| 单词 | Carib |
| 例句 | “Do the Carib Indians chop people up for their cook pots and eat them?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We played Caribs and Spaniards in the house, whooping and pretend-dying around her as she stirred our oatmeal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Are they taunting me now, showing me what naked Caribs look like, telling me I was wrong not to believe them? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “They said the Caribs chop people up for their cook pots and eat them.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “The Caribs use its sap to poison their arrows and it burns like fire. Our men must have chopped into it.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There is not a Carib Indian in sight. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There are probably Carib Indians on the island, Captain Newport tells us, but we will give them beads and our soldiers will stand guard at night, and we’ll be safe. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “They also said there will be Carib Indians on the islands in the West Indies,” Richard continues. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I remember Captain Smith’s answer when I asked if the Caribs chop people up for their cook pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I have been waiting for James or Richard, or both, to tell me how I was wrong and they were right about the Caribs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We took the last exam at the Bight on Norman Island, a popular anchorage with a Carib party vibe. In the British Virgin Islands I learned to sail — for my father, while there was still time 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z But in Dominica it calls for a scenic drive through lavishly ripe banana fields to the island’s ultra-rural northeast, home to the official territory of the indigenous Kalinago, the people Columbus erroneously called “Carib.” On Dominica, a Carnival Celebration as It Was Meant to Be 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, it has changed hands repeatedly: the Siboney, Arawaks and the Caribs saw their island seized by the Spanish, then the British, who brought along African slaves. Seeing the Whole of Antigua 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z I visited in October during Creole Heritage Month, when St. Lucia’s melting pot of Arawak, Carib, African, French and Indian-influenced culture is on full display. Going Local on the Island of St. Lucia 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z They intermarried with the local Carib population, and are now scattered across Central America, including Belize, where this set was recorded. The Black Caribs of Belize: Garifuna ? review 2011-07-28T21:50:00Z The 100-square-mile island has seen waves of settlers, from the Arawaks to the Caribs to the English, who brought kidnapped Africans to work the sugar cane fields. Jamaica Kincaid’s Antigua 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z “Carib art,” is how Baudelaire described sculpture, meaning that even the suavest, most sophisticated works of unearthly virtuosity by Enlightenment paragons like Canova and Thorvaldsen were tainted by the medium’s primitive, cultish origins. Has Sculpture Become Just Another Pretty Face? 2011-08-09T17:39:27Z Next stop on the trail: Trinidad’s resort-driven sister island, Tobago, where I put my lazy tourist hat on at nonpareil beach bars serving Carib beer and curried crab and dumplings. A Chocolate Tour of the Caribbean 2012-11-09T19:17:51Z And yet “Arte del Mar,” if its Spanish-language title suggests the colonial violence to come, reveals that ideas and images were crossing the sea long before Christopher Columbus misunderstood “Caribs” as meaning “cannibals.” The Art of Caribbean Exchange, in Gold, Stone or Hardwood 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Devote time to simply enjoying the ride; many companies are equipped with snorkeling and water-skiing equipment, and all stock Carib beers. The Caribbean ?roundup: In the Caribbean, Away From the Crowds 2011-11-11T19:50:00Z They hired Carib Daniel Martin, an architect based in Kensington, Md., who has worked with Matt. From ‘frat house’ to family home: A major remodel in Bethesda 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Free and enslaved Black, Native American and Carib Indian people were buried here. Bermuda trail brings island’s Black heritage to the fore 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z It appeared on Hispaniola in 1518 and quickly swept through the Caribbean, possibly killing a majority of the native Carib and Taíno people in a decade or two. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z His crews had observed native Caribs smoking it. Why France really helped America's Founding Fathers fight the Revolutionary War 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Columbus described the Carib raiders originally as "Caniba," a group that terrorized the native Arawaks, abducting their women and eating their men. Christopher Columbus likely encountered ‘marauding cannibals’ 500 years ago, shocking study says 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Hundreds of volunteers, reporters, campaign staffers, and progressive voters crammed into the multi-roomed lounge, heaping their plates high with free Caribbean food and sipping on bottles of Red Stripe and sorrel-flavored Shandy Carib. Letitia James’s Brooklyn Victory Party 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “I started studying the Caribs because I couldn’t believe the history I was reading,” she said. Archeologists say early Caribbeans were not 'savage cannibals', as colonists wrote 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The villagers who met the sailors were members of the Taíno, or Arawak, people, who uneasily shared the islands and coastlines of the Caribbean Sea with neighbors they called the Caribs. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The eclectic artwork and colorful tapestries plastering the walls of Tower Cafe reflect not only the international menu but also the ethnic patchwork of residents: Mexicans, East Africans, East Asians, Caribs and Europeans among them. You’re going where? Sacramento 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Carib skulls were identified thanks to their practice known as "skull flattening" which warped their skulls, the researchers wrote in the study. Christopher Columbus likely encountered ‘marauding cannibals’ 500 years ago, shocking study says 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Her family is Garifuna, the descendants of intermarried Africans and Caribs who live on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize and Guatemala. A History Lesson, Served as Coconut-Seafood Soup 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The image of the Caribs as savage cannibals is entirely based on colonial accounts, said Murphy. Archeologists say early Caribbeans were not 'savage cannibals', as colonists wrote 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The Garífuna are descendants of West Africans who were shipwrecked in 1635 off the coast of St. Vincent, where they intermarried with the indigenous Arawaks and Caribs. Can Dying Languages Be Saved? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The Garinagu are the descendants of Caribs Indians and Black African slaves. Honduran jailed in Mexico goes home 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Though we may never be 100 percent certain that Columbus encountered cannibals, it's more likely than not, Keegan said, noting the Arawaks and Caribs were enemies, despite occasional intermarriage between the groups. Christopher Columbus likely encountered ‘marauding cannibals’ 500 years ago, shocking study says 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Ciudad Caribia - which takes its name from Venezuela's indigenous Carib people - is situated on the mountains that divide Caracas from the Caribbean. A visit to Hugo Chavez's socialist city in Venezuela 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z “Any idea when the Carib news will decide to publish an endorsement in my race?” Former Prosecutor in Brooklyn Was Consumed by Campaign, Emails Show 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z There is almost no way to compare swimming at Carib Beach and swimming in the health center, warm as it is, tranquil as a bath. Zadie Smith: “The Embassy of Cambodia.” 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z The black communities living on the Caribbean coast of Central America are commonly called Garifuna or Black Carib, or as they refer to themselves, Garinagu. Honduran jailed in Mexico goes home 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z It is said that the Tamanakis, a Carib tribe on the banks of the Orinoco, have a legend of the man and woman who escaped the flood by reaching the summit of Mount Tapanacu. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z The savage Caribs attacked their canoes when proceeding to St. Thomas and elsewhere. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z But that there was any identity between the Indians and the tribes known by the name of Caribs, is an assertion totally at variance with the established facts. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z As she swam, she thought of Carib Beach. Zadie Smith: “The Embassy of Cambodia.” 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z The Caribs were originally indigenous peoples from South America. Honduran jailed in Mexico goes home 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Spreading along the entire north coast are the Caribs, a vigorous race, descendants of the Caribs of St Vincent, one of the Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Telling the old Minorcan to wait for her, she sought for the little Carib trail, and followed it inland to the pool. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The Indians were a mild, inoffensive people; the Caribs a race of savages, some say, cannibals. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Of these, the greater part were merely temporary fortifications erected in those days of warfare when the French and Caribs, in their shallops and perrigoas, used to make such frequent attacks upon the island. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z So likewise the Carib was not without his stimulants — his festive board was not without its cup. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The bent stream, like a scimitar Flashed in the sun, sweeps on and on, Till sheathed like some great sword new-drawn In seas beneath the Carib’s star. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z They would find us a free people, without masters, unattached to any plantation or to any regular toil; we should be like the Caribs in Jamaica. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Whenever the Caribs in any of the lesser Antilles projected an expedition against the Indians, they provided themselves with clubs and poisoned arrows, and set off in their canoes. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z In 1640, the English settlers were disturbed in their possessions at Antigua by the Caribs, who made a descent upon the island, pillaging it, and destroying everything that fell in their way. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Alas! poor Caribs, it was an evil spirit which had come among you — the evil spirit of lawless and unchristian men. