Voyage to South America: Performed by Order of the American Government, in the Years 1817 and 1818, in the Frigate Congress, Том 2author, John D. Toy, printer, 1819 |
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... Peru and Brazil . These volumes give a nate account of his quarrels with all see governments and the British government , d with many distinguished individuals . e was almost always in hot water , being pulsive , headstrong ...
... Peru and Brazil . These volumes give a nate account of his quarrels with all see governments and the British government , d with many distinguished individuals . e was almost always in hot water , being pulsive , headstrong ...
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... Peru , and has several brothers at this time in the Spanish service- such is the nature of civil war . He is married to a niece of general Belgrano , a very superior woman , both in point of personal beauty and accomplishments ; he ...
... Peru , and has several brothers at this time in the Spanish service- such is the nature of civil war . He is married to a niece of general Belgrano , a very superior woman , both in point of personal beauty and accomplishments ; he ...
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... Peru , so as to bring intelligence from the armies of San Martin and Belgrano , with a speed almost incredible . * He told us , that his esta- blishment was so arranged , as to enable him , in the course of ten days , to collect horses ...
... Peru , so as to bring intelligence from the armies of San Martin and Belgrano , with a speed almost incredible . * He told us , that his esta- blishment was so arranged , as to enable him , in the course of ten days , to collect horses ...
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... Peru . Buenos Ayres was thus hemmed in by enemies , who were in possession of the upper branches of the river , and who had command of the waters of La Plata , so as to bar her communication with the sea ; her first step was to prevail ...
... Peru . Buenos Ayres was thus hemmed in by enemies , who were in possession of the upper branches of the river , and who had command of the waters of La Plata , so as to bar her communication with the sea ; her first step was to prevail ...
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... Peru , and to prosecute the siege of Monte Video . She twice obtained possession of the pro- vinces of Peru , but was as often compelled to submit to the fate of war . The capture of Monte Video has already been described . Without the ...
... Peru , and to prosecute the siege of Monte Video . She twice obtained possession of the pro- vinces of Peru , but was as often compelled to submit to the fate of war . The capture of Monte Video has already been described . Without the ...
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army army of Peru Artigas audiencia authority Banda Oriental Belgrano Brazil Buenos Ayres cabildo called capital Carrera cause character Charcas Chili circumstance citizens civil Cochabamba colonies command commerce compelled congress considerable Cordillera Cordova coun creoles Cusco Cuyo declared despotism districts effect enemies established Europe European Spaniards executive favor feelings force habits hundred important independence Indians inhabitants Jesuits junta La Paz La Plata liberty Liniers ment miles military mines Monte Video mountains nations native nature neighboring O'Higgins officers pampas Paraguay Parana party patriots persons plains Plata political population possession Potosi present prevailed principal produce provinces of Peru Pueyrredon render republic respect revolution river royalists Salta San Martin Santa Fee situation South America Spain Spaniards Spanish success thing thousand tion town trade troops Tucuman United Provinces Upper Peru vernment viceroy viceroyalty vinces
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Сторінка 342 - Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last.
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Сторінка 117 - Art thou, too, fallen, Iberia ? Do we see The robber and the murderer weak as we ? Thou ! that has wasted earth and dared despise Alike the wrath and mercy of the skies, Thy pomp is in the grave ; thy glory laid Low in the pit thine avarice has made.
Сторінка 326 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil...
Сторінка 106 - The plan in my opinion ought to be — a fleet of Great Britain, an army of the United States, a government for the liberated territory agreeable to both the co-operators, about which there will be no difficulty. To arrange the plan a competent authority from Great Britain to some person here, is the best expedient. Your presence here will, in this case, be extremely essential. We are raising an army of about twelve thousand men. General Washington has resumed his station at the head of our armies....
Сторінка 369 - They have chased our vessels, sacked our sea-coasts, murdered defenceless inhabitants,without sparing clergymen, and those in extreme old age ; by the order of General Pezuela, they burnt the town of Puno, and meeting with no others, they put to the sword old men, women, and children. They have excited atrocious conspiracies among the Spaniards residing in the midst of us, imposing upon us the painful necessity of putting to death the fathers of numerous families. They have compelled our brothers...
Сторінка 371 - ... pardon. It is in the name of Ferdinand of Bourbon that the heads of patriot officers, prisoners, are fixed up in the highways, that they beat and stoned to death a commandant of light troops, and that, after having killed Colonel...
Сторінка 106 - But this can now scarcely be the case. The winter, however, may mature the project, and an effectual co-operation by the United States may take place. In this case I shall be happy, in my official station, to be an instrument of so good a work.
Сторінка 367 - Antesana to be shot, and, observing with complacency, from the balcony of his house, this iniquitous assassination, ferociously cried out to his troops not to shoot the victim in the head, as it was wanted to be stuck upon a pike.
Сторінка 362 - All public offices and employments belonged exclusively to the Spaniards; and although Americans were equally called to them by the laws, they were appointed only in rare instances, and even then not without satiating the cupidity of the Court by enormous sums of money. Of one hundred and seventy Viceroys that have governed in this country, but four of them have been.