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 71
... better success ; for these animals , in my opinion , thrive better in South America than in Europe . The hogs here are large , fat , good , and plentiful ; as in England , they feed on almost every thing that is eatable , and on the ...
... better success ; for these animals , in my opinion , thrive better in South America than in Europe . The hogs here are large , fat , good , and plentiful ; as in England , they feed on almost every thing that is eatable , and on the ...
Page 360
... better than an European , at least better than I could ; sleeping all night on the wet grass , perfectly naked , without any injury to their health , while I have been glad , especially early in the morning , to have a fire lit under my ...
... better than an European , at least better than I could ; sleeping all night on the wet grass , perfectly naked , without any injury to their health , while I have been glad , especially early in the morning , to have a fire lit under my ...
Page 425
... better in the world ; that had he commanded me to march through fire as well as water , he was convinced I should never have left it , without accomplishing his orders " ; with many other fine compliments . But I must candidly ...
... better in the world ; that had he commanded me to march through fire as well as water , he was convinced I should never have left it , without accomplishing his orders " ; with many other fine compliments . But I must candidly ...
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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