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Page 188
... never then be made . In effecting a landing , it should always be by day , and never at night . The landing - place should be level and clear of woods , or at least as well situated in these respects as possible : sending dogs in front ...
... never then be made . In effecting a landing , it should always be by day , and never at night . The landing - place should be level and clear of woods , or at least as well situated in these respects as possible : sending dogs in front ...
Page 189
... Never allow our people to mix with the natives , nor leave them to join company , owing to the danger that , on a given signal , three or four may fall upon and carry off one of ours to meet the fate which they may want to inflict on ...
... Never allow our people to mix with the natives , nor leave them to join company , owing to the danger that , on a given signal , three or four may fall upon and carry off one of ours to meet the fate which they may want to inflict on ...
Page 359
... never was there a barbarian who possessed the good sense of this From the time that we landed he never left us , always sleeping among us ; not caring to go to the other side to see his wife and children . When we told him that he might ...
... never was there a barbarian who possessed the good sense of this From the time that we landed he never left us , always sleeping among us ; not caring to go to the other side to see his wife and children . When we told him that he might ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xi |
VOLUME I | xxxiii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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25 leagues Acapulco Adelantado Admiral Almiranta Alvaro de MendaƱa anchored Antonio de Morga arms arquebuses arrived arrows asked beach boat Callao Camp Master canoes Capitana Captain Pedro Fernandez Chief Pilot coast cocoa-nuts colour corps de garde course desire discovered discovery distance Don Lorenzo embarked Espiritu Santo fathoms Fernandez de Quiros fired fleet fruit FuentidueƱa galeot gave give given Governess Guinea Holy inhabited island of Santa Juan killed King land latitude launch leave Lima Lord Luis de Velasco Luis Vaez Majesty Malope Manilla natives navigation night ordered palm passed Peru pigs plantains port presently reefs replied rocks royal sail sailors Santa Cruz seen sent ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers Solomon Islands Spain Spaniards Taumaco things told took the sun trees Vaez de Torres Vicar Viceroy village voyage wind wood