating the History of that Country, and Describing Its Productions, ... with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea, Том 2J. Johnson, ... & Th. Payne, 1813 |
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... took a passage for France , on board a small sloop loaded with coals , with which he had no better success ; for she ran , through the inad- vertence of the master , on the Caskets , which rocks went through her bottom , and she ...
... took a passage for France , on board a small sloop loaded with coals , with which he had no better success ; for she ran , through the inad- vertence of the master , on the Caskets , which rocks went through her bottom , and she ...
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... having missed the wind - pipe . This miserable apparition of skin and bone they took on board , and brought to Magdenberg , where , by a skilful surgeon , Mr. XVI . CHAP . Mr. Knolaert , the wound was EXPEDITION TO SURINAM . 7.
... having missed the wind - pipe . This miserable apparition of skin and bone they took on board , and brought to Magdenberg , where , by a skilful surgeon , Mr. XVI . CHAP . Mr. Knolaert , the wound was EXPEDITION TO SURINAM . 7.
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... took it for granted that the rebels were coming , headed by Bonny himself , for whom they had mistaken me , being almost naked and so much sun - burnt ; besides my hair , which was short and curly , I entirely resembled a mulatto ...
... took it for granted that the rebels were coming , headed by Bonny himself , for whom they had mistaken me , being almost naked and so much sun - burnt ; besides my hair , which was short and curly , I entirely resembled a mulatto ...
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... took the account from Acosta's His- tory of the West Indies . This is his account , taken from a translation printed in 1604 . 66 They leap where they list , wind- " ing their tails about a branch to " shake it , when they will leap far ...
... took the account from Acosta's His- tory of the West Indies . This is his account , taken from a translation printed in 1604 . 66 They leap where they list , wind- " ing their tails about a branch to " shake it , when they will leap far ...
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... took my knife " to pick my teeth with it , and inftantaneously cut my " throat without knowing why ; but the moment after re- 66 pented of what I had done . I then rose from my hammock " and got into the canoe to wash myself , and try ...
... took my knife " to pick my teeth with it , and inftantaneously cut my " throat without knowing why ; but the moment after re- 66 pented of what I had done . I then rose from my hammock " and got into the canoe to wash myself , and try ...
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amongst animal ant-bear appear arrived barge beautiful belly bird called camp Captain cassava CHAP Colonel Fourgeoud Colonel Seyburg colony colour Comewina command Cottica River creature Creek encamped enemy Europeans eyes feet fire fish forest fruit Gado-Saby Godefroy Governor green ground grows Guiana hammock head Holland honour Hope hundred Indians indigo plant instantly Joanna killed kind leave legs Magdenberg marines Massera master ment mentioned morning mulatto musquitoes negro slaves never night o'clock officers once ordered Paramaribo Paul's Church Yard perfectly pine-apple Pirica plantains plantations plate poor pounds sterling present Prince of Orange pulp Quaco rangers rebel negroes resembles returned seen sent shew ship sick skin slaves species spot St Paul's Church Surinam tail Texel tion town of Amsterdam tree troops whole woods XVII XXIV XXIX XXVI XXVIII young СНАР
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