Adventures and Observations on the West Coast of Africa, and Its Islands: Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Madeira, Canary, Biafra, and Cape Verd Islands; Their Climates, Inhabitants, and Productions. Accounts of Places, Peoples, Customs, Trade, Missionary Operations, Etc., Etc., on that Part of the African Coast Lying Between Tangier, Morocco, and Benguela |
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Accra African squadron American beautiful boat called Canary Cape Coast Cape Coast Castle Cape Palmas CHAPTER Christian church civilization climate clouds colonists colony colored commerce Congo cruisers dark dollars dress Elmina emigrants England English feet Fetish Freetown friends fruits Funchal Gambia gentleman Gold Coast Grand Canary Grebo Guanches Guinea Hamed heathen hills hope houses hundred ideas intelligent island labor lady land language Liberia live Madeira Mandingoes ment Methodist miles mission missionaries Monrovia moral morning mountains natives officers Orotava palm palm oil passed persons plain population Portuguese possession prayers preacher present priests reader religion republic residents river rovia savage ship shore Sierra Leone slave-trade slaves Society South southern spirit squadron stone Tangier taste Teneriffe thousand tion town trade tribes vegetables vessels walk West Coast western Africa
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Page 181 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Page 447 - Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
Page 317 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and maintain in service, on the coast of Africa, a sufficient and adequate squadron, or naval force of vessels, of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade...
Page 125 - Society shall be called the American Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States.
Page 317 - ... to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights and obligations of each of the two countries for the suppression of the slave-trade, the said squadrons to be independent of each other, but the two Governments stipulating, nevertheless, to give such orders to the officers commanding their respective forces as shall enable them most effectually to act in concert and co-operation, upon mutual consultation, as exigencies may arise, for the attainment of the true object of this article,...
Page 317 - Whereas, notwithstanding all efforts which may be made on the coast of Africa for suppressing the slave-trade, the facilities for carrying on that traffic and avoiding the vigilance of cruisers by the fraudulent use of flags, and other means, are so great, and the temptations for pursuing it, while a market can be found for slaves, so strong, as that the desired result may be long delayed, unless all markets be shut against the purchase of African negroes, the parties to this treaty agree that they...
Page 457 - Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine, In such a temple as we now behold Reared for thy presence : therefore am I bound To worship, here and everywhere...
Page 224 - God's true religion, imprinted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, as we shall answer to him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. And because we perceive, that the quietness and stability of our religion and kirk doth depend...
Page 317 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Page 355 - Rain seldom falls there, and when it does, it falls moderately ; but they generally have soft breezes, which scatter such rich dews, that the soil is not only good for sowing and planting, but spontaneously produces the most excellent fruits ; and those in such abundance, that the inhabitants have nothing more to do than to indulge themselves in the enjoyment of ease. The air is always pleasant and salubrious, through the happy temperature of the seasons, and their insensible transition into each...