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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... kind of affiftance , which accordingly they received wherever they thought proper to land.- -Thus the author's opportunities of obfervation were uncommonly favourable , and he flatters himself he did not let them efcape altogether ...
... kind of affiftance , which accordingly they received wherever they thought proper to land.- -Thus the author's opportunities of obfervation were uncommonly favourable , and he flatters himself he did not let them efcape altogether ...
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... kind- ness , and respectful attention to white perfons , with whose characters they are fatisfied , arises to a degree of par- tiality which , all things considered , is perfectly surprising . Perfons of this description may , and often ...
... kind- ness , and respectful attention to white perfons , with whose characters they are fatisfied , arises to a degree of par- tiality which , all things considered , is perfectly surprising . Perfons of this description may , and often ...
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... 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 , by the French and mulattoes , till they prevailed on him to issue the ...
... 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 , by the French and mulattoes , till they prevailed on him to issue the ...
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... kind fabricated in Europe , and evince that , with proper encouragement , they would make excellent workmen . All men are idle till incited to induf- try , by their natural or artificial wants . Their foil easily supplies their natural ...
... kind fabricated in Europe , and evince that , with proper encouragement , they would make excellent workmen . All men are idle till incited to induf- try , by their natural or artificial wants . Their foil easily supplies their natural ...
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... kind of live machine , in the hands of some monied man , to contribute to the pride and luxury of drones , who poffefs no other talent than that of turning to their own account the activity of their poor bre- thren of mankind * . 30. I ...
... kind of live machine , in the hands of some monied man , to contribute to the pride and luxury of drones , who poffefs no other talent than that of turning to their own account the activity of their poor bre- thren of mankind * . 30. I ...
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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