Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 2Francis Lieber Mussey & Company, 1851 |
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... capital punishment , wherein the head is severed from the body by the stroke of an axe , sword , or other cutting instrument . Decollatio , or beheading , was a military punishment among the Romans . In early times , it was performed ...
... capital punishment , wherein the head is severed from the body by the stroke of an axe , sword , or other cutting instrument . Decollatio , or beheading , was a military punishment among the Romans . In early times , it was performed ...
Side 42
... surrounded by sharp rocks , which leave only three fortified passages to the island . The soil is diverse , consisting of rock , salt marsh , and fertile grounds . Palais is the capital . It contains three other small towns , and.
... surrounded by sharp rocks , which leave only three fortified passages to the island . The soil is diverse , consisting of rock , salt marsh , and fertile grounds . Palais is the capital . It contains three other small towns , and.
Side 43
... capital . It contains three other small towns , and many villages . Lon . 3 ° 6 W .; lat . 47 ° 18 ′ N. Pop . , 5,569 . BELLE - ISLE , or BELLISLE ; an island N. E. of the gulf of St. Lawrence , about 21 miles in circuit ; on the north ...
... capital . It contains three other small towns , and many villages . Lon . 3 ° 6 W .; lat . 47 ° 18 ′ N. Pop . , 5,569 . BELLE - ISLE , or BELLISLE ; an island N. E. of the gulf of St. Lawrence , about 21 miles in circuit ; on the north ...
Side 57
... capital of the above kingdom , on the Formosa ; lon . 5 ° 6 ′ E ; lat . 6 ° 12 N. This town , according to some , is 18 miles in circuit , the largest street 3 miles long , and others nearly equal ; according to other statements , it is ...
... capital of the above kingdom , on the Formosa ; lon . 5 ° 6 ′ E ; lat . 6 ° 12 N. This town , according to some , is 18 miles in circuit , the largest street 3 miles long , and others nearly equal ; according to other statements , it is ...
Side 63
... capital , and Fort Nassau . The productions are sugar , rum , cotton , coffee , cocoa and tobacco . The coast is marshy and the air damp . Popu- lation , in 1815 , 29,959 ; of whom 550 were whites , 240 people of color , and 25,169 ...
... capital , and Fort Nassau . The productions are sugar , rum , cotton , coffee , cocoa and tobacco . The coast is marshy and the air damp . Popu- lation , in 1815 , 29,959 ; of whom 550 were whites , 240 people of color , and 25,169 ...
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