The Ignominious End of Charles Leigh
After limping back to the mouth of the Wiapoco from the falls at Saut Maripa, things only got worse for Charles Leigh and the men unlucky enough to have joined his adventure.
After staving off a mutiny and all but losing control of his expedition after his crew vociferously rejected the idea of planting at the Saut Maripa falls, Leigh returned to the Yao village of Caripo. The Yao cacique Anakayuri invited the English to stay in Caripo in houses provided for them, apparently aware that the English were out of food and would …
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