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Page ix
... Guns ; Tobacco ; Ditto South American , or Brazil ; Salt ; Iron ; Lead Bars ; Brass Pans , Neptunes , and Kettles ; Cowries ; Beads ; Hardware , and Earthenware . ERRATA . Page 69 line 4 for roofs read roof CONTENTS . ix.
... Guns ; Tobacco ; Ditto South American , or Brazil ; Salt ; Iron ; Lead Bars ; Brass Pans , Neptunes , and Kettles ; Cowries ; Beads ; Hardware , and Earthenware . ERRATA . Page 69 line 4 for roofs read roof CONTENTS . ix.
Page 52
... guns are honeycombed , and without car- riages , and those used for saluting are placed outside the fort upon pieces of wood . When the captain of H. M. S. Charon was asked if he had heard the salute fired in honor of the arrival of ...
... guns are honeycombed , and without car- riages , and those used for saluting are placed outside the fort upon pieces of wood . When the captain of H. M. S. Charon was asked if he had heard the salute fired in honor of the arrival of ...
Page 136
... gun of large calibre mounted on the bow . He has destroyed the town of New Calabar twice , and boasts of having eaten part of the heart of its king . His Jew Jew , or fetiche house , is ornamented with rows of the skulls of captives ...
... gun of large calibre mounted on the bow . He has destroyed the town of New Calabar twice , and boasts of having eaten part of the heart of its king . His Jew Jew , or fetiche house , is ornamented with rows of the skulls of captives ...
Page 146
... gun - pow- der in the between decks . Fortunately no accident happened to any of the shipping . During the months of January , and Fe- bruary , there occur here what the natives call smokes , from the atmosphere being * The natives ...
... gun - pow- der in the between decks . Fortunately no accident happened to any of the shipping . During the months of January , and Fe- bruary , there occur here what the natives call smokes , from the atmosphere being * The natives ...
Page 159
... guns . Cabenda bay , formed by the projection of Cabenda hook , a cape to the west , is an excellent shelter for shipping , and boats can land there at any time , and very generally also under the point at Malemba . The river Loanga ...
... guns . Cabenda bay , formed by the projection of Cabenda hook , a cape to the west , is an excellent shelter for shipping , and boats can land there at any time , and very generally also under the point at Malemba . The river Loanga ...
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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 Bonny river brandy burthen Cabenda calavancies called Camaroons canoes Cape Coast Cape Palmas captain cargo Chelloes climate coast of Angola colour consequence considerable Cost Trade price Cradoo lake creek crew Dahomy demand Drewin eastward embouchure European extremely Fantee fetiche fish Formosa French Gatto Gold Coast gold-takers Grewhe Gunpowder Guns Heebos Housa hyæna India inhabitants interior island ivory Jaboo John Africa king Lagos land latter place maize Malemba manufacture miles nation natives Niger night north-east obtained Old Calabar palm-oil persons piece Pinins Popo price in value puncheons purchased quantity Remarks Romals salt season ship shore SUITABLE TO BARTER tons town trade in slaves value in England voyage Warré wind wood Wydah yams yards