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 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 6
Page 11
The Africans have no particular tortures in reserve for their prisoners , like the
North American Indians ; nor do they ever devour them , like the natives of New
Zealand . 16. But if they be charged with hatred to their enemies , kindness to
their ...
The Africans have no particular tortures in reserve for their prisoners , like the
North American Indians ; nor do they ever devour them , like the natives of New
Zealand . 16. But if they be charged with hatred to their enemies , kindness to
their ...
Page 34
Spermaceti whales , in particular , abound so much , that , in passing between
Goree and the continent , distant about five miles , I have often been surrounded
by them , and have been under no small apprehensions of their oversetting my ...
Spermaceti whales , in particular , abound so much , that , in passing between
Goree and the continent , distant about five miles , I have often been surrounded
by them , and have been under no small apprehensions of their oversetting my ...
Page 41
Professor Pallas , in particular , affirms that he found malleable iron in Siberia ;
and a certain eminent naturalist , lately flattered himself , that he had made the
same discovery in Africa . I confefs , however , with all due respect for such ...
Professor Pallas , in particular , affirms that he found malleable iron in Siberia ;
and a certain eminent naturalist , lately flattered himself , that he had made the
same discovery in Africa . I confefs , however , with all due respect for such ...
Page 62
... a small one , can it act on a nobler principle than that of regarding , in the first
place , the interest of mankind at large , or universal society , and subordinately ,
the advantage of it's own colony , or the society descended from it in particular ?
... a small one , can it act on a nobler principle than that of regarding , in the first
place , the interest of mankind at large , or universal society , and subordinately ,
the advantage of it's own colony , or the society descended from it in particular ?
Page 109
Each director should be placed at the head of his particular department , and
become answerable to the whole court of directors , as the whole court of
directors should be responsible to the subscribers and the colonists at every
general ...
Each director should be placed at the head of his particular department , and
become answerable to the whole court of directors , as the whole court of
directors should be responsible to the subscribers and the colonists at every
general ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa alſo annually appear believe beſt brought Bulama called Cape carried cauſes chiefs civilized climate coaſt coloniſts colony commerce commodities conſiderable contains cotton Count court cultivation direction Dutch Eaſt equal eſtabliſhment Europe European evidence firſt France French give gold governor head Hope houſes human important improvement Indian Indies induſtry inhabitants intereſt iſlands it's kind King labour land laſt late laws Madagaſcar manufactures means mentioned moſt muſt natives natural neceſſary negroes never object obſerved particular perſons plant Portugueſe practice preſent principles produce promote proper prove quantities reaſon received rendered reſpect river ſame ſays ſeems ſent ſeveral ſhall ſhips ſhould ſlaves ſmall ſociety ſome ſtate ſubject ſuch ſugar ſupply themſelves theſe thing thoſe tion town trade uſe Weſt whites whole whoſe
Bibliographic information
| Title | 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 1 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, Carl Bernhard Wadström |
| Author | Carl Bernhard Wadström |
| Publisher | Selbstverl., 1794 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2009 |
| Length | 196 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |