Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed ... in ... 1795, 1796 and 1797. With an Appendix Containing Geographical Illustrations of AfricaE. Duyckinck, 1813 - 261 Seiten |
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... called if I dul upon , both by justice and gratitude , to offer those which follow . Immediately after my return from Africa , the acting Committee of the Association , * taking notice of the time it would require to prepare an account ...
... called if I dul upon , both by justice and gratitude , to offer those which follow . Immediately after my return from Africa , the acting Committee of the Association , * taking notice of the time it would require to prepare an account ...
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... called Wawra , & c . CHAP . XV . The Author proceeds to Wassiboo ; is joined by fugitive Kaartans . Discovers the Niger . Account of Sego , the capital of Bambarra . Mansong , the King , refuses to see the Author , but sends him a ...
... called Wawra , & c . CHAP . XV . The Author proceeds to Wassiboo ; is joined by fugitive Kaartans . Discovers the Niger . Account of Sego , the capital of Bambarra . Mansong , the King , refuses to see the Author , but sends him a ...
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... called the cheating mo- ney ) he receives when the Feloop is gone , and appropriates . to himself , as a reward for his trouble . The language of the Feloops is appropriate and pecu- liar ; and as their trade is chiefly conducted , as ...
... called the cheating mo- ney ) he receives when the Feloop is gone , and appropriates . to himself , as a reward for his trouble . The language of the Feloops is appropriate and pecu- liar ; and as their trade is chiefly conducted , as ...
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... called Slatees . These are free black merchants , of great consideration in this part of Africa , who come down from the interior countries , chiefly with enslaved negroes for sale ; but I soon discovered that very little dependence ...
... called Slatees . These are free black merchants , of great consideration in this part of Africa , who come down from the interior countries , chiefly with enslaved negroes for sale ; but I soon discovered that very little dependence ...
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... called by the natives soone and sanio ; hotcus nigar , and holcus bicolor ; the former of which they have named bassi woolima , and the latter bassiqui . These , together with rice , are raised in considerable quantities ; besides which ...
... called by the natives soone and sanio ; hotcus nigar , and holcus bicolor ; the former of which they have named bassi woolima , and the latter bassiqui . These , together with rice , are raised in considerable quantities ; besides which ...
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Abulfeda Africa afternoon Agadez Ali's appeared Arabic arrived Bambarra banks begged Benowm Bondou Bornou brought Bushreens calabash canoe Cape Verd cattle clothes coast corn course D'Anville Daisy Demba departed Desert distance Dongola Dooty east eastward Edrisi elephant European Faleme river Fezzan Foulahs frequently Gambia Ghana gold ground horse horsemen Houssa informed inhabitants Jarra Joag Joliba journey Kaarta Kafirs Kamalia Karfa Kasson king king's kingdom Kooniakary Laidley lodging Ludamar Mahomedan Manding Mandingo manner Mansong miles Moorish Moors morning natives Negroes Niger night Nile noon o'clock observed Park Park's passed plundered present proceed provisions purchase quantity rain reached river Senegal road route salt sand saphie Sego Senegal river Sennar sent Serawoolli shew Silla situation Slatees slaves soon strangers stream Teesee tent thought tion told Tombuctoo took town called travelled tree victuals village Wangara women woods
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Seite 151 - The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these : — " The winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn.
Seite 181 - I mention this to shew from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, 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...
Seite 219 - I could learn, is never found in any matrix or vein, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state, 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,
Seite 182 - ... 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, assured that relief was at hand; and I was not disappointed.
Seite 181 - The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger, in a strange land, yet I was still under the protecting eye of that Providence, who has condescended to call himself the stranger's Friend.
Seite 18 - to pass on to the river Niger, either by the way of Bambouk, or by such other route as should be found most convenient . That I should ascertain the course, and, if possible, the rise and termination of that river.
Seite 195 - a generous action: in so free and kind a manner did they contribute to " my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught; and if hungry, " I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish.
Seite 115 - I was but ill supplied, and frequently passed the night in the situation of Tantalus. No sooner had I shut my eyes than fancy would convey me to the streams and rivers of my native land ; there, as I wandered along the verdant...
Seite 135 - IT is impossible to describe the joy that arose in my mind when I looked around and concluded that I was out of danger. I felt like one recovered from sickness ; I breathed freer ; I found unusual lightness in my limbs ; even the desert looked pleasant...
Seite 150 - About sunset however, as I was preparing to pass the night in this manner, and had turned my hprse loose that he might graze at liberty, a woman, returning from the labours of the field, stopped to observe me, and perceiving that I was weary and dejected, inquired into my situation, which I briefly explained to her; whereupon, with looks of great compassion, she took up my saddle and bridle, and told me to follow her.