The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... ships at large , in April 1628 the new Company imprudently sent out a fleet of four vessels carrying 400 settlers , with provisions , cattle and building material . Meanwhile , about a month before , a British fleet of three ships had ...
... ships at large , in April 1628 the new Company imprudently sent out a fleet of four vessels carrying 400 settlers , with provisions , cattle and building material . Meanwhile , about a month before , a British fleet of three ships had ...
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... ships of any size . Un- luckily , before Saunders could reach American waters , all chance of effecting a surprise had been lost . Whereas Durell , the naval com- mander on the station , had orders to be off the St Lawrence directly ...
... ships of any size . Un- luckily , before Saunders could reach American waters , all chance of effecting a surprise had been lost . Whereas Durell , the naval com- mander on the station , had orders to be off the St Lawrence directly ...
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... ships and sailed them , and it is hard to say how much of the character of the maritime folk is due to the courage of the sailor and the fisherman . In war time privateers were fitted out in Nova Scotian ports , and their masters often ...
... ships and sailed them , and it is hard to say how much of the character of the maritime folk is due to the courage of the sailor and the fisherman . In war time privateers were fitted out in Nova Scotian ports , and their masters often ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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