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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... present system , be profitably extended . Objections a- gainft colo- nizing Africa anfwered . 7. Befides the foregoing obstructions to the colonization of Africa , several well meaning people have stated some ob- jections which ought to ...
... present system , be profitably extended . Objections a- gainft colo- nizing Africa anfwered . 7. Befides the foregoing obstructions to the colonization of Africa , several well meaning people have stated some ob- jections which ought to ...
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... presents to the black kings , who return a gift of flaves . In 1787 , I attended an embaffy of this kind to the King of Barbefin at Joal , on the coast between Goree and Gambia . That chief having been unwilling to pillage , was kept ...
... presents to the black kings , who return a gift of flaves . In 1787 , I attended an embaffy of this kind to the King of Barbefin at Joal , on the coast between Goree and Gambia . That chief having been unwilling to pillage , was kept ...
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... present at the inauguration . 38. The conduct of the king ( formerly grand marabou * ) of Almammy , while I was in Africa , appeared to me more interefting ; as it seemed to evince the manly and fagacious character of the negroes , when ...
... present at the inauguration . 38. The conduct of the king ( formerly grand marabou * ) of Almammy , while I was in Africa , appeared to me more interefting ; as it seemed to evince the manly and fagacious character of the negroes , when ...
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... present ftate , are unfit for any other crop than that of rice , which forms a confiderable part of the food of the na- tives . But their fertility in this article does not compensate for their infalubrity ; and unfortunately the ...
... present ftate , are unfit for any other crop than that of rice , which forms a confiderable part of the food of the na- tives . But their fertility in this article does not compensate for their infalubrity ; and unfortunately the ...
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... present able and successful physi- cian at Sierra Leona , the choice of whom does infinite cre- dit to the difcernment of the directors . Their eleva- tion from the ground , & c . HOUSE S. 83. On arriving in Africa , the first , as ...
... present able and successful physi- cian at Sierra Leona , the choice of whom does infinite cre- dit to the difcernment of the directors . Their eleva- tion from the ground , & c . HOUSE S. 83. On arriving in Africa , the first , as ...
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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