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Page 191
... supply was pour- ed in from the English , French , and Dutch isl- ands ; and when the galleons at length arrived they found the markets so glutted by this illicit commerce , that there was no demand for the com AMERICA . 191.
... supply was pour- ed in from the English , French , and Dutch isl- ands ; and when the galleons at length arrived they found the markets so glutted by this illicit commerce , that there was no demand for the com AMERICA . 191.
Page 196
... French Settlement of Cayenne . Dutch Settlements at Guiana . Chief Towns . Climate . Inhabitants . Productions . THE HE discovery of America by Columbus was , as we have seen , owing originally to just reasoning on the figure of the ...
... French Settlement of Cayenne . Dutch Settlements at Guiana . Chief Towns . Climate . Inhabitants . Productions . THE HE discovery of America by Columbus was , as we have seen , owing originally to just reasoning on the figure of the ...
Page 200
... ancient heroes . In their expeditions they carry their gods with them . The possessions of the French on the continent of America are very inconsiderable . They were On . formely the lords of Canada and Louisiania , 200 AMERICA .
... ancient heroes . In their expeditions they carry their gods with them . The possessions of the French on the continent of America are very inconsiderable . They were On . formely the lords of Canada and Louisiania , 200 AMERICA .
Page 201
... French have not yet extended them so far as they might . The soil and climate seem unexceptionable , but during the rains many parts are inundated . The dry season is from June to October , and : the heaviest rains are in our winter ...
... French have not yet extended them so far as they might . The soil and climate seem unexceptionable , but during the rains many parts are inundated . The dry season is from June to October , and : the heaviest rains are in our winter ...
Page 219
... French at length seized some British subjects ; and , persisting in their claims to the country on the Ohio as part of Canada , strength- ened themselves by erecting new forts in its vici- nity , and at length began to seize and plunder ...
... French at length seized some British subjects ; and , persisting in their claims to the country on the Ohio as part of Canada , strength- ened themselves by erecting new forts in its vici- nity , and at length began to seize and plunder ...
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