The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 6, Issue 38John Conrad & Company, 1806 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 14
Page 324
... villages , built on shallows in the midst of the water . When the Spaniards first arrived on this coast , the number of these villages was so great , that 324 ACCOUNT OF THE CARACAS .
... villages , built on shallows in the midst of the water . When the Spaniards first arrived on this coast , the number of these villages was so great , that 324 ACCOUNT OF THE CARACAS .
Page 325
the number of these villages was so great , that they gave to the province the name of Venezuela , or Little Venice . Four of them are still pre- served , and their inhabitants earn their subsistence by catching fish in the lake , and ...
the number of these villages was so great , that they gave to the province the name of Venezuela , or Little Venice . Four of them are still pre- served , and their inhabitants earn their subsistence by catching fish in the lake , and ...
Page 328
... villages , without any mixture They of Spaniards or people of colour , under a cabildo or magistracy of their own nation , whose authority is controlled by a Spanish corregidor , or protector , to whom an appeal lies against the cabildo ...
... villages , without any mixture They of Spaniards or people of colour , under a cabildo or magistracy of their own nation , whose authority is controlled by a Spanish corregidor , or protector , to whom an appeal lies against the cabildo ...
Page 334
... villages . Porto Cabello , like other towns upon the coast , is less healthy than those of the interior . Its popu- lation is reckoned at 7600 ; and that of Coro , which is also upon the coast , amounts to 10,000 . The province of ...
... villages . Porto Cabello , like other towns upon the coast , is less healthy than those of the interior . Its popu- lation is reckoned at 7600 ; and that of Coro , which is also upon the coast , amounts to 10,000 . The province of ...
Page 376
... village , which have been found use- ful or necessary in the seats of go- vernment and commerce , The magistrates and retainers of justice are as numerous and as active in a country , where every man has plenty with his reach , as they ...
... village , which have been found use- ful or necessary in the seats of go- vernment and commerce , The magistrates and retainers of justice are as numerous and as active in a country , where every man has plenty with his reach , as they ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afford America appears army assembly authority cacao Caracas character circumstances civil coast colour commerce conduct consequence consider coun Creoles dollars per cwt duty elector of Hesse ence England English equally error established evil expence exports force France French genius germen give Guayra Hanover Hanoverian heliacal heliacal rising Indians influence inhabitants interest Ireland Jews labour land lative legislator legislature less Literary Magazine living Lubec Maracaibo marriage ment military millions mind Missouri morality Moses mother country nations natural neral never nish object officers opinion Osage Osage river persons philosophy Pisces Pleiads political possession principles produce province rabbi racter radicle reason religion religious respect river royal says Siege of Damascus sion slaves Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish colonies stranger tained talmud ther thing tion trade troops truth ture usury vernment vessels villages whole XXXVIII