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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... industry of the Africans . have it believed , that the natives are incurably stupid and indolent : but I have in my poffeffion the means of proving the contrary ; for , on a question put to me in a committee of the British Houfe of ...
... industry of the Africans . have it believed , that the natives are incurably stupid and indolent : but I have in my poffeffion the means of proving the contrary ; for , on a question put to me in a committee of the British Houfe of ...
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... ships , and hire themselves to the Europeans to work for low wages , both in boats and on shore . In short , their industry is in general proportioned II . CHA P. to their comparative civilization , to D 2 to OF THE AFRICANS . 15.
... ships , and hire themselves to the Europeans to work for low wages , both in boats and on shore . In short , their industry is in general proportioned II . CHA P. to their comparative civilization , to D 2 to OF THE AFRICANS . 15.
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... industry , it will be necessary to introduce among them a certain degree of what I beg leave to call luxury ; by which I do not mean effeminacy , but that relish for the comforts of civilized life which excites men to action , without ...
... industry , it will be necessary to introduce among them a certain degree of what I beg leave to call luxury ; by which I do not mean effeminacy , but that relish for the comforts of civilized life which excites men to action , without ...
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... industry . As grand marabou , he ab- stained from strong liquor , which , however , is not an uni- verfal rule among that order ; for fome who travel with the whites are not very fcrupulous in this respect . His fub- jects , imitating ...
... industry . As grand marabou , he ab- stained from strong liquor , which , however , is not an uni- verfal rule among that order ; for fome who travel with the whites are not very fcrupulous in this respect . His fub- jects , imitating ...
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... industry , and zeal in the cause of science and of mankind , united in one perfon . It is to be hoped , however , that the company will not be discour- aged by this unfortunate event ; but will pursue the search with the attention it ...
... industry , and zeal in the cause of science and of mankind , united in one perfon . It is to be hoped , however , that the company will not be discour- aged by this unfortunate event ; but will pursue the search with the attention it ...
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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