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z A little group of yellow Malay-faced Caribs, representing the survivors of these now nearly extinct aborigines, stood on one side. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z He inquired eagerly from travellers for news from America, and testified prodigious and ungovernable joy when he heard that the Spaniards had been defeated by the Caribs or the Bravos. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z On their way, they touched at most of the other small islands; and with their conch shells, of which they always kept a supply, they summoned their brother Caribs to join the expedition. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Parties of Caribs from the different islands, particularly Dominica, used frequently to land upon it, and distress the inhabitants. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z To resume our description of these ancient possessors of Antigua — these warlike Caribs. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z All the shore people are afraid to tell on 'em, and they're good friends with the Caribs and the slaves. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z If the grey helmet he wore were removed, it would have been seen that the head was small and somewhat conical in shape, the head of a Carib rather than that of an European. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z In these encounters, however, the Caribs were not always victorious. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z In 1654, the Caribs again made a descent upon Antigua; but the English were enabled to repel their invaders, and effect such slaughter among them, that but few escaped to tell the tale. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z In the foregoing review, the character of the red Caribs, the aborigines of Antigua, has been described; but in different islands were found different tribes. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z During these days of his Spanish plantation experiences, the Noank had been idly rocking at her anchor in the sheltered cove to which her Carib pilot had steered her. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On these islands of the West Indies they found a great tribe of Indians,—the Caribs. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z The fact is, that the Caribs were the mortal enemies of the Indians. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Soon after the French had abandoned Antigua, a party of Caribs landed, and cruelly treated the defenceless inhabitants. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Caribs of Antigua were first conquered by the Spaniards in 1521, and after trying to make them work as slaves without effect, they were finally driven from off the island. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z He knew how the Carib natives had been slaughtered, and he had heard, from Coco in particular, of the horrible manner in which the tobacco and sugar plantations had been provided with African slaves. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The governor of Martinique, du Parquet, purchased it in 1650, and the French were well received by the Caribs, whom they afterwards extirpated with the greatest cruelty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z If the Indians were less robust and warlike than their invaders, they were also far more numerous; and it sometimes happened that the Caribs were driven back to their canoes with much slaughter. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Armed with their massive clubs and sharp spears, at the end of which was inserted a fish-bone, dipped in the poisonous juice of the lianas or the manchineel, the Caribs were no mean foes. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Caribs used to dip their arrows in this juice, which rendered the wound fatal. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The Carib, therefore, could make himself understood in English, and he was eager to express his personal gratitude for his rescue from pirates and sharks. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The Caribs, with whom students of the history of the Caribbean Sea are familiar, originated in the plains of Goyaz and Matto Grosso and emigrated as far north as the Antilles. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z He was there actively employed in suppressing the Carib insurrection, and in resisting the French invasion, and at the storming of the Vigie he commanded a column. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z The drops of blood he had seen were occasioned by his wife’s shoe coming off, and the rugged ascent cutting her tender feet, upon her journey to the Caribs’ huts. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z From a view of the religion of the Caribs, which we have endeavoured to give some account of in the last chapter, we will proceed to notice their domestic ties. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z One feels sure that there is also a trace of Carib or Indian blood mingled with the rest,—a trace of the aborigines whom Columbus found here. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Perhaps he did not understand the expressions of horror with which the natives referred to the Caribs, and this sufficed to make Vespucci assert that he had seen Pontasiloas and Ant�us. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z The Caribs believe that every time they secure an enemy's head they have gained a servant in the next world. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z Sir Thomas Warner’s son went with an expedition to suppress the Caribs, who were headed by his half-brother, his father’s son by a Carib woman. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Having considered the Carib’s appreciation of the nearest and dearest tie in this world, we will proceed to take a view of his behaviour to his offspring. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z "These Caribs did not eat their own babies," says an old writer apologetically, "like some sorts of wild beasts, but only roasted and ate their prisoners of war." Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The natives were Caribs, or Cannibals, of fine presence and stature, of great vigour, and very expert in the use of bows and arrows, and shields, which were their proper arms. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z I know every island and piece of coast in the Carib Sea.” Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z In the middle of the repast, upon a signal given, the Caribs were attacked and all massacred. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The principal occupation of the Carib, the one, as before remarked, which absorbed the greatest portion of his time and attention, was war. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z When Columbus discovered St. Thomas, in 1493, it was inhabited by two tribes of Indians, the Caribs and the Arrowauks, both of which soon disappeared under the oppression and hardships imposed by the Spaniards. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The Carib tongue unites the governed pronoun with the verbal form, and in some cases the personal sign is thus displaced. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z As early as 1494 Columbus suggested that permission be given to sell Caribs. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z As they emerged from the deeper glades of the wood, a volume of smoke rose above the trees; and upon gaining the open ground, the whole extent of their danger was revealed to the Caribs. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z However, all Antiguans agree in calling the building mentioned the “Carib’s House.” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The Caribs were of the red Indian race, and appear to have been addicted to cannibalism. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Caribs.—This widely extended stock occupied much of the northern coast of South America and had planted colonies on many of the Antilles. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Instead of proceeding to the task, however, he engaged in a war against the Caribs, and it was not until 1521 that he attempted to carry out his project. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Without a groan, the Carib chief sank dead upon the earth; and Zulmiera, kneeling by him, plucked the weapon from the wound, and applying her lips, drank the warm blood as it gurgled forth! Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Carib made a short and vehement speech, in which the only word that was intelligible to our hero, was the name of the beautiful young Indian. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z And those hands had stayed penniless when his indigo crops were washed away two years running by the autumn storms the Carib Indians called huracan. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Tamanacas.—These dwell on the right bank of the Upper Orinoco, and are connected by dialect with the Carib stock on the one hand and the Guaranay on the other. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Caribs, enslaved, 23; De León's war against, 40. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It is almost unnecessary to state that he left the scene of bloodshed as soon as possible; and never, never more did he think of visiting a Carib, or partaking of Carib soup. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Thy dread of the Carib chief, dear Ozema, hath upset thy reason, in part. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Among the linguistically distinct peoples found in the latter area are the Tupi, Arawaks, and Caribs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Tupis.—The natives of the eastern area of Brazil, related to the Guaranis of the south and perhaps to the Caribs of the north. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z "To live here, I hope—to turn Carib—cross yourself when you meet a priest, and wear a landlord's scalp at your waist-belt." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z In appearance, the Caribs were robust and muscular; their limbs flexible and active. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The young Indian princess had caught the Spanish monosyllable of dissent, and Luis understood this exclamation to express her strong disinclination to become a wife of the Carib chief. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z These are now represented by the Caribs and Arawaks, but there was more than one migration of brachycephalic peoples from the north. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The Carib conjugation seems to have arisen from the forms of many dialects or epochs, and is therefore more complicated and formal, and less easy to analyze. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z It was seen that she had changed her dress—this done during the interlude of supper—and was now in the costume of a Carib queen, short skirt and low boddice. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z When anger took possession of a Carib’s heart, he vented it against everything, whether animate or inanimate, which chanced to fall in his way. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Luis understood the first part of this answer to mean that the stranger was not the Carib chief; and the last to signify Ozema's strong and settled aversion to becoming his wife. