Excerpt from The Gallery of Nature and Art, Vol. 3 of 6: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science Pizarro had no suspicion of the treachery of his oflicer until he learnt the fatal tidings by one of the fifty iu the bark, and this man had been landed on a desert shore, there to perish, because he ex; pressed his abhorrence of such a cruel breach of trust: Pizarro hav ing proceeded onward, happening to reach the spot, and hearing the dreadful tidings, immediately attempted to return to Quito, which was at the distance ...
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Excerpt from The Gallery of Nature and Art, Vol. 3 of 6: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science Pizarro had no suspicion of the treachery of his oflicer until he learnt the fatal tidings by one of the fifty iu the bark, and this man had been landed on a desert shore, there to perish, because he ex; pressed his abhorrence of such a cruel breach of trust: Pizarro hav ing proceeded onward, happening to reach the spot, and hearing the dreadful tidings, immediately attempted to return to Quito, which was at the distance of twelve hundred miles. In this des ponding rout hunger compelled them to feed On roots and berries, and even to gnaw the leather of their saddles and sword-belts. Four thousand Indians and two hundred and ten Spaniards perish. Ed in this wild, disastrous expedition, which continued near two years; and only fourscore got back to Quito, naked as savages, and so emaciated by famine and fatigue, that they appeared more like spectres than men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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