This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1817 edition. Excerpt: ...resided; and afterwards embarking in a sloop, commanded by a white slave-trader, sailed up the river Scassos. Having landed at the distance of twelve miles from Porto Logo, he attempted to proceed thither by land, but was robbed of all his goods on the journey. At Porto Logo, between seventy and eighty miles ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1817 edition. Excerpt: ...resided; and afterwards embarking in a sloop, commanded by a white slave-trader, sailed up the river Scassos. Having landed at the distance of twelve miles from Porto Logo, he attempted to proceed thither by land, but was robbed of all his goods on the journey. At Porto Logo, between seventy and eighty miles above Sierra Leone, he fell sick, and was conveyed in a canoe back to the colony, where he arrived feverish and delirious, and-expired without being able to give any distinct account of the expedition. Mr Nordenskiold united undaunted resolution to indefatigable application; approbation of the colonial scheme, and attachment to his favourite science, induced him to engage in his laborious researches without any stipulated salary; but to the excellent qualities of his mind, he did not add that caution which hazardous enterprises demand, that stubborn serenity of soul which accommodates itself to every situation; and thus the world was deprived of his inquiries in a tract which had never been traversed by the enlightened and scientific traveller. About the same period, a voyage was made by the agents of the Company to the island of Bananas, Camarancus river, and Plantain island; which was successful in removing the prejudices that had been imbibed by the native chiefs, from the misrepresentations of the slave-traders; and procured such information concerning the character and political relations of the African tribes as was necessary to direct the intercourse of the Co. lony. The fertile region which lies between Rio Nune and the Gambia, is inhabited by numerous independent tribes of Nalloes, Biafaras, Bissagoes, Balantes, Papels, Banyans, and Feloops, which, with a general similarity, exhibit many peculiarities of language, customs, and...
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