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Thus Algonquin = the particular tribe and language of that name; Algonquian = the whole family; Iroquois, Iroquoian, Carib, Cariban, etc. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Catherwood sprang out after him, pistol in hand, only to be overpowered and relieved of it by a crowd of Caribs. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z They were found by the Spaniards in Haiti and possibly in the Bahamas, but the Caribs had expelled them from most of the islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" With regard to the religious rites and tenets of the Caribs but little can be said, for but little is known with any degree of truth. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Even the ferocious Carib fell back in dismay, and Luis felt hopes of victory. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Physically the Arawaks differ from the Caribs scarcely, if at all, more than their Amazonian and Guiana sections differ from each other. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The Count, himself half Spanish, spoke civilly to the Carib, who at once answered in that tongue, at the same time turning his spear-point to the ground in token of peace. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The Caribs were cannibals at the time of the Spanish conquest, and the word 'cannibal' is derived from their name. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli We think that we have suffered great injury at the rupture of the articles concerning the Caribs, who attacked us twice in their wonted manner, which is cruel and barbarous. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Don Luis visited the Cacique Mattinao, and was present at an inroad of Caonabo, a celebrated Carib chief, who would fain have made a wife of her who now stands in this illustrious presence. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The Lesser Antilles were peopled by Caribs, whose culture had been somewhat modified by the Arawaks who had preceded them. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Soon after leaving the steamer they came to the first of the Carib camps. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z At least four grasses, namely, Para, Carib, Rhodes and Bermuda, especially Giant Bermuda, yield wonderfully. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State “And now, as it is past midnight, ’tis time we parted;” so saying, she bowed to the Carib, and drawing her mantle around her, walked away with all the dignity of a sovereign. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z For beds, however, they used hammocks, of woven cotton or plaited grass; the name, hammock, being of Antillan or Carib origin. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Columbus found the Carib women of the island dressing their hair in the same fashion. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 “These men have broken up and burnt our sheep-fold,” exclaimed one of the Caribs. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Carib grass on muck soils is, from limited data, superior to Para grass both in yield and quality. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State The whole party of Caribs, consisting of about eighty, were by this time gathered around the spot, armed with bows and arrows, clubs, darts, spears, and all the other rude implements of warfare. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z But their history offers no parallel to that of the West Indian Caribs, who failed to survive, and were replaced by hordes of African slaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The Caribs of the West Indies were so ferocious that their name became proverbial as a synonym for savagery; our own word "cannibal" is derived from it. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. The priest happened to be absent, but letters of recommendation were superfluous here; the travellers had landed on a tribe of Caribs as different from the others as yeoman-farmers are from gypsies. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z They were cannibals, and it is to them that we owe that word, Columbus’s Caribal being transformed into Cannibal in apparent reference to the canine voracity of the Caribs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" But woe to the Caribs! a party of English, in hot pursuit, were, in fact, driving them into a trap, at the point of their weapons. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z He had been in Iceland and among the Caribs. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes It was reported that two hundred thousand warriors from Quito and thirty thousand of the cannibal Caribs were on their way to fall upon the little Spanish force. The Spanish Pioneers Unlike the warlike cannibal tribes of the Lesser Antilles, known as the Caribs, they lived in comparative peace with one another, and had a religion which recognized the Supreme Being. The Greater Republic A History of the United States This view has been abandoned, as Carib tribes, the Bakairi and Nahuquas, using an archaic type of Carib speech and primitive in habits, have been met by German explorers in the very heart of Brazil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Hemmed in on all sides, the Caribs fought with the fury of uncaged beasts, and sold their lives dearly. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z On the coasts and islands of the Caribbean Sea, at the time of their discovery, lived two distinct peoples, the Arawaks and the Caribs. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Raising my head hastily from the pillow, I almost sank back with astonishment when I recognized in the form and features of my midnight visitor, Pio the Carib boy. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. There are also a few Caribs, the remnant of the aboriginal population. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Among the true Caribs a 2-in. broad belt of cotton is knitted round each ankle, and just below each knee of the young female children. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" To the southward of Parham rises a curious hill, which is supposed to be the work of art, and to have answered for the burying-place of the ancient inhabitants, the Caribs. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Four centuries ago the Greater Antilles were exclusively inhabited by Arawaks, and the Lesser by Caribs. The West Indies and the Spanish Main It would have required the united certificates of all the population in the village, after that, to convince me that Pio was a Carib. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. They brought with them negro slaves and lived on terms of friendship with the Caribs, who were then a numerous body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The contrivance, I believe, is one more inheritance from the Caribs, whom Labat describes as doing something of a similar kind. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses While the Carib roamed in his native wilds, his reason was but little exercised, and consequently, his intellectual powers were very limited. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z When Columbus arrived people of this stock filled the larger islands and the Bahamas, but along the coast and in the island of Trinidad they disputed the occupation of the territories with the Caribs. The West Indies and the Spanish Main My memory ran back to the information given me by the Alcalde, that Pio was a Carib, and I felt confident that he had confederates close at hand. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Among the negroes, however, the Methodists were more successful, and in a short time collected such numbers of them in their societies as amply recompensed them for the failure of their labours among the Caribs. Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country It was startling to see such insolent beauty displaying itself indifferently in the heart of the wilderness with no human eye to look at it unless of some passing black or wandering Carib. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses To fall upon an enemy unarmed, knock him down, capture him, and finally eat him, was the boast of a Carib warrior! Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z In Porto Rico also the Caribs had become aggressive, and even in Hispaniola the Arawaks had to defend their shores against that warlike people. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The Caribs, I well know, had never been christianized nor subdued, but roved about the adjacent swamps and fastnesses in their aboriginal state. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. But that is not the Carib way; it would be a breach of loyalty. The Woodlands Orchids Others were setting baskets, like enormous lobster pots or hoop nets—such as we use to catch tench in English ponds—these, too, a legacy from the Caribs, made of strong tough cane. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses After its removal, and while waiting for the other viands, the host asked — “How he liked Carib soup?” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Not satisfied with the district of the friendly Cacique, they ravaged that of Caonabo, the Carib chieftain of another clan, a man of a different stamp. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In Tahiti and Tonga clothing might be discarded without offence, provided the individual were tattooed; and among the Caribs a woman might leave the hut without her girdle but not unpainted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" These Caribs are more or less descended from the Indians of Jamaica. The Woodlands Orchids The question is of some interest, since it perhaps implies that at the first discovery there was a race of bearded Caribs there. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Other writers, however, maintain that the Caribs had not even a name for a deity; and that after death they believed they decayed away like the animals they were acquainted with. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Along the coast of Guiana and Venezuela they again came across the gentle Arawak and ferocious Carib, the latter making himself respected everywhere, while his poor-spirited fellow-countryman was alternately caressed and plundered. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The Caribs, thinking that the demon Maboya, hater of all light, was seeking to devour the Sun and Moon, would dance and howl in concert all night long to scare him away. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In brief, the Carib of Honduras is one of the best fellows on earth in his way. The Woodlands Orchids Till late in the last century it was the headquarters of the Caribs, who kept up a savage independence there, recruited by runaway slaves from Barbadoes or elsewhere. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Some of the Caribs pretended to be magicians, and worshipped demons with rites and ceremonies of the darkest superstition: these people were termed Boyez, and in them was placed implicit faith. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z In fact, the Spaniards could no more subdue the Caribs of the Main than they could those of the islands. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They had learned this peculiar art of preserving from the native Caribs. