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 146
... hammocks by the slaves . As his last resource , our commander now detached the Berbicean negro , Gausarie , by himself , to try if he could bring him any intelligence while we continued our retreat . As we returned by our former ...
... hammocks by the slaves . As his last resource , our commander now detached the Berbicean negro , Gausarie , by himself , to try if he could bring him any intelligence while we continued our retreat . As we returned by our former ...
Page 215
... hammocks . Their best baskets are called pagala , and are formed of a double matting of rushes called warimbo , some white , some brown , between which is a separation of tas , or trooly - leaves , to keep out the wet . The covering is ...
... hammocks . Their best baskets are called pagala , and are formed of a double matting of rushes called warimbo , some white , some brown , between which is a separation of tas , or trooly - leaves , to keep out the wet . The covering is ...
Page 271
... hammocks , while they lay with their bellies on the ground . To sleep in any other position was absolutely impossible . By the advice of a negro slave , I however enjoyed my rest .- " Climb , " said he , " massera , with your hammock to ...
... hammocks , while they lay with their bellies on the ground . To sleep in any other position was absolutely impossible . By the advice of a negro slave , I however enjoyed my rest .- " Climb , " said he , " massera , with your hammock to ...
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Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition,: Against the Revolted Negroes of ... John Gabriel Stedman No preview available - 2017 |
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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