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Page 88
... hand ) were comming in the fame order towards him ; but when they approched , & ( vnexpected ) per- ceued our English men amongst the Yaios , they were The Charibes much amazed , and made a fudden ftand : which Leonard amazed at the ...
... hand ) were comming in the fame order towards him ; but when they approched , & ( vnexpected ) per- ceued our English men amongst the Yaios , they were The Charibes much amazed , and made a fudden ftand : which Leonard amazed at the ...
Page 123
... hand with Gunpowder , and A mans hand 1 I.e. Nevis . The persistence of the early form Meves or Mevis is against the theory of a derivation from snowy appearance . The island was at this time unappropriated . 2 Quite right : they took a ...
... hand with Gunpowder , and A mans hand 1 I.e. Nevis . The persistence of the early form Meves or Mevis is against the theory of a derivation from snowy appearance . The island was at this time unappropriated . 2 Quite right : they took a ...
Page 172
... hand going up , and then we are told that Kiawarie is " almost right against " it , i.e. opposite to it and so on the other bank . This coin- cides exactly with the position of Caylaware on the map , and the natural reading of the ...
... hand going up , and then we are told that Kiawarie is " almost right against " it , i.e. opposite to it and so on the other bank . This coin- cides exactly with the position of Caylaware on the map , and the natural reading of the ...
Contents
Preface page vii | 1 |
The Country the Natives and | 15 |
Harcourts Scheme of Colonisation | 28 |
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