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West He inquired among the oldest inhabitants, Carib and negro. The Woodlands Orchids The Carib part of the population has long vanished. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses At length the Caribs were obliged to retreat; but, alas! they carried with them all that was dear to the governor — his wife and children. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Caribs were a stronger race, and had probably followed the same track as the Arawaks in a later migration. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In it, however, I called attention to them, and from the scanty references in Hervas expressed the opinion that it might be related to the Carib. A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages The Caribs passed all day in argument and in measuring the logs over and over; all night in working sums of arithmetic on fingers and toes. The Woodlands Orchids Passing through a hall, among a litter of Carib curiosities, we entered the drawing-room, a magnificent saloon extending with various compartments over the greater part of the ground-floor story. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The Caribs, hotly pursued, made for the place where they had directed their canoes to wait, under the charge of some of their friends, dragging the unhappy lady and her two babies with them. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Carib's hunting grounds were circumscribed and poor, and his craving for meat could only be appeased in one way—by eating his enemies. The West Indies and the Spanish Main These expatiate upon the difference between members of the same class, so as to separate, not only Caribs from Algonkins, or Peruvians from Athabaskans, but Peruvians from Caribs, and Patagonians from Brazilians. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The Caribs had discovered not a washing nor a mine, but a burial-ground of the old Indians, called in those parts a ‘huaco.’ The Woodlands Orchids Canoes on the old Carib pattern were slipping along outside, trailing lines for kingfish and bonitos. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Between the period of Mrs. Warner’s abduction and the year 1666, the Caribs carried away the wives and children of many of the respectable settlers. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Carib was not so entirely dependent on the produce of the soil as the meal-eater. The West Indies and the Spanish Main This paucity of numerals is South American as well—the Brazilian and Carib, and other systems of numeration being equally limited. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Moreover he had to find the Caribs’ camp, and they are sleuth-hounds. The Woodlands Orchids Moral virtues, he concluded charitably, could no more be expected out of a Carib than reason and good sense out of a woman. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Still the Caribs and a few Frenchmen managed to effect a landing, by sailing up some of the creeks, and killed ten of the inhabitants, and plundered some provision grounds. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z If the Arawak was impatient of control, the Carib was even more independent. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The other Guiana Indians, so far as they are Carib at all, are Caribs Proper, rather than Arawaks. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Carefully reviewing the circumstances, Mr. Ponder felt sure that his Caribs had discovered their placer whilst collecting the felled trees—not before; that is, in the rainy season. The Woodlands Orchids But for him Trinidad would have been a wilderness, savage as when Columbus found the Caribs there. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Hence arose a marked difference between the languages of the island Caribs and their women. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations One canoe, however, was captured, in which they took a Carib prisoner, and found an Arawak captive lying bound at the bottom. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Besides these, the following Guiana Indians are Carib. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies There was a moment’s silence for thought; then the president, gravely: ‘You, Carib Sam, what you say?’ The Woodlands Orchids A tribe of aboriginal Caribs still lingered in the forests retaining the old look and the old language, and, except that they no longer ate their prisoners, retaining their old habits. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Hospitable, peace-loving, quick to accept the humbler arts of civilization and the simpler precepts of Christianity, they have ever offered a strong contrast to their neighbors, the cruel and warlike Caribs. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations No doubt the Caribs had heard of the white man's cruelties from their Arawak prisoners, and were therefore all the more ready to repel their invasions. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Stature is the chief point in which the North American has the advantage of the Southern, e.g., the Algonkin over the Carib. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies But the Caribs began to fear that their huaco would prove to be a very small one. The Woodlands Orchids Labat, who travelled through the island at the close of the seventeenth century, found it at that time chiefly occupied by Caribs. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The Caribs, however, made no pretence to have occupied them for any great length of time. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations The Caribs were still a power in the smaller islands and gave a great deal of trouble to the young colony. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The great Carib group falls into three divisions:— a. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies They dug around, assured themselves that it was indubitably a huaco; then returned, like honest Caribs, to float the trunks down to Belize, and fulfil their contract, before attending to personal interests. The Woodlands Orchids He discovered from the language of the Caribs that they were North American Indians. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses With the exception of the Caribs, who occupied the eastern part of the island, they were not cannibals. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... They quarrelled little among themselves, and only fought against the Caribs; they were peaceable, kind, and gentle, so hospitable to strangers that Columbus could hardly say enough in their favour. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Travelers tells us that it is yet in vogue among many of the tribes in the interior of South America; particularly those whose names seem to connect with the ancient Caribs or Carians. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa The forebodings of the Caribs were sadly verified. The Woodlands Orchids Carib tradition was developed by artists from London and Paris. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses It seems there is an Indian village near the copper mines, whose people are represented to be the only living descendants of the aborigines,—the Caribs whom Columbus found here on first landing. Due South or Cuba Past and Present All the early writers agree that the Caribs were man-eaters—in fact the word cannibal seems to have been derived from their name. The West Indies and the Spanish Main And as Tomlin and Pearse came up, they, too, were abruptly halted in like manner; and a grinning Carib motioned each back with an unspoken command which was none the less inexorable. The Pirate Woman A transformation so sudden and complete in such brief time is striking evidence of the African vigour, for in hair, features, complexion, and build the Carib is a negro. The Woodlands Orchids The Antilles are small, and the fate of the negroes there might be no better than the fate of the Caribs. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Since the month of March, 1795, that island had been devastated by a war between the Caribs, assisted by the French, and the British garrison. The History of the First West India Regiment But the love of country, the unknown but magnified perils of a sea voyage, and stories of cruel Spaniards and man-eating Caribs, prevented many from going to the Indies, notwithstanding the great inducements offered. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Well, keep fast the glasses, Carib, the gentlemen have no fancy for drinking. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Moreover, Mr. Brown well knew the liveliness of the Carib imagination. The Woodlands Orchids The Spaniards had destroyed the original Carib and Indian inhabitants. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses At the close of the action, Malcolm's and the St. Vincent Rangers were sent out to scour the valley of Marriaqua, and destroy the huts of the Caribs. The History of the First West India Regiment Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean. The 2008 CIA World Factbook "Shall I fire?" asked Carib, curling his lips over his teeth in what passed with him for a smile. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main It was an impudent trick, a defiance of himself and the Guild, such as no true Carib would be guilty of. The Woodlands Orchids The defence here was decidedly weak, and after some skirmishing, the enemy, composed chiefly of negroes and Caribs, capitulated. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson As soon as Mount Young was in our possession, the troops were busily employed in spreading devastation through the Carib district. The History of the First West India Regiment Community of goods among the Caribs who performed all their work in common, and had, at least in the case of males, a common table and common stores with supplies. Principles Of Political Economy Do you, Carib, stand behind, by the window, well concealed. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The merchant keeps a gang of Caribs, who have been in the employment of the firm all their lives perhaps. The Woodlands Orchids Dominica: Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. The 2001 CIA World Factbook When Columbus touched the shores of the New World the friendly Caribs gave him hearty welcome. The Vanishing Race Fearing the possible consequences of such compression to the intellectual organs, he even went so far as to say to her, "Do you want to make Caribs or Botocudos of them?" Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life "Rum for the men without, Carib," he added, "and then tell me when they are gone." Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Martinique The French began to settle this island in 1635, overcoming resistance from the local Carib inhabitants. The 2006 CIA World Factbook There are more numerous traces of the Carib Indians here than in any other of the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" My request is, that you would inquire into the state of that island, by proper emissaries, and if the Caribs are disposed to revolt, encourage them and promise them aid of arms and ammunition. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I With the Carib’s death his wife and captives were killed, and food utensils, etc., were buried with him. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology No one else noticed the silent Carib's entry, and he stood motionless until Hornigold's eye fastened upon him. