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...hat he fell sick, and died on the 12th of November, while the fleet was before Porto Rico. He was succeeded by Sir Thomas Baskerville, who, in conjunc... ...y Sir Thomas Baskerville, who, in conjunction with Drake, opened the attack on Porto Rico; but on the very night of Hawkin's death a shot from the for... ...ants that they withdrew with a barren victory, and the enterprise of capturing Porto Rico was abandoned. DEATH OF DRAKE. Being defeated in every effor... ...pired on the 28th of January, 1596, just as the fleet had returned and lay off Porto Rico. His remains were placed in a leaden coffin and committed t...
...ng little Gulf of Rapallo, not far from Genoa, and between Chiavari and Cape Porto Fino. My health was not very good; the winter was cold and exceptio... ...th permit- ted, I walked round the whole bay from Santa Margherita to beyond Porto Fino. This spot was all the more interest- ing to me, inasmuch as i...
...ntral America? Shall we submit to see fire and sword carried over Cuba and Porto Rico, and Hayti and Liberia conquered and brought back to slavery? We...