A periagua had been started a little in advance of the sloop which bore the provisions, arms, ammunition, and tools, and in the evening Gen.
About the time the periagua arrived, a heavy rain came up, and fearing the effect on the new-comers, Spangenberg obtained permission to take them into the cabin.
Through the influence of the Portuguese trader, our party had the good fortune to obtain a proper periagua and crew.
The pursuers themselves did not make as good speed as they would have made on firmer ground, but they were going faster than the pursued; and the boys were beginning to fear that they would never be able to reach the periagua in time.
The forward part of the periagua is left quite open; and here the rowers take their stations, so that their movements do not interfere with the comfort of the travellers.
Footnote 1: The Periagua is a long flat-bottomed boat, carrying from twenty to thirty-five tons.
The course of the periagua brought her within fifty feet of the sloop-of-war.
No sooner was there room, than the periagua once more flew round, and commenced anew its course, dashing in again towards the shore.
A periagua even left the river for the city, at the extraordinary hour of midnight!
If there be any thing on it, or in it, that should not in reason be so, this worthy commander of the periagua will let us know the rest.
By this time the sails were lowered, and the periagua was gliding down towards the place of landing, running always at the distance of some fifty feet from the shore.
By the former manoeuvres, the periagua had gained a position well to windward of the wharf; and she was now steered close upon the wind, directly for the shore.
An ebbing tide and a freshening breeze quickly carried the periagua past the smaller islands of the bay and brought the cruiser called the Coquette more distinctly into view.
The periaguawhirled round on her heel, and the next minute it was bending to the breeze, and dashing through the little waves towards the shore.
Instead of turning pale, the color deepened on her cheeks, as the periagua came dancing along, under the lee of the cruiser; and if her respiration became quicker than usual, it was scarcely produced by the agitation of alarm.
The periagua has the wind more at west, and the cloud in the mouth of the Raritan is breaking into scud.
It has been said that the periagua was in motion, before our two adventurers succeeded in stepping on board.
Ludlow, suddenly losing all other interest in the appearance of the periagua which held Alida and her friends, and which, at that instant, shot out from beneath the cover of the hill into the broad opening of Raritan bay.
The officer arose, and, as the periagua drew near, it was evident his hand held a pistol, though he seemed reluctant to exhibit the weapon.
He became, therefore, mute in his turn, watching the slow movement of the periagua with as much assiduity as if he saw his own image on the water.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "periagua" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