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Mention is made of another people, called Waiknas or Caribs, and conjecture sees in them remains of the aboriginal barbarians termed Chichimecs. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology Thus, in the South American room may be seen a series of specimens illustrating the whole operation of pottery-making among the Caribs of British Guiana. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 A swinging sea-bed, the undisputed invention of Alcibiades; but the modern name is derived from the Caribs. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. These, however, for the most part, were by no means white, and though some derived their sallow skin from Andalusian and Catalan ancestors, others showed traces of Carib origin. Brandon of the Engineers Morgan and Carib had taken care that no one had marked their departure. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main An Indian hammock selected at random will not suffice; it must be a Carib and none other. Edge of the Jungle The contrast of coronal and basilar development is seen in comparing the benevolent negro Eustace, who received the Monthyon prize for virtue in France with the skull of the cannibal Carib, as figured by Lawrence. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 Forewarned of the arrival of this eclipse by the astronomical almanacs, he threatened to deprive the Caribs of the light of the Moon—and kept his word. Astronomy for Amateurs Of the holy hermits who have resided on the island, several have dwelt in the caves where Caribs or Arawaks buried their dead, but the best-known shrine is that of Hormigueros. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate There was a roar from Carib's pistol, and the old man fell. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main A Carib knows, instantly, worthy and unworthy ground. Edge of the Jungle Parts of the coast are inhabited by mixed races of Caribs, who have migrated from Saint Vincent, one of the Leeward islands. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America A writer alluding to the same subject says:— "The name tobacco is supposed to be derived from the Indian tobaccos, given by the Caribs to the pipe in which they smoked the plant." Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The Caribs were a handsome people, and one tradition narrates the madness that afflicted a governor of Antigua, because of his jealousy of a native chief. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Watch the woman, Carib, and keep out of this fray. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main It is much used by the South American Caribs and other tribes of Indians for painting their bodies, paint being almost their only article of clothing. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Their father was absent, but another Carib who was near rushed to the spot, followed by the child’s mother and some other females. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America While they were exterminating the inhabitants of America with cannon, a Carib invited sailors to smoke his Calumet as a signal of peace. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Though Columbus made his first landing in Porto Rico at Naguabo, where the Caribs afterward destroyed a Spanish settlement, he gave its present name to the island when he put in Aguada for water. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate As the swords clashed, Carib raised his hand to fling his knife at Alvarado, but, just as the weapon left his fingers, Mercedes threw herself upon him. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The Caribs use it for painting the bottoms of their boats. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture The beast slunk away when observed, and as the Carib had no gun, he went on quietly with his work, clearing away the bush with his cutlass, which was a new and sharp one. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The island Caribs have two distinct vocabularies, one of which is used by men and by women when speaking to each other, and by men when repeating, in oratio obliqua, some saying of the women. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Had it not been for the Caribs the Antilleans would have led a placid existence. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate But the faithful Carib, who had reserved one charged pistol by his master's command for such an emergency, shot him dead. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Tobacco does not take its name from the island of Tobago, but from the native name of the tube through which the Caribs smoked it. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) These Caribs are known as the Black and Yellow Caribs—the former being the descendants of the survivors of the cargo of an African slaver, wrecked in the neighbourhood of that island. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The Carib women in Surinam think that large calves of the leg are a beauty. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The Spaniards chased the Caribs out of several of the islands. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate He stood with folded arms, a scornful smile on his old face, looking upon them, Carib watching and ready by his side. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Carib, the n being perhaps due to contamination with Span. canino, canine, voracious. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) A Carib Indian had gone into the forest to procure touari,—the inner bark of the sapucaya-nut tree, of the thin papery layers of which the Indians form the envelopes of their cigarettes. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America When Caribs were asked whence they came, they answered, "We alone are people." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Not one Carib was left alive on this island. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Quickly as Morgan struck, however, Carib had been quicker. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Then it was answered from the other side, and the Carib turned excitedly to us, talking rapidly, but without our being able to comprehend a word. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal The Carib rushed to the assistance of his favourite, compelling the savage jaguar to relinquish its hold, but the creature turned and sprang upon him. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The cacique was greatly surprised at the skill with which the Castilian used his weapon, and told him that the Caribs, who made frequent descents on his territory, were also armed with bows and arrows. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The whole Atlantic triangle between these two converging lines was left uninfluenced by these two streams, and here, neither Carib nor Brazilian words for "tobacco," nor the moundbuilders' craft have been found. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 There was a roar from Carib's pistol, and the old man fell. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Free, then, the prairie Indians are from white man’s rule, and free have they been, as though the keels of Columbus had never ploughed the Carib Sea. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse On the banks of the Pomaroon lived a Carib family, with a number of small children. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Columbus fancied that they must be Caribs, but an Indian on board assured him that the Caribbean Islands were much farther off. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Thus, while the Carib and Arawak influence is apparent in the direction from Florida, to the Huron country, the Brazilian influence proceeds up the St. Lawrence. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 In the year 1881, there were still a hundred and seventy-three pure aboriginal Caribs left in Dominica, but they have not been counted lately. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Here, the cannibal Caribs were so fierce that for 255 years they defied the successive fleets of Spaniards, French and English who tried to take possession of the island. Plotting in Pirate Seas The Caribs anxiously stated that they knew nothing whatever about the mound, and that their fathers had never lived in its neighbourhood. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America After leaving Gomera Columbus steered considerably more to the southward than in his first voyage, hoping to fall in with the islands of the Caribs. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold It shows that the Hurons learned to smoke from the Arawaks or Caribs, then already under Negro influence, and at a time prior to the introduction of the tobacco-plant into Canada by the French. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 He had read about savage Caribs, and buccaneers, and pirates, and he thought that, possibly, the people in the hut might be one or the other. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy The population was largely Carib, a savage race given to cannibalism. Plotting in Pirate Seas But still they have been compelled to fight for their independence, and use bows and arrows and clubs—the latter formidable weapon being similar to that of the Caribs. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The voyagers, however, were struck with horror at the sight of what they took to be human bones and skulls, convincing them that the island was inhabited by Caribs, supposed to be cannibals. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Perhaps the best specimen of such ghost-words in the Journal is the name Carib. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 The survivors formed on the beach and then advanced rapidly into the country, where the Caribs were drawn up in strong force to receive them. Hurricane Hurry They united their forces and sailed to the island of St. Kitts, nominally in the hands of Spain, but then inhabited only by Caribs. Plotting in Pirate Seas A Carib chief arriving with a slave, offered him for sale to the English governor. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America This was the island from which most of the captives who had fled to the ships had been taken by the Caribs. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Just as she got up to her, Tom exclaimed— “I see her name—it is the Carib, the very ship in which Mr Bradshaw intended to come to England.” The Three Lieutenants Afterwards we heard that the Caribs were allowed to remain in possession of their rights. Hurricane Hurry Some three hundred Caribs still dwell upon the island upon a reservation provided by the government. Plotting in Pirate Seas The Carib club is made of the heaviest wood to be found. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The sovereigns, however, did not agree with his ideas, but ordered that the Caribs should be converted like the rest of the islanders. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Mr Bradshaw now told him that the Carib had been struck suddenly by the gale, and her masts carried away. The Three Lieutenants I have heard that some of the natives about here are the old Caribs.” Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig In reply to my astonished enquiries, Lotta informed me that Ricardo attributed this work to the original Caribs, and very probably he was right. