Adventures on the Mosquito ShoreWorthington Company, 1890 - 366 pages |
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afterward animal Antonio appeared banks Bay of Honduras became Belize beneath Bluefields boat bushes calabash called canoe Cape Gracias Captain Ponto Caribs cassava cays Central America chicha coast companions cotton course creek dark dians distance drum encampment English eyes feet fire fish flesh followed forest ground Guanaja half hammock hand Harris head Hodgson hundred Indian boy instant interior island Jamaica kind king lagoon land leaves light looked maize mangroves manitus mishla morning Mosquito Indians Mosquito Shore mountains narrow natives negro never night paddles padre palm palm-trees passed Patuca pines pitpan plantains Poyer boy pulka rapid reached Roncador rude sail Sambos sand Sandy Bay savannah seemed shell shouts side soon Spaniards Spanish spear stream Sukia tapir tion Tirolas took traders trees tropics trunk turtle variety vessel village Votan WANKS RIVER wild wind women
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Page 5 - Whatever fruits in different climes are found, That proudly rise, or humbly court the ground ; Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear, Whose bright succession decks the varied year ; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky With vernal lives, that blossom but to die ; These here disporting, own the kindred soil, Nor ask luxuriance from the planter's toil ; While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand To winnow fragrance round the smiling land.
Page 338 - I found Admiral Dilly and Colonel Morgan retailing my advice among them to little effect ; for most of them were too drunk to mind it, and so hideously painted that I quickly left them to avoid being daubed all over — which is the compliment they usually pay their visiters on those occasions.
Page 337 - King Edward, being informed of my arrival, sent me word that he would see me the next day — which he did, attended by several of his captains. I read to him your excellency's letter and my own commission, and, when I had explained them by an interpreter, told my errand, and recommended to them to seek all opportunities of cultivating friendship and union with the neighboring Indian nations, and especially such as were under subjection to the Spaniards, and of helping them to recover their freedom....
Page 357 - Indians will kill a man for the sake of a glass of rum ; and there were only five Europeans on the cape. I had a demijohn of brandy for the Indian king, but he was gone up the river. He and his brother were taken from the Mosquito shore when young, and carried to the island of Jamaica, where they were taught to read and write the English language. After staying there for several years, they were brought back to the Mosquito shore.
Page 340 - His Britannic Majesty shall cause to be demolished all the fortifications which his subjects shall have erected in the Bay of Honduras and other places in the territory of Spain in that part of the world...
Page 338 - I fell into one of their drunken-bouts by accident yesterday, when I found Admiral Dilly and Colonel Morgan retailing my advice to them to little effect, for most of them were too drunk to mind it, and so hideously painted that I quickly left them to avoid being daubed all over, which is the compliment they usually pay visitors on such occasions.
Page 357 - Mosquito shore. One was made king — the other a general; and, although brought up in a civilized state, yet they returned to the wild and savage state in which their people live — getting drunk, and giving themselves up to the most disgusting habits. No sooner had the king heard I had a demijohn of brandy for him than he set out to return home. He went to the house of a Frenchman named Bouchet, who came down to the store and told me his Majesty wished to see me. I went up to the house, where...
Page 337 - ... the governor of Jamaica had sent me to take possession of their country in his majesty's name; then asked if they had anything to object. They answered they had nothing to say against it, but were very glad I was come for that purpose : so I immediately set up the standard, and, reducing...
Page 65 - A short time since a missionary arrived for the purpose of giving them some idea of a future state. A house was speedily found for him, and he commenced preaching, and for a few Sundays he gave some of the chiefs a glass of grog each to entice them to hear him. At length, one Sunday a great number of the natives attended to hear the white stranger talk. On this occasion the worthy and...
Page 47 - These laminae, as I have said, constitute the external coating of the solid or bony part of the shell ; and a large turtle affords about eight pounds of them, the plates varying from an eighth to a quarter of an inch in thickness. The fishers do not kill the turtles ; did they do BO, they would in a few years exterminate them.