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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Angustura animal appearance approach ARISMENDI arms army arrival attempt banks became body BOLIVAR British called Captain cause Colonel Colonel MEADE comfortable command companion completely considerable danger DEVEREUX difficulty direction distance dress effects English entered excellent extremely eyes fatigue feelings felt formed former forward gave give hand hastened heard hopes horses independence Indian inhabitants Irish island JAMIESON journey kind land leaving Legion looked manner Marguaritta Maturin means miles MORILLO morning native nature nearly never night officers orders Orinoco ourselves party passage passed Patriot plain pointed possible present privations proceeded quarters rain received remains returned river sailed scene seemed seen served severe shore side situation soldiers soon South American Spaniards Spanish suffered supply Supreme Chief taken taking thing tion took town Trinidad troops waited wished woods
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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...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | William Jackson Adam |
| Publisher | Printed and sold for the author, by J. Jones, 1824 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 29 May 2007 |
| Length | 160 pages |
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