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Differing greatly from the Caribs, the Arawaks, who live in the neighbourhood of the British settlements, have ever been noted for their mild and peaceable disposition. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America After meeting with baffling winds for a long time, on the 6th of April Columbus found himself still in the neighbourhood of the Carib Islands, his crew sickly and his provisions diminishing. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Though the Carib knew no more French than did the midshipman, guessing what was wanted, he made the three monkeys on his head and shoulders jump down to the ground to exhibit themselves. The Three Lieutenants In Honduras there are many Caribs, still a strong race of Indians, having a strict and severe criminal law of their own. Ranching, Sport and Travel Those daring navigators, those naked man-eaters, the Caribs, from whose name our word cannibal is derived, at once suggest themselves. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 The Carib tongue, somewhat more guttural than the former, is spoken in a smart, vivacious manner. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The aboriginal races include American Indians of the mainland and Caribs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" There were on some of the West Indies a warlike race called Caribs,—cannibals, the Spaniards said they were,—who gave the invaders no small trouble before they were overcome. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III The Carib Indians, and the kindred tribes on the Brazilian coast, had a peculiar way of curing meat for preservation. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The Caribs of the mainland adopted the custom for all without exception. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America “Those who speak it in its purity, regard as corrupt the language of those Caribs who elsewhere have intermarried with other races,” observes Mr Brett. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The words hammock and hurricane come to us from the Caribbean Islands, and so did the word cannibal, which came from Caniba, which was sometimes used instead of Carib. Stories That Words Tell Us The soft native race, the Caribs, almost completely disappeared within half a century. The Age of the Reformation They, therefore, cured the meat in a manner they had learned from the Carib Indians. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The Tupis and Caribs, the Mayas and Creeks, entertained very similar expectations. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America The fierce Caribs were, however, very indignant at the new order of things. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Las Casas himself was one of those who advised that the negro should be brought to the relief of the Carib, and he would have allotted twelve slaves to each settler. Lectures on Modern history The Admiral said, by signs, that the Sovereigns of Castile would order the Caribs to be destroyed, and that all should be taken with their hands tied together. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 The Carib races whom the Spaniards found in Cuba and St. Domingo had withered before them as if struck by a blight. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 These turned out to be the notorious Caribs, whose other name, Cannibals, has descended as a common noun to our language, expressive of one of their inhuman practices. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Among the Caribs, especially, the woman is always in bondage to her male relations. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The young lieutenant in his rude eyrie, perched on a hill surrounded by the enemy, held off ten thousand savages under the Carib chief for more than a month. Days of the Discoverers The whole matter is a puzzle.” 289-2 The name Caribe here obviously has begun to have the meaning “cannibal,” which is in origin the same word. 289-3 This practice still survives among the Caribs. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Ah! that is dancing, that is loving, As here by the Carib they're known. Fifty years & Other Poems Ku in the Carib tongue means house, especially a temple or house of the gods. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Vocabulary of the Carib; Islands of Dominica and St. Vincent; 211 words. Catalogue Of Linguistic Manuscripts In The Library Of The Bureau Of Ethnology. (1881 N 01 / 1879-1880 (Pages 553-578)) He found the Carib chief, and began by trying diplomacy. Days of the Discoverers The Admiral asked about the Caribs, and he pointed to the east, near at hand, which means that he saw the Admiral yesterday before he entered the bay. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 I have myself had pressed upon my attention as genuine lightning stones, in the West Indies, the exquisitely polished greenstone tomahawks of the old Carib marauders. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science To me, sitting there, the island's old Carib name of Aye-Aye seemed the eternal consent of God to some seraph asking for this ocean pearl. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Friday told Robinson much about his country, and about his people, who he said were Caribs. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Ojeda was, in fact, spoiling for adventure, and joyfully set sail in the direction of the Carib Islands. Days of the Discoverers He, however, believed the story and that, at certain seasons, men came to them from the island of Carib, distant ten or twelve leagues. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Among other interesting details I found in the notes, I may mention the following:—High up the Essequibo they fell in with a nation of anthropophagi, of the Carib tribe. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 These "black Caribs" fought with Indians, English, and others for three quarters of a century, until the Indians were exterminated. The Negro By the Caribs, the ancient natives of the West Indies, and the negroes, it was first employed as a condiment. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Ourakan was abroad, the Carib god of the hurricane, and no one could think of anything thereafter but the heaving, tumbling wilderness of black waves and howling tempest and hissing spray. Days of the Discoverers Afterwards there was a west wind, which was fair to go to the island of Carib on an E.N.E. course. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 He was a dark fellow, evidently a West Indian Spaniard with a dash of Carib. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi In the island of St. Vincent, Indians first sought to enslave the fugitive Negroes wrecked there, but the Negroes took the Carib women and then drove the Indian men away. The Negro Among the Caribs "the father or head of the household exerts unlimited authority over his wives and children, but this authority is not founded on legal rights, but upon his physical superiority." Sex and Society In 1796, their number was considerably increased by the so-called Caribs, whom the English deported from the Island of St. Vincent and set ashore in Guatemala. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 The Admiral supposed that he belonged to the Caribs, who eat men,222-3 and that the gulf he had seen yesterday formed this part of the land into an island by itself. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 They are Caribs, and, I understand, eat human flesh. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The black Caribs resisted, and after hard fighting signed a treaty in 1773, receiving one-third of the island as their property. The Negro Faucette was but a boy when the Tropics gave him shelter, and learning was hard to get; except in the matter of carving Caribs. The Conqueror Sparke saw for the first time in his life negroes, Caribs, Indians, alligators, flying-fish, flamingoes, pelicans, and many other strange sights. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Even if they are not Caribs, they are a neighboring people, with similar habits, and fearless, unlike the other inhabitants of the island, who are timid, and without arms. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 A North-American Indian, or a Carib, though less pagan than a native African, could never become so subdued. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 Its inhabitants are Caribs, or canibals, and their country so hot that they go entirely naked, or at least have only a few rags round their loins. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time No one could call him handsome, for he looks like a flayed Carib, and I have met some of the handsomest men in Europe and not given them a thought. The Conqueror The Spaniards had killed off the Caribs in war or in the mines, so that nothing was now dug out. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Monday, 14th of January This evening the Admiral wished to find the houses of the Indians and to capture some of them, believing them to be Caribs. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Here it was the feathery finery of the Caribs, here the idols and trinkets of the negroes of Soudan. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe The natives call their island Caracueira, and it is the principal one inhabited by the Caribs. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The Cubans described the Caribs to Columbus as man-eaters with dogs' muzzles; and the old Danes had tales of Cynocephali in Finland. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The natives of the West Indies, the fierce Caribs excepted, were enslaved by the Spaniards, and perished under the lash. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The Admiral also ordered a skirmish of the crews of the ships, fully armed, saying to the cacique that he need have no fear of the Caribs even if they should come. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Thinking this Indian was one of those called Caribs, and that the bay they were now in divided that race from the other inhabitants of Hispaniola, the admiral asked him where the Caribs dwelt. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time It is thought indeed that the natives of Caramairi are of the same origin as the Caribs, or cannibals, who are eaters of human flesh. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The word hurricane is a European adaptation of a Carib word, borrowed by the Haytian Indians from the natives of the Antilles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 It was soon repeopled, notwithstanding the repeated attacks of Caribs and French and English privateers. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation They would have fear of the Christians, and they were no doubt an ill-conditioned people, probably Caribs, who eat men. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Soon afterwards, the boats returned on shore to bring off some Christians who had been left, and found six women who had fled to them from the Caribs, and came off willingly to the ships. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Nevertheless Abibaiba, his subjects, and his sons gave the same information concerning the gold mines and the Caribs who live upon human flesh, as I have mentioned, as did those at Comogra. