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Page 27
He attributed the heat of the other islands to their flatness , and to the wind coming from the east , which is hot . The water of the rivers was salt at the mouth , and they did not know whence the natives got their drinking - water ...
He attributed the heat of the other islands to their flatness , and to the wind coming from the east , which is hot . The water of the rivers was salt at the mouth , and they did not know whence the natives got their drinking - water ...
Page 28
He could not proceed because the wind had come round to the north , and all the coast runs N.W. and S. E. ** Another cape further on ran out still more . For these reasons , and because the sky showed signs of a gale , he had to return ...
He could not proceed because the wind had come round to the north , and all the coast runs N.W. and S. E. ** Another cape further on ran out still more . For these reasons , and because the sky showed signs of a gale , he had to return ...
Page 30
Yesterday , with wind from the N.W. , I found it cold . ” Friday , 2nd of November.- The Admiral decided upon sending two Spaniards , one named Rodrigo de Jerez , who lived in Ayamonte , and the other Luis de Torres , who had served in ...
Yesterday , with wind from the N.W. , I found it cold . ” Friday , 2nd of November.- The Admiral decided upon sending two Spaniards , one named Rodrigo de Jerez , who lived in Ayamonte , and the other Luis de Torres , who had served in ...
Page 34
These are the words of the Admiral , who intended to depart on Thursday , but , the wind being contrary , he could not go until the 12th of November . Monday , 12th of November.- The Admiral left the port and river of Mares before dawn ...
These are the words of the Admiral , who intended to depart on Thursday , but , the wind being contrary , he could not go until the 12th of November . Monday , 12th of November.- The Admiral left the port and river of Mares before dawn ...
Page 35
The Admiral did not wish to stop nor to enter any of these rivers , for two reasons : the first and principal one being that wind and weather were favourable for going in search of the said island of Babeque ; the other , that , if ...
The Admiral did not wish to stop nor to enter any of these rivers , for two reasons : the first and principal one being that wind and weather were favourable for going in search of the said island of Babeque ; the other , that , if ...
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| Title | Old South Leaflets Old South Leaflets, Old South Association Issue 5 of Old South leaflets: Annual series |
| Contributor | Old South Association |
| Publisher | Directors of the Old South Work, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 8 pages |
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