The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies: Containing an Entire Translation of the Spanish Work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, with Large Additions and Compilations from Modern Voyages and Travels and from Original and Authentic Information. In five volumes. Vol. I. [-V.].James Carpenter, ... Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, ... White, Cochrane and Company and Murray, ... London; Parker, Oxford; and Deighton, Cambridge., 1814 |
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Pagina 24
... established themselves on a n . branch of the river Plate , to which their name was given . These people have no idea of an exclusive right to any portion of country . They hunt on the Wolf river , above their village , and on the river ...
... established themselves on a n . branch of the river Plate , to which their name was given . These people have no idea of an exclusive right to any portion of country . They hunt on the Wolf river , above their village , and on the river ...
Pagina 28
... establish- ment . PAPALLACTA , a settlement , formerly large and commercial , in the province and government of Quixos and Macas , of the kingdom of Quito , to the w . , and at present reduced to a miserable village . It has for its ...
... establish- ment . PAPALLACTA , a settlement , formerly large and commercial , in the province and government of Quixos and Macas , of the kingdom of Quito , to the w . , and at present reduced to a miserable village . It has for its ...
Pagina 36
... established a manufactory of slack and twisted tobacco , on account of the royal warehouses . They also make some ... establish a Paz ; for these infidels , like ants , once con- commerce with Santa Cruz de la Sierra and La vinced of the ...
... established a manufactory of slack and twisted tobacco , on account of the royal warehouses . They also make some ... establish a Paz ; for these infidels , like ants , once con- commerce with Santa Cruz de la Sierra and La vinced of the ...
Pagina 42
... established by the Portuguese on the shore of the river La Plata of Buenos Ayres : he entered the government in 1705 , with a par- ticular charge to make the visit of the settle- ments of the missions of the Jesuits , which he did ...
... established by the Portuguese on the shore of the river La Plata of Buenos Ayres : he entered the government in 1705 , with a par- ticular charge to make the visit of the settle- ments of the missions of the Jesuits , which he did ...
Pagina 43
... established the peace of the pro- vince ; afterwards , by a special commission from the Viceroy , he resigned the goverment to , 24. Don Martin Joseph de Echaure , captain of dragoons : he remained here till 1755 . 25. Don Rafael de la ...
... established the peace of the pro- vince ; afterwards , by a special commission from the Viceroy , he resigned the goverment to , 24. Don Martin Joseph de Echaure , captain of dragoons : he remained here till 1755 . 25. Don Rafael de la ...
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Pagina 176 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Pagina 176 - Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Pagina 176 - Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia...
Pagina 66 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Pagina 67 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Pagina 183 - The experience that was had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years and that amongst godly and sober men, may well evince the vanity of that conceit of Plato's and other ancients applauded by some of later times; that the taking away of property and bringing in community into a commonwealth would make them happy and flourishing; as if they were wiser than God.
Pagina 176 - Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have...
Pagina 548 - The lands at all other places in possession of the French people and other white settlers among them, of which the Indian title has been extinguished as mentioned in the 3d article ; and 4th.
Pagina 548 - States relinquish their claims to all other Indian lands northward of the river Ohio, eastward of the Mississippi, and westward and southward of the Great Lakes and the waters uniting them, according to the boundary line agreed on by the United States and the King of Great Britain, in the treaty of peace made between them in the year 1783.
Pagina 67 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.