Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up the Rivers Kwóra and Bínue: (commonly Known as the Niger and Tsádda) in 1854. With a Map and Appendices. Pub. with the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government. By William Balfour BaikieJ. Murray, 1856 - 456 Seiten |
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... these points was greatly lessened by the volunteer offer of Mr. D. J. May , second master of the " Crane , " who was most desirous of accom- panying me . The consent of Captain Miller was cheerfully CHAP . IL ] 27 THE VOYAGE OUT .
... these points was greatly lessened by the volunteer offer of Mr. D. J. May , second master of the " Crane , " who was most desirous of accom- panying me . The consent of Captain Miller was cheerfully CHAP . IL ] 27 THE VOYAGE OUT .
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... second son , named Ajé , an active , intelligent , young man ; and this was acquiesced in by his less energetic and more peaceful brother Okúrobi or Tshúkuma . The factions had never come to blows , and of late there had been a very ...
... second son , named Ajé , an active , intelligent , young man ; and this was acquiesced in by his less energetic and more peaceful brother Okúrobi or Tshúkuma . The factions had never come to blows , and of late there had been a very ...
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... second disappointment , for while at Abó we had calculated on sending despatches to Bonny , which was frustrated by intercourse between these two places having been suspended . Trade was now going briskly on . Some fine tusks were ...
... second disappointment , for while at Abó we had calculated on sending despatches to Bonny , which was frustrated by intercourse between these two places having been suspended . Trade was now going briskly on . Some fine tusks were ...
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... second engineer to accompany the canoe , Mr. Guthrie finding that he could be well spared . Mr. Crawford , the junior supercargo , was selected to have charge of the trading concerns , so the party consisted of thirteen in all , with an ...
... second engineer to accompany the canoe , Mr. Guthrie finding that he could be well spared . Mr. Crawford , the junior supercargo , was selected to have charge of the trading concerns , so the party consisted of thirteen in all , with an ...
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... up an old hollow branch , I came upon a nest of mice with very long tails , and managed to secure the old one and four young ones . The morning of the second day we spent at this 140 [ CHAP . VI . NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE .
... up an old hollow branch , I came upon a nest of mice with very long tails , and managed to secure the old one and four young ones . The morning of the second day we spent at this 140 [ CHAP . VI . NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE .
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A'boko's Abó African afternoon Alihéli anchored Andony appearance ashore Attá Badagry bank Bássa Beecroft Bínue boat Bonny Bornú brass called Cameroon canoes chief chiefly coast Confluence cowries creek Crowther dialect Djúku Dóma eastward expedition Fcap feet Fernando Fernando Po Formoso Fulátas gave ground Gúrowa Hamarúwa Hausa Hutchinson huts I'gbira I'gbo Iddá Igára Igbégbe Igbo inhabitants Island Isuáma ivory journey Kalabár Keána King Korórofa Krú Krúmen Kwóra Lagos landed language look Macgregor Laird mark meridian altitude miles Mítshi morning named natives nearly night numerous Núpe o'clock O'jogo observations Orú palm-oil Pánda Páro party passed Pleiad Post 8vo present preter Púlo reached river Second Edition sent ship shore side Sierra Leone slaves steam supercargo Third Edition told town trade trees tribes Tshúkuma village Vols voyage wood Woodcuts Wukári yams Yoruba Zhibú Zúri
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Seite 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Seite 25 - History of Latin Christianity ; including that of the Popes to the Pontificate of Nicholas V.
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Seite 31 - VAUX'S (WSW) Handbook to the Antiquities in the British Museum ; being a Description of the Remains of Greek, Assyrian. Egyptian, and Etruscan Art preserved there. With 300 Woodcuts. Post 8vo.
Seite 14 - HAMPDEN'S (BISHOP) Essay on the Philosophical Evidence of Christianity, or the Credibility obtained to a Scripture Revelation from its Coincidence with the Facts of Nature.
Seite 12 - BUTTMAN'S LEXILOGUS ; or, a Critical Examination of the Meaning and Etymology of numerous Greek Words and Passages, intended principally for Homer and Hesiod. Translated, and edited, with Explanatory Notes and copious Indexes, by REV.
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