Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1846 - 359 pàgines |
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... sent out with him to the banks of the Senegal . The conclusion of this adventure was extremely tragical . A quarrel having arisen between Bemoy and the com mander , the latter stabbed the prince on board of his vessel . Whether this ...
... sent out with him to the banks of the Senegal . The conclusion of this adventure was extremely tragical . A quarrel having arisen between Bemoy and the com mander , the latter stabbed the prince on board of his vessel . Whether this ...
Pàgina 58
... company was formed in England for the pur pose of exploring the Gambia . They sent out , that same year , Richard Thompson , a person of spirit and enterprise In charge of the Catherine of 120 tons , with 58 EARLY ENGLISH DISCOVERIES .
... company was formed in England for the pur pose of exploring the Gambia . They sent out , that same year , Richard Thompson , a person of spirit and enterprise In charge of the Catherine of 120 tons , with 58 EARLY ENGLISH DISCOVERIES .
Pàgina 59
... sent home encouraging accounts of the ge neral prospects of the undertaking . The company listened to his statement , and sent out another vessel , which unfor tunately arrived at an improper season , and lost most of the crew by ...
... sent home encouraging accounts of the ge neral prospects of the undertaking . The company listened to his statement , and sent out another vessel , which unfor tunately arrived at an improper season , and lost most of the crew by ...
Pàgina 63
... sent forth tremendous sounds , supposed to be of sinister portent to all within hearing . The only remedy was to de- posite , as near to the spot as any one would venture , a large supply of " belly - timber , " the speedy disappearance ...
... sent forth tremendous sounds , supposed to be of sinister portent to all within hearing . The only remedy was to de- posite , as near to the spot as any one would venture , a large supply of " belly - timber , " the speedy disappearance ...
Pàgina 72
... sent his son to remonstrate that his un- doubted claim ought not to be set aside for that of an ephe- meral usurper . The European , however , acting steadily on the principle of self - interest , endeavoured to ascertain which of the ...
... sent his son to remonstrate that his un- doubted claim ought not to be set aside for that of an ephe- meral usurper . The European , however , acting steadily on the principle of self - interest , endeavoured to ascertain which of the ...
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