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 122
... party experienced the first tornado , which , marking the commencement of the rainy season , proved for them " the beginning of sorrows . " On such occasions , violent storms of thunder and lightning are followed by deluges of rain ...
... party experienced the first tornado , which , marking the commencement of the rainy season , proved for them " the beginning of sorrows . " On such occasions , violent storms of thunder and lightning are followed by deluges of rain ...
Pàgina 163
... party , and wedged them in so close , wav- ing their spears over their heads , that it was impossible to move . Boo Khalloom had nearly lost all patience at this vehement and incommodious welcome ; but at length Barca Gana , the ...
... party , and wedged them in so close , wav- ing their spears over their heads , that it was impossible to move . Boo Khalloom had nearly lost all patience at this vehement and incommodious welcome ; but at length Barca Gana , the ...
Pàgina 269
... party had some difficulty in re - embarking . This attack was found to have arisen from a misunderstanding caused by the discharge of a signal - gun ; though it seems to be acknowledged that the inhabitants of the hostile village bear ...
... party had some difficulty in re - embarking . This attack was found to have arisen from a misunderstanding caused by the discharge of a signal - gun ; though it seems to be acknowledged that the inhabitants of the hostile village bear ...
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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