Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up the Rivers Kwóra and Bínue: (commonly Known as the Niger and Tsádda) in 1854. With a Map and Appendices. Pub. with the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government. By William Balfour Baikie |
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... hand to be referred to by those concerned in such topics . I have been careful to note any tradi- tions regarding the early history of the different tribes , as though at present they are of comparatively little value , the time will ...
... hand to be referred to by those concerned in such topics . I have been careful to note any tradi- tions regarding the early history of the different tribes , as though at present they are of comparatively little value , the time will ...
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... hands to smart . Thunder and lightning were absent , but the fury of the tempest lasted for upwards of an hour , during which time the violence of the rain beat down the waves , but as soon as this began to abate , an angry , cross sea ...
... hands to smart . Thunder and lightning were absent , but the fury of the tempest lasted for upwards of an hour , during which time the violence of the rain beat down the waves , but as soon as this began to abate , an angry , cross sea ...
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... hand . One leadsman was stationed in the fore- chains , and another , the most important one , in the dingy , which was slung under the bowsprit . Man- groves were becoming scarce , palms increasing in number and in size , and though no ...
... hand . One leadsman was stationed in the fore- chains , and another , the most important one , in the dingy , which was slung under the bowsprit . Man- groves were becoming scarce , palms increasing in number and in size , and though no ...
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... hands with us , which ceremony is here performed by the two parties taking loose hold of the fingers of each other's right hands , and then slipping them , making , at the same instant , a snapping noise with the aid of the thumb . We ...
... hands with us , which ceremony is here performed by the two parties taking loose hold of the fingers of each other's right hands , and then slipping them , making , at the same instant , a snapping noise with the aid of the thumb . We ...
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... hands , which ceremony being effected , both parties had a hearty laugh . They watched us adjusting the sextant and ... hand the sword I had presented to him , and round his neck were suspended two small medals given him by Captain ...
... hands , which ceremony being effected , both parties had a hearty laugh . They watched us adjusting the sextant and ... hand the sword I had presented to him , and round his neck were suspended two small medals given him by Captain ...
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A'boko's Abó African afternoon Alihéli anchored Andony appearance ashore Attá bank Bássa Beecroft Bíni Bínue boat Bonny Bornú brass called Cameroon canoes chief chiefly coast Confluence cowries creek Crowther dialect Djúku Dóma eastward expedition Fcap feet Fernando Fernando Po Formoso Fulátas gave ground Gúrowa Hamarúwa Hausa Hutchinson huts I'gbira I'gbo Iddá Igára Igbégbe Igbo inhabitants Island Isuáma ivory journey Kalabár Keána King Korórofa Krú Krúmen Kwóra Lagos landed language look Macgregor Laird mark meridian altitude miles Mítshi morning named natives nearly night numerous Núpe o'clock O'jogo observations Orú palm-oil Pánda Páro party passed Pleiad Post 8vo present preter Púlo reached river Second Edition sent ship shore side Sierra Leone slaves steam supercargo Third Edition told town trade trees tribes Tshúkuma village Vols voyage wood Woodcuts Wukári yams Yoruba Zhibú Zúri
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