Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo: Including Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants : with an Appendix Containing an Account of the European Trade with the West Coast of Africa, Volume 1 |
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Page 68
... hyæna . Those animals are very numerous , and haunt most African towns during the night : their noise is frightful . Many strange and fa- bulous anecdotes are related by the natives respecting them ; such as , that they imitate the ...
... hyæna . Those animals are very numerous , and haunt most African towns during the night : their noise is frightful . Many strange and fa- bulous anecdotes are related by the natives respecting them ; such as , that they imitate the ...
Page 69
... hyæna enters and takes the bait ( which is generally a piece of carrion ) that is so placed as to communicate with the door by the roofs . It falls , and secures the animal : the natives then unthatch a part of the building , and shoot ...
... hyæna enters and takes the bait ( which is generally a piece of carrion ) that is so placed as to communicate with the door by the roofs . It falls , and secures the animal : the natives then unthatch a part of the building , and shoot ...
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Abomey Accra Africa anchor Angola Annamaboo Appolonia Ardrah Asshantee Assorted Badagry Bafts beach Benin bight of Benin black monarch blue boats Bonny brandy burthen Cabenda calavancies called Camaroons canoes Cape Coast Cape Palmas captain cargo Chelloes climate coast of Angola colour consequence considerable Cost Trade Cradoo lake creek crew Dahomy demand distance Ditto Drewin eastward embouchure European extremely Fantee fetiche fish former Formosa French Gatto Gold Coast gold-takers Grewhe Gunpowder Guns Heebos Housa hyæna India inhabitants interior island ivory Jaboo John Africa king Lagos Lahoo land latter place maize Malemba manufacture miles nation natives Niger night obtained Old Calabar palm-oil persons piece Pinins Popo price in value puncheons quantity Remarks RIVER CONGO Romals salt season ship shore tons town trade in slaves value in England voyage Warré wind wood Wydah yams yards