 | English literature - 1799 - 490 pages
...was alfo taken up by our canoe«. 1 now clearly (aw that their next etfort would be to gel poffellion of St. George's key, from which place (only nine miles...different channels leading to it, and continue to harrafs the inhabitants and dcftroy the town at th;ir le:fure, and drive me from my anchorage there;... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 640 pages
...removal at dark, and a small channel they had marked by driving down ttakes was alia taken up by our canoes. I now clearly saw that their next effort would be to get possession of St. George's-Key, from which place (only nine miles from Belize) they might go down through the different... | |
 | John Debritt - Europe - 1800 - 804 pages
...was alfo taken up by our canoes. I now clearlv faw that their next effort would be to get pofTrffion of St. George's K.ey, from which place (only nine...different channels leading to it, and continue to harafs the inhabitants and deftroy the town at their leifure, and drive me from my anchorage there... | |
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I could no means act. I ordered three of our armed vessels to annoy them in their endeavours, which succeeded so far as to occasion their removal at dark, and a small channel they had marked by driving down stakes was also taken up by our canoes. "I now... 