An Essay On Colonization, Particularly Applied To The Western Coast Of Africa, With Some Free Thoughts On Cultivation And Commerce: Also Brief Descriptions Of The Colonies Already Formed, Or Attempted, In Africa, Including Those Of Sierra Leona And Bulama : In Two Parts, Volume 1Selbstverl., 1794 - 196 pages |
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... King of Sweden , who not only granted him leave of absence from the office he had the honour to hold under him ; but was also graciously pleased to favour with his royal countenance and fupport , himself and his fellow - travellers , Dr ...
... King of Sweden , who not only granted him leave of absence from the office he had the honour to hold under him ; but was also graciously pleased to favour with his royal countenance and fupport , himself and his fellow - travellers , Dr ...
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... kings , who return a gift of flaves . In 1787 , I attended an embaffy of this kind to the King of Barbefin at Joal , on the coast between Goree and Gambia . That chief having been unwilling to pillage , was kept con- stantly intoxicated ...
... kings , who return a gift of flaves . In 1787 , I attended an embaffy of this kind to the King of Barbefin at Joal , on the coast between Goree and Gambia . That chief having been unwilling to pillage , was kept con- stantly intoxicated ...
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... king having , by this time , come to his fenfes , and feeing the danger , entreated the pur- chafer to return the girl . The Frenchman , though fur- rounded by a great multitude of negroes , and though our party , including Dr. Sparrman ...
... king having , by this time , come to his fenfes , and feeing the danger , entreated the pur- chafer to return the girl . The Frenchman , though fur- rounded by a great multitude of negroes , and though our party , including Dr. Sparrman ...
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... King of Barbesin , on an occa- fion apparently trivial , may serve to exemplify this doctrine , and to fhew that this beneficial kind of luxury might be in- troduced III . troduced with lefs difficulty than one would at 20 CIVILIZATION ...
... King of Barbesin , on an occa- fion apparently trivial , may serve to exemplify this doctrine , and to fhew that this beneficial kind of luxury might be in- troduced III . troduced with lefs difficulty than one would at 20 CIVILIZATION ...
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... king held up his hands to display them to the people . His courtiers foon furrounded my hut , entreating me to furnish them al- fo with buttons , which I did with pleasure , reflecting that this fondness of the natives for European ...
... king held up his hands to display them to the people . His courtiers foon furrounded my hut , entreating me to furnish them al- fo with buttons , which I did with pleasure , reflecting that this fondness of the natives for European ...
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Africa againſt alfo almoſt alſo Angola anſwer beſt Britiſh Bulama buſineſs CANARIES Cape Verd cauſes CHAP chiefs civilized climate coaft coaſt coloniſts colonization of Africa colony commerce commodities confiderable cotton Count cultivation diſeaſes Dutch Eaft Eaſt Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhment Europe European expenſe faid fame fays feems fent fettlement fettlers fhall fhips filk fimilar firſt fituation flave-trade flaves focial fociety foil fome foon France French fuch fufficient fugar fupply fupport furniſh governor himſelf houſes increaſed induſtry inhabitants intereſt iſlands itſelf Jamaica juſt labour land laſt leaſt MADAGAS Madagaſcar Madeira moſt muſt nations natives neceffary neceſſary negroes obſerved perfons plough Portugal Portugueſe preſent preſerve Privy Council's produce purpoſe raiſe reaſon reſpect ſay ſeems ſeen Senegal ſent ſeveral ſhall ſhips ſhort ſhould ſmall Sofala ſome ſpirit ſtate ſubject ſuch ſyſtem Tenerife themſelves theſe theſe iſlands thofe thoſe tion trade uſe Weft Weſt Indian Weſt Indies whoſe