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 72
... hand in hand for the purpose of trying the experi- ment . For my own part , all that I can say concerning this animal is , that I saw it in a tub of water , where it appeared to be about two feet long ; that I threw off my coat , and ...
... hand in hand for the purpose of trying the experi- ment . For my own part , all that I can say concerning this animal is , that I saw it in a tub of water , where it appeared to be about two feet long ; that I threw off my coat , and ...
Page 130
... hands endeavoured to wrest his from him , till ( as I had hold of it by the blade ) I saw the blood trickle down all ... hand came down dangling by his side . I had , however , not escaped entirely unhurt , for his sabre , having passed ...
... hands endeavoured to wrest his from him , till ( as I had hold of it by the blade ) I saw the blood trickle down all ... hand came down dangling by his side . I had , however , not escaped entirely unhurt , for his sabre , having passed ...
Page 182
... hand : - " This child's father , " said he , " is one whose name is Jolly Coeur , the first captain belonging to ... hands of Schults , and plundered the house , they next began to feasting and dancing , before they thought proper to end ...
... hand : - " This child's father , " said he , " is one whose name is Jolly Coeur , the first captain belonging to ... hands of Schults , and plundered the house , they next began to feasting and dancing , before they thought proper to end ...
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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