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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... seen , but after sunrise they may be observed coming up , either singly or in small parties , and they attain their maximum number shortly before sunset , after which time they begin gradually * * Thalassidroma Leachii . and ...
... seen , but after sunrise they may be observed coming up , either singly or in small parties , and they attain their maximum number shortly before sunset , after which time they begin gradually * * Thalassidroma Leachii . and ...
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... seen about it . About five o'clock in the afternoon we anchored off Goree , and having got two hours ' leave , most of the passengers visited the shore . Goree is a little barren island , only a few miles from the main- land , from ...
... seen about it . About five o'clock in the afternoon we anchored off Goree , and having got two hours ' leave , most of the passengers visited the shore . Goree is a little barren island , only a few miles from the main- land , from ...
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... the shore are groups of boatmen , porters , and other labourers : hurrying along the principal streets may be seen substantial coloured traders , often with a train of followers 16 NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE . [ CHAP . II .
... the shore are groups of boatmen , porters , and other labourers : hurrying along the principal streets may be seen substantial coloured traders , often with a train of followers 16 NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE . [ CHAP . II .
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... seen canoes , I may mention that in them positions are completely the reverse of what they are in boats . The crew sit with their faces forward , and passengers are placed in the bow . Hence in going against a sea , or in crossing a bar ...
... seen canoes , I may mention that in them positions are completely the reverse of what they are in boats . The crew sit with their faces forward , and passengers are placed in the bow . Hence in going against a sea , or in crossing a bar ...
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... seen , still in recent clearances along the banks were little plantations of bananas and plantains . Every one was in high spirits at our progress , little dreaming that a sudden check was in store for us . About eleven o'clock a small ...
... seen , still in recent clearances along the banks were little plantations of bananas and plantains . Every one was in high spirits at our progress , little dreaming that a sudden check was in store for us . About eleven o'clock a small ...
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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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