The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North and South America, and of the West IndiesR. Phillips, 1806 - 458 頁 |
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第 54 頁
... Panama . From several of the petty princes who governed in the districts ad- jacent to that gulf , he extorted provisions and gold ; others sent them to him voluntarily . To these presents some of the caziques added a considerable ...
... Panama . From several of the petty princes who governed in the districts ad- jacent to that gulf , he extorted provisions and gold ; others sent them to him voluntarily . To these presents some of the caziques added a considerable ...
第 149 頁
... Panama . Arrives at Tumbez . De- lighted with great Plenty of Gold and Silver . Explores the Country . Returns . Goes to Spain . Invades Peru ' a second time . Seizes the Gold at Coaque . Meets with Resistance at Puna . Er- tent of Peru ...
... Panama . Arrives at Tumbez . De- lighted with great Plenty of Gold and Silver . Explores the Country . Returns . Goes to Spain . Invades Peru ' a second time . Seizes the Gold at Coaque . Meets with Resistance at Puna . Er- tent of Peru ...
第 150 頁
... Panama . Each engaged to employ his whole fortune in the adventure . Pizarro , who was the least wealthy , offered to take the department of the greatest fatigue and danger , and to command in person the armament which was to go first ...
... Panama . Each engaged to employ his whole fortune in the adventure . Pizarro , who was the least wealthy , offered to take the department of the greatest fatigue and danger , and to command in person the armament which was to go first ...
第 151 頁
... Panama November the 14th , with a single ship and 112 men ; and so little was he acquainted with the pe- culiarities of the climate , that he spent two years in sailing from Panama to the northern extremity of Peru , a voyage which is ...
... Panama November the 14th , with a single ship and 112 men ; and so little was he acquainted with the pe- culiarities of the climate , that he spent two years in sailing from Panama to the northern extremity of Peru , a voyage which is ...
第 152 頁
... Panama towards the close of the third year from the time of his departure . No adventurer of 1527. the age suffered hardships or encountered dangers which equalled those to posed , during this long period . which he endured the one ...
... Panama towards the close of the third year from the time of his departure . No adventurer of 1527. the age suffered hardships or encountered dangers which equalled those to posed , during this long period . which he endured the one ...
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第 255 頁 - Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient causes ; and, accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
第 284 頁 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
第 246 頁 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every Gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
第 246 頁 - MR. PRESIDENT: Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me, in this appointment, yet I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust.
第 247 頁 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
第 283 頁 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union, and the patronage of Heaven.
第 283 頁 - The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations ; and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and the assistance I have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous contest.
第 246 頁 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
第 34 頁 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
第 258 頁 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them, from time to time, of attempts made by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.