 | Charles Gayarré - 1854 - 666 páginas
...are three other forts. They are less considerable than the two first. There is one at each of the two salient angles of the long square forming the city, and a third between the two, a little beyond the line, so as to form an obtuse angle.* These three forts have no... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1854 - 674 páginas
...are three other forts. They are less considerable than the two first. There is one at each of the two salient angles of the long square forming the city, and a third between the two, a little beyond the line, so as to form an obtuse angle.* These three forts have no... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1867 - 680 páginas
...are three other forts. They are less considerable than the two first. There is one at each of the two salient angles of the long square forming the city, and a third between the two, a little beyond the line, so as to form an obtuse angle.* These three forts have no... | |
 | Edward King - 1875 - 840 páginas
...has written home to the Council of State that " some affirm that the yellow fever is to be feared." The priests and friars are half-mad with despair because...square forming the city, and a third a little beyond them—all armed with eight guns each. From one of these tiny forts to another, noisy dragoons are... | |
 | Edward King - 1875 - 828 páginas
...road and the river. On their strong and solid brick-coated parapets, Spanish sentinels are'languidly pacing; and cannon look out ominously over the walls....square forming the city, and a third a little beyond them—all armed with eight guns each. From one of these tiny forts to another, noisy dragoons are... | |
 | 1874 - 784 páginas
...brick-coated parapets, Spanish sentinels are languidly pacing ; and cannon look out ominously over the town. Between these two forts, and so arranged as to cross...mysterious process of transformation, into a French city. For the Spanish civilization did not and could not take a strong hold there. The race was started,... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1885 - 674 páginas
...are three other forts. They are less considerable than the two first. There is one at each of the two salient angles of the long square forming the city, and a third between the two, a little beyond the line, so as to form an obtuse angle.* These three forts have no... | |
 | James S. Zacharie - 1885 - 178 páginas
...rear, and to cover the city on the land side, are three other forts. There is one at each of the two salient angles of the long square forming the city, and a third between the two, a little beyond the line, so as to form an obtuse angle. These three forts have no... | |
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The first of these forts — that is, that on the right, which is most considerable— is called St. Charles, the other St. Louis. " In the rear, and to cover the city on the land side, are three other forts. They are less considerable than the two first.... 