Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam: In Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America, from the Years 1772 to 1777 ...University of Massachusetts Press, 1972 - 480 pages |
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Page 34
... arms of Su- rinam , as a mark of their independence , and a preliminary to the other presents that were to be sent out the year following as stipulated by treaty , particularly arms and ammunition , on the performance of which the peace ...
... arms of Su- rinam , as a mark of their independence , and a preliminary to the other presents that were to be sent out the year following as stipulated by treaty , particularly arms and ammunition , on the performance of which the peace ...
Page 101
... arms , since not only the few soldiers who were well , but the whole hospital burst out ; and several of them , in spite of my opposition , crawling on their hands and feet to their arms , dropped dead upon the spot . - May I never ...
... arms , since not only the few soldiers who were well , but the whole hospital burst out ; and several of them , in spite of my opposition , crawling on their hands and feet to their arms , dropped dead upon the spot . - May I never ...
Page 470
... arms of the City of Amsterdam , to the left the arms of the West - India Company , to the right the arms of the Van Sommelsdyck family . The fire ant known in Surinam = Solenopsis geminata ( F. ) ; this ant , however is brown and does ...
... arms of the City of Amsterdam , to the left the arms of the West - India Company , to the right the arms of the Van Sommelsdyck family . The fire ant known in Surinam = Solenopsis geminata ( F. ) ; this ant , however is brown and does ...
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amongst animal appearance arms arrived barge beautiful Berbice bird called camp canoe Captain cassava Chapter Charon Colonel Fourgeoud colour command Cormoetibo Creek Devil's Harwar Dutch enemy Europeans expence extremely feet fire fish forest fruit Governor Guiana hammocks hands head Hope hundred Indians inhabitants instantly Joanna kind La Rochelle leave Lolkens Madeira wine Magdenberg manner Marawina marched morning mouth mulatto musquitoes negro slaves negroes never night o'clock occasion officers orange colour ordered Oronoque Ouca Patamaca perfectly Pirica plantains plantation planters poor pounds sterling pounds weight present Quaco rangers rebel negroes received river Cottica river Surinam round rowed Savannah sent Seramica settlement ships shot sick situation slaves Society troops soldiers Somelsdyk species spot sugar tail thick town of Amsterdam town of Paramaribo tree vessels Wana Creek whole woods wound Zelandia