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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... interest of their owners to bring home much of the produce of Africa . 56. Those called wood - vessels , might be supposed to deal only in produce . But this has by no means been the cafe . Besides their frequenting those parts of the ...
... interest of their owners to bring home much of the produce of Africa . 56. Those called wood - vessels , might be supposed to deal only in produce . But this has by no means been the cafe . Besides their frequenting those parts of the ...
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... interest the paffions , without agitating them too much , would be of use in more cases than are generally imagined . 95. It has been observed that boys , girls , women , and old men , stand a transition from a cold to a hot climate ...
... interest the paffions , without agitating them too much , would be of use in more cases than are generally imagined . 95. It has been observed that boys , girls , women , and old men , stand a transition from a cold to a hot climate ...
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... interest of mankind at large , or universal so- ciety , and fubordinately , the advantage of it's own colony , or the fociety defcended from it in particular ? Stand- ing thus between both , will not the happiness of both cen- tre in ...
... interest of mankind at large , or universal so- ciety , and fubordinately , the advantage of it's own colony , or the fociety defcended from it in particular ? Stand- ing thus between both , will not the happiness of both cen- tre in ...
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... interest of the company , therefore , not only to fell the former as dear , and to buy the latter as cheap , as poffi- ble ; but to buy no more of the latter , even at this low price , than they could difpofe of at a very high price in ...
... interest of the company , therefore , not only to fell the former as dear , and to buy the latter as cheap , as poffi- ble ; but to buy no more of the latter , even at this low price , than they could difpofe of at a very high price in ...
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... interest , in the fale of opium or rice , happened to direct . — Sir W. Temple , in his obfervations on Holland , fays that " a Dutchman , who had been at the Spice Islands , told him , that he saw at one time three heaps of nutmegs ...
... interest , in the fale of opium or rice , happened to direct . — Sir W. Temple , in his obfervations on Holland , fays that " a Dutchman , who had been at the Spice Islands , told him , that he saw at one time three heaps of nutmegs ...
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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