The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time, Volumes 1-2B. Walker, 1844 - United States |
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Page 62
... attack the Spaniards . Laudonniere and the other officers opposed this design , and advised him to remain on shore and strengthen their fortifications , instead of exposing the fleet to the hurricanes of the season , and risking the ...
... attack the Spaniards . Laudonniere and the other officers opposed this design , and advised him to remain on shore and strengthen their fortifications , instead of exposing the fleet to the hurricanes of the season , and risking the ...
Page 63
... attack him , he sent two ships to Hispaniola for rein- forcements , and stationed himself near the bar of the river , with his other ships and a part of his troops . The shallow water did not permit Ribault to cross the bar ; and a ...
... attack him , he sent two ships to Hispaniola for rein- forcements , and stationed himself near the bar of the river , with his other ships and a part of his troops . The shallow water did not permit Ribault to cross the bar ; and a ...
Page 79
... attacking and plunder- ing the Spanish ports in the West Indies . The admiral had been directed to give the colonists at Roanoke all the assist- ance in his power ; but understanding on what terms they were with the natives , and that ...
... attacking and plunder- ing the Spanish ports in the West Indies . The admiral had been directed to give the colonists at Roanoke all the assist- ance in his power ; but understanding on what terms they were with the natives , and that ...
Page 97
... attacks . To complete their misery , famine prevailed ; and , six months after Smith's departure , there remained only sixty persons alive at Jamestown . In this distressing situation they were found by Newport and his colleagues , who ...
... attacks . To complete their misery , famine prevailed ; and , six months after Smith's departure , there remained only sixty persons alive at Jamestown . In this distressing situation they were found by Newport and his colleagues , who ...
Page 107
... attacked . Stations were assigned to each troop of assassins , and , that they might not excite suspicion , some carried presents to the colonists ; others spent the evening before the massacre at the houses of the English ; and the ...
... attacked . Stations were assigned to each troop of assassins , and , that they might not excite suspicion , some carried presents to the colonists ; others spent the evening before the massacre at the houses of the English ; and the ...
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