The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time, Volume 34C. Bathurst, J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Becket, J. Robson, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. and T. Bowles, S. Bladon, J. Murray, and W. Fox., 1783 |
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Page 208 - Magiscatzin, one of the oldest senators, mentioned the traditions of their ancestors, and the revelations of their priests ; that a race of invincible men, of divine origin, who had power over the elements, should come from the east to subdue their country. He compared the resemblance which the strangers bore, to the persons figured in the tradition ; their dominion over the elements of fire, air, and water ; he then declared his opinion, that it would be rashness to oppose a force apparently assisted...
Page 259 - Montezuma was invited on board, to make the first trial of their sailing, of which he could form no idea. Accordingly he embarked for this purpose, and gave orders for a great hunting upon the water, in order that all his people might be diverted with the novelty presented by the Spaniards. On the day appointed, the royal equipage was ready early in the morning; and the lake was covered with a multitude of boats and canoes loaded with people. The Mexicans had augmented the number of their rowers...
Page 38 - Melianoy on the Lambro, of a peftilential fever, in the fifty-fifth year of his age, and the twenty-fourth of his government. His laft wife was Catharine, daughter of his uncle Barnabo, by whom he left a daughter and two fons, who, at the time of his death, were not arrived at man's eftate. By his firft wife...
Page 340 - With this fleet they fallied put in the night, and took their ftation behind the reeds in the lake, which grew fo high and thick, that they formed feveral groves impenetrable to the fight. To draw the brigantines into the ambufcade, they had provided fome canoes, laden with provifion, as a bait, and had alfo fixed flakes in the water, fo that the points were covered, in hopes either to founder the brigantines, or entangle them in fuch a manner, that they might be engaged to advantage. Two of the...
Page 114 - Portuguefe ; yet, as the failors had difcovered a good harbour, the admiral thought proper to come to an anchor, and called the bay Puerto Seguro. Next day he fent another boat...
Page 319 - Spain, without a better title than that of having " expended fome money in the preparations for that enter*<' prife, and nominating Cortez for commander. That he «* could only have an action at law for the money expended " out of his own eftate to equip the armament fent upon " this expedition, and not for any of the effects belonging • " to the king in his government. That the nomination of «' Cortez afforded him no pretence, either to the glory or «' profit of the expedition, as he not only...
Page 66 - Milancfe to be an imperial fief, and granted the inveftiture of it to his fon Philip II. king of Spain, in whofe family it continued till the year 1706, when the French and Spaniards were driven out of it by the imperialifts, and the emperor again took pofleflion of it as a fief. It was confirmed to...
Page 235 - ... of the caufeway, and obliged the troops to make a circuit to gates which opened in another part of the caufeway, terminated by a draw-bridge, which defended the entrance of the (B...
Page 98 - To her pofleffions in Chili, Peru, Mexico, and the Antilles, Spain owes all her opulence. Great Britain hath, by means of her colonies on the continent of America, and her iflands in the Wtft-Indies, railed herfelf to her prefent aftonifhing and much-envied height of grandeur and importance.
Page 210 - ... ing our republic ; confequently we are under no ties by " the laws of nations. They advance under no protection " than the want of reflection, which deferves to be punifhed " as prefumptuous. Thefe prodigies and fignals, fo magni" fied by Maglj'catzm, rather perfuade us to treat them like " enemies, as being conftant harbingers of calamities and ** miferies. Heaven, with its prodigies, does not give us no...