NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION WHICH SAILED FROM ENGLAND IN 1817, TO JOIN THE SOUTH AMERICAN PATRIOTS; COMPRISING EVERY PARTICULAR CONNECTED WITH ITS FORMATION, HISTORY, AND FATE; WITH OBSERVATIONS AND AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ELUCIDATING THE REAL CHARACTER OF

by Hackett, James:

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London: John Murray, 1818.. [4],xv,144pp. Half title. Original blue boards, rebacked with portion of original backstrip. All corners bumped and lightly abraded, inner hinges reinforced. Internally very clean, with signature of H. Fortescue on first page of the narrative. A fine copy. Hackett's account of his observations and experiences in South America while serving as a first lieutenant in the Venezuela Artillery Brigade. Hackett and a number of other British officers were commissioned to assist the revolutionary forces in Venezuela and Colombia. While remaining sympathetic to the cause, Hackett felt that the fight should be made "...without the sacrifice of British blood, or the compromise of British honour." His insight into the motives of the leaders, Simón Bolívar in particular, is valuable and interesting. A French translation of the narrative was published in Paris in 1819. While going to and from the fray, he and his associates spent a considerable amount of time, in several separate visits, on the now famous resort island of St. Bart's. His descriptions are among the best from St. Bart's glory days as a free port in the early part of the 19th century. SABIN 29476. PALAU 111933. NAYLOR 82. ALBERICH 1330.

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