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The damsel of Darien

Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870)
  
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LEA AND BLANCHARD, SUCCESSORS TO CAREY AND CO., HAVE JUST PUBLISHED A NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
  
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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY—THE SCENE—THE TIME—THE PERSONS.
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CHAPTER II. THE KNIGHT AND THE ASTROLOGER.
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CHAPTER III. NEW PARTIES—PROPOSALS AND REJECTIONS.
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CHAPTER IV. HOPES AND FEAR.—HATE AND RIVALRY.
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CHAPTER V. THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD.
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CHAPTER VI. THE AVENGER—NEW PLOTS AND PARTIES.
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CHAPTER VII. NICUESA—NEW OFFERS—THE PREDICTION.
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CHAPTER VIII. THE PLAZA—THE NOTARIES—THE LADY TERESA.
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CHAPTER IX. THE RIVAL CHIEFTAINS.
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CHAPTER X. THE HURRICANE—LOST HOPES.
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CHAPTER XI. THE GIFT OF THE WOMAN.
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CHAPTER XII. THE STAR—NEW HOPES.
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CHAPTER XIII. CONSPIRACY—THE MATADOR.
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CHAPTER XIV. THE REBEL IN THE MOUNTAINS.
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CHAPTER XV. THE LAST VOW OF THE CARIB.
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CHAPTER XVI. THE HOPE IN RESERVE—THRESHOLD OF EVENTS.
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CHAPTER XVII. DANGERS IN THE PATH—OMENS IN THE SKY.
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CHAPTER XVIII. WEAKNESS OF THE STRONG MAN—SUIT AND SCORN.
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CHAPTER XIX. VENGEANCE BAFFLED—VENGEANCE TAKEN.
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CHAPTER XX. CAPTIVITY.
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CHAPTER XXI. THE SPANIARDS WITH THEIR GOD.
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CHAPTER XXII. THE FLIGHT TO FREEDOM.
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CHAPTER XXIII. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST PERIL—NEW PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE.
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CHAPTER XXIV. REPININGS OF AMBITION IN FETTERS.
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CHAPTER XXV. THE PROGRESS OF THE RIVALS—VASCO NUNEZ ON THE WATERS.
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CHAPTER XXVI. ARRIVAL AT TERRA FIRMA—LAST DAYS OF OJEDA.
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CHAPTER XXVII. CHANGES OF FORTUNE.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FATE OF DIEGO DE NICUESA.
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CHAPTER XXIX. DEMOCRACY IN DARIEN—THE CARIBBEAN REBEL.
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CHAPTER XXX. VASCO NUNEZ IN POWER—ZEMACO PREPARES FOR BATTLE.

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THE
DAMSEL OF DARIEN.

BY THE AUTHOR OF
“THE YEMASSEE,” “GUY RIVERS,”
“MELLICHAMPE,” &c.

“Què te hice vil fortuna,
Porque te quieras mudar,
Y quitarme de mi silla,
En que el Rey me fue à sentar.”

El Conde Grimaltos.


IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
PHILADELPHIA:

LEA AND BLANCHARD,
SUCCESSORS TO CAREY AND CO.

1839.
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