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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... must not altogether reproach them . One of the finest and most increasing Dutch colonies is that at the Cape of Good Hope . France has flourishing colonies in the Isles of France and Bourbon . Portugal has feveral important ...
... must not altogether reproach them . One of the finest and most increasing Dutch colonies is that at the Cape of Good Hope . France has flourishing colonies in the Isles of France and Bourbon . Portugal has feveral important ...
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... must observe , that , difregarding vulgar prejudices , they faw no cause of alarm from fuch establishments . They probably confidered , that self - interest is always , in the end , best promoted by liberality ; and that as all the ...
... must observe , that , difregarding vulgar prejudices , they faw no cause of alarm from fuch establishments . They probably confidered , that self - interest is always , in the end , best promoted by liberality ; and that as all the ...
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... must also be attended to . Such observations cannot be too nu- merous ; nor can general conclufions be too cautiously drawn from them . Govern ments , & c . form national character . ations of the 12. That this important moral balance ...
... must also be attended to . Such observations cannot be too nu- merous ; nor can general conclufions be too cautiously drawn from them . Govern ments , & c . form national character . ations of the 12. That this important moral balance ...
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... must have been imposed upon , when he allowed his name to be used on such occafions - An allegation which most probably was true ; for the Chevalier de Boufflers then governor , I really believe , was ignorant of these knav- ish ...
... must have been imposed upon , when he allowed his name to be used on such occafions - An allegation which most probably was true ; for the Chevalier de Boufflers then governor , I really believe , was ignorant of these knav- ish ...
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... must endeavour to set their active powers in motion . New objects must be pre- fented to them , which will excite new defires , and call forth those faculties which have hitherto , in a great measure , lain dormant , merely for want of ...
... must endeavour to set their active powers in motion . New objects must be pre- fented to them , which will excite new defires , and call forth those faculties which have hitherto , in a great measure , lain dormant , merely for want of ...
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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