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera It is said that the Haytian natives only washed for gold, but the Caribs had frequented the island long previously, and they without doubt earned gold away from it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 From the Indian women on board it was understood that this island had been depopulated by the Caribs and was then uninhabited. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation The Caribs had a different reason for making it unlawful to eat women. Primitive Love and Love-Stories And, lest the Carib bread might spoil, they are to have thirty hundred weight of biscuit, or thirty sacks of corn in lieu thereof. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time An expedition will, for the following reason, shortly set out to punish the Caribs. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The Caribs are supposed to have derived the compliment of their name, which means "valiant men," from the Appalachians, who had great trouble in dislodging them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 The fleet for the destruction of the Caribs consisted of three caravels. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Ernest then told him that the Caribs subdue the largest birds by making them inhale tobacco smoke. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island The absurd notion of these women being Amazons probably proceeded from the Spaniards not understanding the language of these islanders, who appear to have been Caribs. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time When they asked the Caribs why they had destroyed the village and murdered the cacique and his family, the latter replied that they had done so to avenge the murder of several workmen. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The southern Haytians learned, warlike habits from these encroaching Caribs, and were less gentle than the natives whom Columbus first met along the northern coast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 In Guadeloupe, one of the Carib strongholds, he landed a number of men without due precaution. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Instead of the rich cities of Japan and China sought for, there were found squalid villages of Caribs and Lucayans. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime This was not done unadvisedly, for as soon as they landed, the Caribs even in sight of the Christians, took away all the trinkets which had been given them. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time This does not occur in fighting against the natives of Caramaira or the Caribs, who are braver and understand more about war. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The Caribs had not overrun the island of Hayti, but it was never free from their incursions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 Finally, in 1515, he provided for the defense of the island against the incursions of the Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation It is put up very neatly in little caskets made with palm leaves, and carried by the Atorayas and trading Caribs all over Guiana. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 This they first thought was to have been done by the Canibals or Caribs, but they only plundered and fled; and they now believed that the prophecy referred to the Christians. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Most ferocious are those new anthropophagi, who live on human flesh, Caribs or cannibals as they are called. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The Caribs, however, had such an inveterate preference for dining au naturel, that they frequently served up natives themselves, whenever that expensive luxury could be obtained. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 The incursions of Caribs from the neighboring islands made the existence of the colony still more precarious. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Mr. Tylor has observed the same custom among the Caribs of the West Indies, the Abipones of Central South America, the aborigines of California, in Guiana, in West Africa, and in the Indian Archipelago. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook One of these was Cannabo, the chief cacique of that island in the late disturbances, who was himself a Carib and not a native of that island. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Attached to the tapestries woven with gold which the Caribs left behind them in their houses when they fled, were precious stones: Oviedo and his companions affirm that they saw them. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera This was probably held by the Haytians also, for we find it again among the Caribs beyond, especially in South America. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 Try to keep the Caribs from coming to the island, and report what measures it will be advisable to adopt against them. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation The Jews did the same, and in our own time the Chinese, Caribs, and many of the tribes of North American Indians followed these customs. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians From inquiries I think the former is of Carib origin, and the latter Mohegan. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers In conducting their man-hunts, the Caribs have scoured all the neighbouring countries; and whatever they found that was likely to be useful to them, they brought back for cultivation. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera But they were all gentler, fairer, more graceful and simple than the Caribs, or the natives of the main. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 We suffer a thousand injuries from the Caribs of Guadeloupe and Dominica. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Among the Caribs the hair constituted their chief pride, and it was considered unequivocal proof of the sincerity of their sorrow, when on the death of a relative they cut their hair short. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Boom! roared the gun—the ship swung free, With her good prow turned to the Carib Sea. Twilight Stories His plan was to attack the Caribs in the country of Caribana itself. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera But the Indians of Central America could not understand the Cubans and Haytians, and they in turn spoke a different language from the Caribs, some of whose words they had borrowed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 The Carib incursions and hurricanes did the rest, and the island soon became a vast jungle which everybody who could abandoned. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Yaws is derived from a Carib word, the meaning of which is doubtful. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The name is derived from the arrangements which the Caribs made to cook their prisoners of war. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Vallejo has come back, but out of seventy men he took with him, forty-eight wounded were left in the power of the Caribs. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera His brother who succeeded him was also a Carib, and he maintained a union of several caciques till his defeat by Ojeda. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 From this the Admiral concluded that he had found the islands inhabited by the redoubtable Caribs, of whom he had heard on his first voyage, and who were said to eat human flesh. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Both the Dakota Indians and the Caribs maintain the custom of sacrificing hair to the dead. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine They sported the scarlet suit of the Carib, but of a dye less innocent, as if the fated islands imparted this color to the men who preyed upon them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Another commander, Juan Pons, has been sent with three ships to ravage the islands of the Caribs and reduce to slavery these filthy islanders, who feed on men. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera It was convenient to call a great many Indians Caribs; numerous tribes who were peaceful enough when let alone, and victims rather than perpetrators of cannibalism, became slaves by scientific adjudication. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 A fort, arms, artillery, and 2 brigantines of 30 oars each, and no Caribs will dare to come. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Unlike the fierce Caribs who inhabited some of the smaller Antilles, the Arawaks were of a gentle and meek disposition. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future After being dismembered, their pieces were placed upon wooden gridirons, which were called in Carib, barbacoa. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 In these parts are found some of those abominable anthropophagi, Caribs, whom I have mentioned before. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The Caribs were very impracticable in a state of slavery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 The Caribs carry off our neighbors and friends before our very eyes. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Caribs, black Caribs, have no representatives in Parliament; they have no agent but God, and he is seldom called to the bar of the House to defend their cause.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 They lived tranquilly together for five years: the hunting of Caribs, who disputed their title to the soil, being a bond of union between them which was stronger than national prejudice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 With fox-like astuteness these Caribs feigned amicable signs, but meanwhile prepared their stomachs for a succulent repast; and from their first glimpse of the strangers their mouths watered like tavern trenchermen. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera And even the Caribs did not keep the bones which they picked, to rise up in judgment against them at last, clattering indictments of the number of their feasts. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 It is a pity to see how the island has been ruined by the attacks of Frenchmen and Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation From the restless bay of old Biscay to the Carib' sea she came. War Poetry of the South This custom is still retained among the Caribs of St. Vincent. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale It was planned to fire upon the Caribs from a distance because they fight with poisoned arrows. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera But if he was a person of a religious habit, priest or monk, woe to the incautious Carib who might dine upon him! a mistake in the article of mushrooms were not more fatal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 They had probably been transferred to San Juan, where, very likely, they did good service intimidating the Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Catalina, a Carib, her admiration of Guacanagari; proposes to her captive companions an attempt to regain their liberty; escapes by swimming. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The remonstrances of the Caribs against the wrongs they were doomed to suffer were as little heeded by the colonists as the complaints of Caliban by Prospero. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale They alleged that this cacique had violated the laws of hospitality in his relations with several Caribs, who were boat-builders. