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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter written to M. Richard Hakluyt of the middle
Temple, conteining a report of the true state and commodities of Newfoundland
, by M. Anthonie Parkhurst
Gentleman , 1578 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The principal voyages of the English Nation to the Isles
of Trinidad , Margarita , Dominica
, Deseada , Monserrate , Guadalupe
, Martinino , and all the rest of the
Antilles
; As likewise to S. Juan de Puerto Rico , to
Hispaniola , Jamaica
and Cuba
: and also to Tierra
Firma , and all along the coast and Islands therof, even
from Cumana
and the Caracos to the neckland of
Dariene , and over it to the Gulfe of S. Michael and the
Isle of Perles in the South sea : and further to Cabeca
Cativa , Nombre de dios, and Venta
de cruzes, to Puerto
Belo , Rio de Chagre , and the Isle of Escudo , along
the maine of Beragua , to the Cape and Gulfe of the
Honduras , to Truxillo , Puerto de Cavallos , and all other
the principall Townes, Islands and harbours of accompt
within the said Gulfe, and up Rio dolce falling into
this Gulfe, above 30. leagues : As also to the Isle of
Cocumel , and to Cape Cotoche , the towne of Campeche
,
and other places upon the land of lucatan; and lower
downe to S. Juan de Ullua , Vera Cruz , Rio de Panuco ,
Rio de Palmas , &c. within the Bay of Mexico : and
from thence to the Isles of the Tortugas , the port of
Havana
, the Cape of Florida , and the Gulfe of Bahama
homewards. With the taking, sacking, ransoming, or
burning of most of the principall Cities and townes upon
the coasts of Tierra firma, Nueva Espanna , and all
the foresaid Islands; since the most traiterous burning
of her Majesties ship the Jesus of Lubec and murthering
of her Subjects in the port of S. Juan de Ullua , and
the last generall arrest of her Highnesse people, with
their ships and goods throughout all the dominions of
the King of Spaine in the moneth of June 1585 . Besides
the manifold and tyrannicall oppressions of the Inquisition inflicted on our nation upon most light and
frivolous occasions. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage made to the bay of Mexico
by M. William
King Captaine , M. Moore , M. How , and M. Boreman
Owners , with the Salomon of 200 tunnes, and the Jane
Bonaventure of 40 tunnes of Sir Henry Palmer , from
Ratcliffe the 26 of January 1592 . (search)
The voyage made to the bay of Mexico
by M. William
King Captaine, M. Moore, M. How, and M. Boreman
Owners, with the Salomon of 200 tunnes, and the Jane
Bonaventure of 40 tunnes of Sir Henry Palmer, from
Ratcliffe the 26 of January 1592.
THE Salomon was manned with an hundred men, all
mariners, and the Jane with sixe and twenty, all like
wise mariners. Wee came first to the Downes in Kent
,
and never strooke saile in passing thence, untill we came
to Cape S. Vincent on the coast of Portugall. From
thence we shaped our course to Lancerota one of the
Canarie islands, where we landed threescore men, and
fetched a caravell out of an harborow on the South side,
and from a small Island we tooke a demy-canon of brasse
in despight of the inhabitants, which played upon us with
their small shot at our first landing: of whom we slew
three; and gave them the repulse. Thence we went to
the Grand Canaria, where wee boorded a barke lying at
anker: out of which wee were driven by great store of
shot
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 3 : (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Amherst , Sir Jeffrey , 1717 - (search)
Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, 1717-
Military officer; born in Kent, England, Jan. 29, 1717; became an ensign in the army in 1731, and was aide to Lord Ligonier and the Duke of Cumberland.
In 1756 he was promoted to major-general and given the command of the expedition against Louisburg in
Sir Jeffrey Amherst. 1758, which resulted in its capture, with other French strongholds in that vicinity.
In September, that year, he was appointed commander-in-chief in America, and led the troops in person, in 1759, that drove the French from Lake Champlain.
The next year he captured Montreal and completed the conquest of Canada.
For these acts he was rewarded with the thanks of Parliament and the Order of the Bath.
In 1763 he was appointed governor of Virginia.
The atrocities of the Indians in May and June of that year aroused the anger and the energies of Sir Jeffrey, and he contemplated hurling swift destruction upon the barbarians.
He denounced Pontiac as the chief ringleader of mischief
Cushman, Robert 1580-
A founder of the Plymouth colony; born in Kent, England, about 1580; joined the Society of the Pilgrims in Holland, and became very active.
He and John Carver were appointed agents to make arrangements for the emigration of the church to America, and he was one of the number who sailed in the Speedwell, and were compelled to return on account of her unseaworthiness.
Mr. Cushman remained with those who did not go in the Mayflower.
He went to New Plymouth in the autumn of 1621, taking with him thirty-five other persons, and there delivered the charter to the colonists.
He preached the first sermon by an ordained minister in New England on Dec. 12.
On the following day he sailed for England.
The vessel and cargo were captured by the French, and plundered of everything, and Cushman was detained two weeks on the French coast.
On his return to London he published his sermon in New England On the sin and danger of self-love, and also an eloquent vindication
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gookin , Daniel 1612 -1687 (search)
Gookin, Daniel 1612-1687
Military officer; born in Kent, England, about 1612; removed to Virginia with his father in 1621; settled in Cambridge, Mass., in 1644; became major-general of the colony in 1681.
He was author of Historical collections of the Indians of Massachusetts.
He died in Cambridge, Mass., March 19, 1687.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harris , George , Lord -1829 (search)
Harris, George, Lord -1829
Military officer; born March 18, 1746; became captain in 1771, and came to America in 1775.
He was in the skirmish at Lexington and was wounded in the battle of Bunker Hill.
In the battles of Long Island, Harlem Plains, and White Plains, and in every battle in which General Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, and Earl Cornwallis, in the North, participated, until late in 1778, he was an actor.
Then he went on an expedition to the West Indies; served under Byron off Grenada in 1779; also, afterwards, in India, and in 1798 was made governor of Madras, and placed at the head of the army against Tippoo Sultan, capturing Seringapatam, for which service he received public thanks and promotion.
In 1812 he was raised to the peerage.
He died in Belmont, Kent, England, May 19, 1829.
Henry, John 1812-1829
Naval officer; born Sept. 28, 1731; joined the British navy about 1744; was promoted captain for bravery at Mud Island, in the Delaware.
He was with the British fleet which in May, 1778, destroyed the frigates Washington, Effingham, and others, besides twenty-three brigs and nine merchantmen; was promoted admiral in 1804.
He died in Kent, England, Aug. 6, 1829.
Adventurer; born in Ireland; became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
He produced a temporary excitement in 1812 by disclosures concerning a plot for the destruction of the Union.
According to his story, he purchased an estate in Vermont, near the Canada frontier, and there studied law for five years, and amused himself by writing articles against republican institutions, which he detested.
These essays at length attracted the attention of the governor of Canada (Sir J. H. Craig), who invited him to Montreal, from which he sent him on a mission to Boston early in 1809.
That was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Horsmanden , Daniel 1691 - (search)
Horsmanden, Daniel 1691-
Jurist; born in Gouldhurst, Kent, England, in 1691.
In May, 1733, he was called to the New York City council; afterwards was recorder, chief-justice, and president of the council.
He published The New York conspiracy, or the history of the negro plot; and Letters to Governor Clinton.