 ... of a door, which is the only passage for the water to pass through; the tide current is here very strong This army went and took possession of the top of this opening. Mr. Park came there after the army had posted itself; he nevertheless attempted...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 1341812Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 352 pages
...army had posted itself ; he, nevertheless, attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr. Park defended...himself for a long time. Two of his slaves, at the stem of the canoe, were killed. They threw every thing they had in the canoe into the river, and kept... | |
 | 1844 - 384 pages
...to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. He defended himself for along time ; when two of his slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed.' The crew threw every thing they had into the' river,' and kept firing; but being overpowered by numbers... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1859 - 396 pages
...army had posted itself; he nevertheless attempted to pass. The people began to attack nim, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr. Park defended...the canoe into the river, and kept firing; but being overpowered by numbers, and fatigued, and unable to keep up the canoe against the current, and no probability... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1860 - 434 pages
...posted itself; he nevertheless attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lauces, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr. Park defended himself...at the stern of the canoe were killed ; they threw everything they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing ; but being overpowered by numbers... | |
 | Englishmen - 1863 - 912 pages
...army had posted itself; he nevertheless attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr Park defended...canoe into the river, and kept firing , but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up the canoe against the current, and no probability... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1872 - 262 pages
...after the army had posted itself, and attempted to pass. They then began to attack him by throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr Park defended...of his slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed ; his men threw everything they had in the canoe into the river and kept firing ; but, being overpowered... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1878 - 440 pages
...attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones, ilr. Park defended himself for a long time ; two of his...at the stern of the canoe were killed ; they threw everything they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing ; but being overpowered by numbers... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1813 - 824 pages
...nevertheless attempted to pass. The people began to at lack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and (tones. Mr. Park defended himself for a long time : two of...killed — they threw every thing they had in the canoe intd the river, and kept firing ; but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep... | |
 | 1815 - 578 pages
...himself for a long time;' two of the slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed; they threw eyery thing they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing, but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up the canoe against the current, and no probability... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1815 - 676 pages
...army had posted itself: he nevertheless attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows and stones. Mr. Park defended...canoe were killed; they threw every thing they had into the river and kept firing; hut being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up... | |
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