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera It appears that the Caribs, who know little of theology, regard thieving as a practice peculiarly connected with Christian tenets, and probably they could allege experimental grounds for this opinion. Daniel Deronda The Indian woman with whom he cohabited had received timely warning of the intended attack, a proof that communications existed between the supposed Caribs and the Indians on the island. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Caribs, character of the; origin of; cruelty to. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) They found the island inhabited by the Carib Indians, who, regarding the white men as beings superior in goodness as well as intellect, gave them a cordial welcome, and treated them with kindness and hospitality. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The Caribs being still on the island, the Spaniards who arrived from Hispaniola encountered them by accident. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Caribs: language of the. tribes of. native white race of. migrations of. ferocity. missions of. customs of. characteristics of. extermination of the. origin of the term. government of. laws of. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 They died of disease, sarampion, rheum, smallpox, and ill-usage, or escaped to other islands with the Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation They met with the reception so frequent along this coast, where many of the tribes were fierce and warlike, and are supposed to have been of Carib origin. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) In the meantime the mines on the German coast had destroyed two American ships, both loaded with cotton for Germany; one called the Carib and the other the Evelyn. My Four Years in Germany In the morning a handcar provided with a seat and manned by two muscular Carib Negroes carried me away through the banana jungle by a private railroad. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond After having long wandered with the Caribs, the desire of rejoining the Whites led him by the Rio Essequibo to the island of Trinidad. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The Caribs and the French freebooters destroyed what the former spared. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation The people of Higuey were of a more warlike spirit than those of the other provinces, having learned the effectual use of their weapons, from frequent contests with their Carib invaders. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) These Caribs are men of an almost athletic stature; they appeared to us much taller than any Indians we had hitherto seen. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The Caribs are the ruling Indian tribe; they are tall, of a reddish copper-color, with dark intelligent eyes, and a grave expression of features. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The elements of which the present population is composed are the three Indian races of the Guayanos, the Caribs and the Guaycas. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Their arms were the usual macána and bow and arrows, but they did not poison the arrows as did the Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation He connected himself closely with the Carib cacique Manicaotex, brother of the late Caonabo, whose son and nephew were in his possession as hostages for payment of tributes. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The Carib and the Salive, who are painted red, are not less cruelly tormented by the mosquitos and the zancudos, than the Indians whose bodies are plastered with no colour. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Then the Carib chief rose up, and again the hawk-like scream echoed along the valley. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea It cannot be doubted that the Gulf of Darien was considered, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, as a nook in the country of the Caribs. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Two years later it was destroyed by the Caribs, and five of the brothers martyrized. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Their only fear was lest the Spaniards, worse neighbours than even the Caribs, should follow them thither. At Last He has even credited that extraordinary event which led the Caribs to renounce this barbarous custom. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 About noon they came to the huts of bark, which, the Carib told them, were the camp of the hunters, but they were silent and deserted. The Green Flag Prior to my travels, the Caribs were mentioned in many geographical works as an extinct race. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The origin of the Caribs, their supposed cannibalism and other customs have occasioned much controversy among West Indian chroniclers. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Now the Indians of Trinidad were a mild, loving, credulous race, the enemies of the Caribs, who ate human flesh. At Last The military posts were very useful in preventing the incursions of the Caribs, who, from time to time carried off slaves, though in very small numbers, between the Erevato and the Padamo. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Their bloody harryings of the cities of the Main were not more barbarous than the inroads of Spain upon the Netherlands—or upon the Caribs in these same American lands. The Green Flag It is very remarkable that this name, which Columbus heard pronounced by the people of Hayti, was known to exist at the same time among the Caribs of the islands and those of the continent. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The Caribs surprised the place about the year 1590, destroyed the convent, and martyrized five of the monks, which caused the temporary abandonment of the settlement. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation It was ruled over by a chief named Behechio, with whom dwelt the famous Anacaona, his sister, widow of Caonabo, but, unlike that fierce Carib, a constant friend of the Spaniards. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The Caribs, a trading and warlike people, received from the Portuguese and the Dutch, knives, fish-hooks, small mirrors, and all sorts of glass beads. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Craddock could not have asked for anything better; so early next morning, with a small party armed to the teeth, he set off, under the guidance of the Carib. The Green Flag That fine race of people, the Caribs, now occupy only a small part of the country which they inhabited at the time of the discovery of America. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Washington Irving agrees with the reverend historian, and describes the general belief in the cannibalism of the Caribs to the Spaniards' fear of them. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Shall we allow Humboldt's derivation of 'cannibal,' and find 'Carib' in it? On the Study of Words The Caribs of the continent, those who inhabit the plains between the Lower Orinoco, the Rio Branco, the Essequibo, and the sources of the Oyapoc, hold in horror the practice of devouring their enemies. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Craddock was still hesitating between the two alternatives, when a Carib Indian came down with information. The Green Flag They assert that the Arowaks, with the exception of the women, were all exterminated by Caribs, who came from the mouths of the Orinoco. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The reason the Spaniards never attempted the conquest of the Caribs is clear. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation In both cases the etymology is faulty; 'hurricane,' originally a Carib word, is only a transplanting into our tongue of the Spanish 'huracan.' On the Study of Words This barbarous custom,* at the first discovery of America, existed only among the Caribs of the West Indies. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The Caribs lament loudly, their wailings being interspersed with comical remarks and questions to the dead as to why he preferred to leave this world, having everything to make life comfortable. An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians Parima seems also to denote vaguely great water; for the root par is found in the Carib words that designate rivers, pools, lakes, and the ocean.* Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 They were known as the black Caribs, because they were largely mixed with fugitive negro slaves from other islands and with the people of a slave-ship wrecked on their coast in 1685. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation The Carib boxer from Hispaniola Wore a rose in his tilted bowler; He drove a car with a yellow panel, He went full speed and he drove a channel. Right Royal It is singular, that all these nations are found in near proximity to the Caribs, who are remarkably tall. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Those are manchineel apples; with their milky juice the old Caribs were wont to poison the barbs of their parrot-feathered arrows. Two Years in the French West Indies The Caribs preserve traditions that seem to indicate ancient communications between North and South America. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Cannibals, supposed to be found among the Caribs. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Background: Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. The 2002 CIA World Factbook The second historical event connected with the name of Valencia is the great incursion made by the Caribs of the Orinoco in 1578 and 1580. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The dimensions of canoes now made from these trees rarely exceed fifteen feet in length by eighteen inches in width: the art of making them is an inheritance from the ancient Caribs. Two Years in the French West Indies When the Caribs made an irruption into the archipelago of the West India Islands, they arrived there as a band of warriors, not as colonists accompanied by their families. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Tradition says that when the Caribs first invaded the Antilles they put to death all the males but spared the females. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation We afterwards learned, without passing the limits of the province of Cumana, the great contrast existing between the physiognomy of the Guayquerias and that of the Chaymas and the Caribs. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 These last savannahs, which are inhabited by Caribs, and nomad Macusis, lie near the frontiers of Dutch and French Guiana. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 —Natives live from generation to generation on the same spot.—Do not give distinctive names to the rivers.—Caribs barter guns and iron pots for dogs.—The hairless dogs of tropical America. The Naturalist in Nicaragua An opinion heretofore prevailed pretty generally that the Caribs of the West India Islands derived their origin, and even their name, from these warlike people of Darien. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Guadeloupe, discovery of; Caribs in, aid Puerto Rico Indians against the Spaniards. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Next to the Caribs of Spanish Guiana they are the finest race of men in Terra Firma. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 |
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