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 Leone and Bulama |
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... count of any natural inferiority in it's foil , climate , or pro- ductions ; but because the Africans , not having advanced fo far in the arts as the East Indians , nor having then discover- ed fuch quantities of the precious metals as ...
... count of any natural inferiority in it's foil , climate , or pro- ductions ; but because the Africans , not having advanced fo far in the arts as the East Indians , nor having then discover- ed fuch quantities of the precious metals as ...
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... counts of African governors and other flave merchants , have been but too implicity followed by authors of no fmall note , who never were in Africa , and who did not fufpect that the writers they quoted were interested in misleading ...
... counts of African governors and other flave merchants , have been but too implicity followed by authors of no fmall note , who never were in Africa , and who did not fufpect that the writers they quoted were interested in misleading ...
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... count will be given in the following pages . CHA P. IV . CLIMATE , SOIL , AND WATER . CLIMATE . 42. THE climate of Africa , like that of other countries , varies with the nature of the foil , in it's dryness or moisture , it's elevation ...
... count will be given in the following pages . CHA P. IV . CLIMATE , SOIL , AND WATER . CLIMATE . 42. THE climate of Africa , like that of other countries , varies with the nature of the foil , in it's dryness or moisture , it's elevation ...
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... have of perfons who , without property in lands , houses , or com- modities , fit in their counting - houses , watching the course * Mr. Burke . of VII . Lord Chat- ham's opini- on of them , 68 GENERAL REFLECTIONS ON COLONIES ,
... have of perfons who , without property in lands , houses , or com- modities , fit in their counting - houses , watching the course * Mr. Burke . of VII . Lord Chat- ham's opini- on of them , 68 GENERAL REFLECTIONS ON COLONIES ,
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... Count de Buffon , that " the colours of the human fpecies depend principally on the climate * . " At prefent , there are no whites in these iflands , except 12 or 15 at Santiago . Even the governors and the priests in the other iflands ...
... Count de Buffon , that " the colours of the human fpecies depend principally on the climate * . " At prefent , there are no whites in these iflands , except 12 or 15 at Santiago . Even the governors and the priests in the other iflands ...
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Africa againſt alfo almoſt alſo anſwer APPENDIX Beaver beſt Britiſh buſineſs cauſe CHAP chief civilization climate coaft coaſt coloniſts colony commerce Company's confequence confiderable cultivation defire Directors Ditto Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhment European expenſe faid fame feems fent fervants fervice fettlers feveral fhall fhips fhore fimilar fince firſt fituation flave-trade flaves fome foon Foulahs Freetown French fubject fuccefs fuch fufficient fugar fupply fupport governor Granville Sharp grumettas himſelf houſes increaſe Indies induſtry intereft iſland Jamaica John juſt King labour land laſt leaſt lefs Leona and Bulama Leona Company leſs meaſure Mifs moft moſt mulatto muſt natives neceffary negroes obferved perfons Portugueſe preſent propoſed provifions purchaſe purpoſe raiſed reaſon reſpecting river ſaid ſay Scotians ſee ſeems Senegal ſeveral ſhall ſhip ſhould Sierra Leona ſmall ſome ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion trade uſed veffels Weft Weſt whoſe