| Robert Kerr - 1816 - 562 Seiten
...our journey, had given a pompous account of el Palacio del Key, or the king's palace, as they stiled the governor's house, and therefore we expected to...see something very magnificent ; but it was nothing bet' ter than a large thatched barn, partitioned off into several rooms. The governor was sitting at... | |
| General history - 1824 - 554 Seiten
...our journey, had given a pompous account of el Palacio del Key, or the king's palace, as they stiled the governor's house, and therefore we expected to...into several rooms. The governor was sitting at a lanje table covered wilh a piece of red serge, having all the principal officers about him. After some... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1824 - 548 Seiten
...our journey, had given a pompous account of el Palacio del Key, or the king's palace, as they stiled the governor's house, and therefore we expected to...something very magnificent; but it was nothing better (ban a large thatched barn, partitioned off into several rooms. The governor was sitting at a large... | |
| Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1838 - 672 Seiten
...our journey had given us a pom" pous account of El Palacio del Rey, as they styled the Go" vernor's House, and therefore we expected to see something...very magnificent, but it was nothing better than a huge " thatched barn partitioned off into several rooms.'" Narrative, p. 159. Governor's house ; but... | |
| Dangers - 1848 - 452 Seiten
...whole lane of soldiers, armed as I mentioned those to have been before, excepting a few who really had match-locks, the only fire-arms they have here....converse with us by his linguist, who was a stupid old fellow, that could neither talk English nor Spanish, but said he was born in England, had resided above... | |
| Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 452 Seiten
...observes, "The " soldiers upon our journey had given us a pompous account of El " Palacio del Hey, as they styled the Governor's House, and therefore...very magnificent, but it was nothing ""better. than a huge thatched barn partitioned off into several rooms." ^Narrative, p. 159. staff of the fort. A fresh... | |
| Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 458 Seiten
...observes, " The " soldiers upon our journey had given us a pompous account of El "Palacio del Hey, as they styled the Governor's House, and therefore...very magnificent, but it was nothing " better than a huge thatched barn partitioned off into several rooms." Narrative, p. 159. staff of the fort. A fresh... | |
| Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 470 Seiten
...Byron observes, "The soldiers "upon our journey had given us a pompous account of El Palacio del Hey, "as they styled the Governor's House, and therefore...very magnificent, but it was nothing better than a huge " thatched barn partitioned off into several rooms." Narrative , p. 159. gowns and petticoats... | |
| Dangers - 1854 - 446 Seiten
...they have here. The soldiers, upon our journey, had given a pompous account of el Palacio del Rey, or the king's palace, as they styled the governor's...converse with us by his linguist, who was a stupid old fellow, that could neither talk English nor Spanish, but said he was born in England, had resided above... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1877 - 800 Seiten
...barn, partitioned off into several rooms. Here they je ushered into the presence of the governor, who was sitting at a large table covered with a piece of red serge, attended by his principal officers. He received them very courteously, but not the less took good care... | |
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