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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... considerable in the tropical regions ; and , what is ftill more remarkable , the barometer remains almost stationary during those sur- prifing transitions from dry to wet , and the contrary . In Europe , the mercury rifes and falls ...
... considerable in the tropical regions ; and , what is ftill more remarkable , the barometer remains almost stationary during those sur- prifing transitions from dry to wet , and the contrary . In Europe , the mercury rifes and falls ...
Page 166
... considerably , in produce with the Arabians , & c . that the whole east coast affords very few flaves , a trade in whom it would be ne- ceffary to prohibit ; that , in ten years , a colony might be established in Madagascar , on the ...
... considerably , in produce with the Arabians , & c . that the whole east coast affords very few flaves , a trade in whom it would be ne- ceffary to prohibit ; that , in ten years , a colony might be established in Madagascar , on the ...
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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