Travels in the interior districts of Africa ... in ... 1795,1796 and 1797. With an account of a subsequent mission in 18051816 |
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... salt ; which com- modity they carry up the river in canoes as high as Barra- conda , and bring down in return Indian corn , cotton cloths , elephants ' teeth , small quantities of gold dust , & c . The number of canoes and people ...
... salt ; which com- modity they carry up the river in canoes as high as Barra- conda , and bring down in return Indian corn , cotton cloths , elephants ' teeth , small quantities of gold dust , & c . The number of canoes and people ...
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... salt , a scarce and valuable commodity , as I frequently and painfully experienced in the course of my journey . Considerable quantities of this article , however , are also supplied to the inland natives by the Moors ; who obtain it ...
... salt , a scarce and valuable commodity , as I frequently and painfully experienced in the course of my journey . Considerable quantities of this article , however , are also supplied to the inland natives by the Moors ; who obtain it ...
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... salt ; and as night set in we reached Dooggi , a small village about three miles from Koorkarany . * These are a sort of travelling bards and musicians , who sing extempore songs in praise of those who employ them . A fuller account of ...
... salt ; and as night set in we reached Dooggi , a small village about three miles from Koorkarany . * These are a sort of travelling bards and musicians , who sing extempore songs in praise of those who employ them . A fuller account of ...
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... salt . These different branches of commerce are conducted prin- cipally by Mandingoes and Serawoollies , who have settled in the country . These merchants likewise carry on a consi- derable trade with Gedumah , and other Moorish ...
... salt . These different branches of commerce are conducted prin- cipally by Mandingoes and Serawoollies , who have settled in the country . These merchants likewise carry on a consi- derable trade with Gedumah , and other Moorish ...
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... salt , are held forth as unanswerable objections ; and the whole process appears to them too long and trou- blesome , to be attended with any solid advantage . Besides the cattle , which constitute the chief wealth of the Foulahs , they ...
... salt , are held forth as unanswerable objections ; and the whole process appears to them too long and trou- blesome , to be attended with any solid advantage . Besides the cattle , which constitute the chief wealth of the Foulahs , they ...
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Abulfeda Africa afternoon Agadez Ali's appears Arabic arrived Bambarra Bambouk banks Benowm Bondou Bornou branch Bushreens calabash canoe Cape Verd caravan cattle cloth Coast coffle corn course D'Anville Daisy Damel Demba departed Desert distance Dongola Dooty east eastward Edrisi European Falemé Fezzan Foulahs Gambia Gambia river geographical Ghana Ginea gold horse Houssa informed inhabitants Jarra Joag Joliba journey Kaarta Kafirs Kamalia Karfa Kassina Kasson Kauga king kingdom Kowries Labat Laidley lake latitude longitude Ludamar Mahomedan Manding Mandingo manner Mansong Melli miles Moorish Moors morning mountains natives Negroes Niger night Nile Nubia o'clock observed Park Park's passed Pisania present proceed quantity rain reached road route salt sand saphie Sego Senegal river Sennar sent Serawoolli Silla situation Slatees slaves stream supposed tent told Tombuctoo travelled tree victuals village Wangara westward women woods
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 272 - ... from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay, and in this state it is called by the Mandingoes sanoo munko (gold powder).
Seite 245 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Seite 316 - Abdul-kader, answer me this question : If the chance of war had placed me in your situation, and you in mine, how would you have treated me?' 'I would have thrust my spear into your heart,' returned Abdul-kader with great firmness ; ' and I know that a similar fate awaits me.
Seite 224 - I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsule without admiration. Can that Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image ? — surely not ! Reflections like these would not allow me to despair ; I started up, and disregarding both hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards,...
Seite 146 - Th« gracefulness of figure and motion, and a countenance enlivened by expression, are by no means essential points in their standard: with them, corpulence and beauty appear to be terms nearly synonymous. A woman, of even moderate pretensions must be one who cannot walk without a slave under each arm to support her; and a perfect beauty is a load for a camel.
Seite 170 - I cast (as I believed) a last look on the surrounding scene, and whilst I reflected on the awful change that was about to take place, this world with its enjoyments seemed to vanish from my recollection.
Seite 316 - I would have thrust my spear into your heart/' returned Abdulkader with great firmness ; " and I know that a similar fate awaits me." " Not so," said Damel ; " my spear is indeed red with the blood of your subjects killed in battle, and I could now give it a deeper stain by dipping it in your own ; but this would not build up my towns, nor bring to life the thousands who fell in the woods. I will not, therefore, kill you in cold blood, but I will retain you as my slave, until I perceive that your...
Seite 269 - And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Seite 171 - ... face and arms ; and I was obliged to mount my horse, and stop under a bush, to prevent being suffocated. The sand continued to fly in amazing quantities for near an hour, after which I again set forward, and travelled with difficulty until ten o'clock. About this time I was agreeably surprised by some very vivid flashes of lightning, followed by a few heavy drops of rain. In a little time the sand...
Seite 304 - ... an operation I did not wish to see performed, and therefore marched onwards with the foremost of the coffle. I had not walked above a mile, when one of Karfa's domestic slaves came up to me, with poor Nealee's garment upon the end of his bow, and exclaimed Nealee affeclecta (Nealee is lost).