Letters on South America: Comprising Travels on the Banks of the Paraná and Rio de la Plata, Volume 2J. Murray, 1843 |
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... British Consul , Robert Pon- sonby Staples , Esquire - Casteli's operations in Peru- Abascal and Goyoneche - Casteli and Goyoneche — Bel- grano and Goyoneche - Affair of Yuricoragua - Casteli's Defeat - Revolts in Oruro , and dispersion ...
... British Consul , Robert Pon- sonby Staples , Esquire - Casteli's operations in Peru- Abascal and Goyoneche - Casteli and Goyoneche — Bel- grano and Goyoneche - Affair of Yuricoragua - Casteli's Defeat - Revolts in Oruro , and dispersion ...
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... our wounded honour , as British subjects , was only to be healed by the defeat , in return , of our self - constituted enemy , the malignant Mora . We determined , accordingly , 20 THE IMPRISONMENT . that prisoners we would remain till 19.
... our wounded honour , as British subjects , was only to be healed by the defeat , in return , of our self - constituted enemy , the malignant Mora . We determined , accordingly , 20 THE IMPRISONMENT . that prisoners we would remain till 19.
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... British commander on the Buenos Ayres station , what is technically called a “ sailing letter , " or passport for ourselves as Bri- tish subjects , and for our property as that of a neutral and friendly state . We were so deeply laden ...
... British commander on the Buenos Ayres station , what is technically called a “ sailing letter , " or passport for ourselves as Bri- tish subjects , and for our property as that of a neutral and friendly state . We were so deeply laden ...
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... British vessel , and of many a foreign one , registered in Lloyd's books . The fund of information which this study of ships and their movements brought with it was immense , often entertaining , and sometimes highly interesting . It ...
... British vessel , and of many a foreign one , registered in Lloyd's books . The fund of information which this study of ships and their movements brought with it was immense , often entertaining , and sometimes highly interesting . It ...
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... British man - of - war ; and espied at a corner some specially awkward horse- men in the shape of his lieutenants and midshipmen . Then we could put to sea when we pleased ; have as much finery as we liked in our house , without either ...
... British man - of - war ; and espied at a corner some specially awkward horse- men in the shape of his lieutenants and midshipmen . Then we could put to sea when we pleased ; have as much finery as we liked in our house , without either ...
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Página 81 - Coleccion de Arengas en el foro y Escritos del Dr. Don Mariano Moreno.
Página 263 - Clay, of the house of representatives of the United States, by stating that, " The Republic of the United Provinces of South America comprehends, with some exceptions, the same territory as the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, which was established in 1778 ; it extends from the 16th to the 45th degree of south latitude, [nearly ten degrees north of Magellan's Strait,] from the left margin of the Lake Titicaca on the north, to the coast of Patagonia on the south.
Página 264 - Peru comprehends the provinces of Potosi, Charcas or La Plata, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra or Puno, Moxos, and Chiquitos ; and the...
Página 291 - Ayres than the carts and carters. The former are vehicles with large wooden axles, and most enormous wheels, so high that the spokes are about eight feet in diameter, towering above both horses and driver ; he rides one of the animals.
Página 291 - The first sight you have of these clumsy vehicles is on your landing. They drive off like so many bathing-machines to your hotel, a dozen carters, just like a dozen porters here, struggling in rude contention for the preference in carrying ashore passengers and their luggage.
Página 264 - ... America, comprehends, with some exceptions, the same territory as the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, which was established in 1778. It extends from the 16th to the 45th degree of south latitude; from the left margin of the lake Titicaca, which lies between the two cordilleras of Peru, on the north, and to the coast of Patagonia on the south.
Página 251 - Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates : ' Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hie labor est.