An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . her causes had reduced the armament to four vessels, four hundred men, and eighty landed in sight of anIndian village, proba-bly near the hay ofSpiritu Santo. Herehe erected the empe-rors standard, andclaimed the countryfor Spain ; after whichthe village was en-tered, and such thingsseized as the Spa-niards had need Indians fled intothe interior; and itsoon became neces-sar
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . her causes had reduced the armament to four vessels, four hundred men, and eighty landed in sight of anIndian village, proba-bly near the hay ofSpiritu Santo. Herehe erected the empe-rors standard, andclaimed the countryfor Spain ; after whichthe village was en-tered, and such thingsseized as the Spa-niards had need Indians fled intothe interior; and itsoon became neces-sary for the invaders to pause and consider on their future Nunez, narrator of the expedition, advised the commanderto re-embark, and sail onwards till he should find a fertile country,and a safe station to retreat on, should it be necessary. But Narvaez determined to push at once into the interior; and, on the 1stof May, at the head of three hundred men, forty of whom werecavalry, he commenced his march through Florida. After passingthrouoh various tribes of Indians, some friendly and some hostile,exploring forests, swimming broad rivers, and wading through horses. He reached Florida in April, and. LANDING OF NARVAEZ. 124 FLORIDA.
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