A History of the Revolution of Carßcas: Comprising an Impartial Narrative of the Atrocities Committed by the Contending Parties, Illustrating the Real State of the Contest ... Together With a Descriptive of the Llaneros
A History of the Revolution of Carßcas: Comprising an Impartial Narrative of the Atrocities Committed by the Contending Parties, Illustrating the Real State of the Contest ... Together With a Descriptive of the Llaneros
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 edition. Excerpt: ...in the right hand ready to plunge into their antagonist: at a distance the rider is not discernible, and, on a nearer approach, it is very difficult to take aim at them, so close do they crouch to the horses' backs; their charge is furious, nor will the most dreadful fire deter them from advancing; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 edition. Excerpt: ...in the right hand ready to plunge into their antagonist: at a distance the rider is not discernible, and, on a nearer approach, it is very difficult to take aim at them, so close do they crouch to the horses' backs; their charge is furious, nor will the most dreadful fire deter them from advancing; unappalled will they rush upon the guns, dealing destruction around then. During the charge, and in pursuit of an enemy, they make most horrid yells, and the unfortunate prisoner has to expect no mercy from these salvages, who delight in torturing their victims: they always return to the field of battle to dispatch those who have been only wounded. When any quarrels happen amongst themselves, they decide it with the noose and lance; and such is the dexterity with which they defend themselves, that they sometimes fight an hour before either of the combatants receive a wound; but so inveterate are they, that they will never part till one of them is either killed, or desperately wounded. But they will not always act the honorable part of deciding it by single combat, for such is the baseness of their character and revengeful disposition, that, in order to take vengeance of any one, by whom they conceive themselves to have been injured, that they will lay in wait, for days together, till they have an opportunity of noosing the object of their revenge, whom they immediately strangle. The only way to avoid being taken is, to lay flat on the ground, and catch hold of the noose. The nooses are made of untanned cow-hide, cut round the skin, about an inch in breadth: these thongs are worked with lard, or deer's fat, and twisted till they become very pliant, and about the thickness of the little finger; but they are so very strong that the strength of the...
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