Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and Zoology, Volum 1844Oliver & Boyd, 1899 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 23
... attacks either man or beast . The human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the ... attack even to the boldest hunters ; so that pits and snares of various kinds are the usual means by which his ...
... attacks either man or beast . The human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the ... attack even to the boldest hunters ; so that pits and snares of various kinds are the usual means by which his ...
Pàgina 176
... attacked and speared . The sultan and Barca Gana were attended by a considerable body of Bornou and Mandara cavalry ... attack , and carried first that place , and then a smaller town beyond it , killing all who had not time to escape ...
... attacked and speared . The sultan and Barca Gana were attended by a considerable body of Bornou and Mandara cavalry ... attack , and carried first that place , and then a smaller town beyond it , killing all who had not time to escape ...
Pàgina 371
... attack was made by about 1000 barbarians , while the colony possessed only twenty- seven men able to bear arms , and who were imperfectly trained to the use of them . They suffered severe loss and were reduced to great extremity ; but ...
... attack was made by about 1000 barbarians , while the colony possessed only twenty- seven men able to bear arms , and who were imperfectly trained to the use of them . They suffered severe loss and were reduced to great extremity ; but ...
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afterwards amid ancient animals appeared Arabs arrived attack Badagry banks beautiful Benin birds Boo Khalloom Bornou Boussa Caffres called camels canoe Cape Captain caravan cattle chief chiefly Clapperton coast colony colour continent covered Desert Devil's Peak district earth Europe European expedition extending extremely Eyeo farther feet Fellatas female Fezzan Gambia genus gneiss gold granite ground head Herodotus hills Hope horse immense inhabitants interior island journey king kingdom lake Lake Tchad land Lander length Major Denham miles Morocco mountains natives nearly negro Niger Nubia observed occur ocean Park party passed peculiar plain present prince principal proceeded quadrupeds race reached received regions river rocks Rüppell salt sand sandstone scarcely seen Senegal sent sheik shores Sierra Leone slaves soon Southern Africa species stream sultan Timbuctoo tion town traveller trees tribes Tripoli trona Tuaricks vessel village visited voyage Wawa whole wild