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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 59
Page 50
... rangers , having crossed the swamp on the other side , embraced the opportunity of leaping , with his black party , over the pali- sadoes , sword in hand , without opposition . A most terrible carnage at this time ensued , while several ...
... rangers , having crossed the swamp on the other side , embraced the opportunity of leaping , with his black party , over the pali- sadoes , sword in hand , without opposition . A most terrible carnage at this time ensued , while several ...
Page 282
... rangers , each party cursing and menacing the other at a very terrible rate ; the former " reproaching the rangers as poltrons and traitors to their countrymen , and challenging them next day to single combat ; swearing they only wished ...
... rangers , each party cursing and menacing the other at a very terrible rate ; the former " reproaching the rangers as poltrons and traitors to their countrymen , and challenging them next day to single combat ; swearing they only wished ...
Page 298
... rangers were smoking ) stopt short of his own accord . He was instantly fired at by me and one ranger : when the ... rangers and myself to march forward to Pirica without delay , in hopes to meet the enemy : but the answer was a ...
... rangers were smoking ) stopt short of his own accord . He was instantly fired at by me and one ranger : when the ... rangers and myself to march forward to Pirica without delay , in hopes to meet the enemy : but the answer was a ...
Other editions - View all
Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition,: Against the Revolted Negroes of ... John Gabriel Stedman No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
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