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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... appear to have embarked with expectations of the speedy acquifition of wealth ; but without well knowing where they were to land , and to reap this golden harvest . Even the best informed of them were unapprized of the inconveniences ...
... appear to have embarked with expectations of the speedy acquifition of wealth ; but without well knowing where they were to land , and to reap this golden harvest . Even the best informed of them were unapprized of the inconveniences ...
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... appears to be a pretty good general fketch of the characters and conduct of the first European colonies . We cannot ... appear to me to have been among the causes of the neglect which the respectable author here notices . 3. One grand ...
... appears to be a pretty good general fketch of the characters and conduct of the first European colonies . We cannot ... appear to me to have been among the causes of the neglect which the respectable author here notices . 3. One grand ...
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... appear to have operated greatly to The Slave- the disadvantage of Africa . The coast of that continent , after having served as a clue to conduct navigators to the East Indies , was itself comparatively neglected ; not on ac- count of ...
... appear to have operated greatly to The Slave- the disadvantage of Africa . The coast of that continent , after having served as a clue to conduct navigators to the East Indies , was itself comparatively neglected ; not on ac- count of ...
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... appear what effect these regulations have had in eradicating the evil habits which had been pre- vioufly fostered in the Indians by the Portuguese pedlars . But they have , in fome degree , civilized the native Africans in their ...
... appear what effect these regulations have had in eradicating the evil habits which had been pre- vioufly fostered in the Indians by the Portuguese pedlars . But they have , in fome degree , civilized the native Africans in their ...
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... - tious fcruples ; moft of which , however , appear to me to deserve attention , more on account of their motives , than of their strength . CHA P. ( 9 ) CHA P. II . CHARACTER AND DISPOSITION 8 OBSTRUCTIONS TO , ETC.
... - tious fcruples ; moft of which , however , appear to me to deserve attention , more on account of their motives , than of their strength . CHA P. ( 9 ) CHA P. II . CHARACTER AND DISPOSITION 8 OBSTRUCTIONS TO , ETC.
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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