A journal, comprising an account of the loss of the brig Commerce, 1815: also, of the slavery and sufferings of the author and the rest of the crew, upon the desert of Zahara |
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A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce, 1815 ... Archibald Robbins Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2016 |
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Сторінка 97 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Сторінка 44 - If he becomes a slave to a settled resident in some oi the towns, he can describe that, and the customs of the people. The author of this Journal was in both these situations, and hopes to give a correct account of this part of Africa, or that part of it which he saw. But I cannot omit to incorporate into this work some portion of the doings of an " Association for promoting the discovery of the interior parts of Africa.
Сторінка 48 - I was struck with the manliness of his person, the breadth of his chest, the openness of his countenance, and the inquietude of his eye.
Сторінка 97 - Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa; Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah : these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
Сторінка 4 - ... an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, charts, and books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints.
Сторінка 48 - Sennaar, and from thence westward in the latitude and supposed direction of the Niger, I told him, that was the route, by which I was anxious that Africa might, if possible, be explored. He said, he should think himself singularly fortunate to be trusted with the adventure. I asked him when he would set out. ' To-morrow morning,
Сторінка 97 - And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations...
Сторінка 46 - Disappointed in his intention of sailing in a voyage of commercial adventure to Nootka Sound, he crossed the British Channel to Ostend, with only ten guineas in his purse ; determined to travel over land to Kamschatka, whence the passage is short to the western coast of America.
Сторінка 49 - Jelabs, or traveling merchants of the caravans, he obtained, without any expense, a better idea of the people of Africa, of its trade, of the position of places, the nature of the country, and the manner...
Сторінка 169 - ... of their labour. My mistress Fatima, however, and the two little children remained in the tent. I declined this employ, and retired to rest under the large tent. The next day, the family returned loaded with locusts, and judging from the quantity produced by the eye, there must have been as many as fifteen bushels. This may appear to be a large quantity to be gathered in so short a time ; but it is hardly worth mentioning when compared with the loads of them gathered sometimes in the more fertile...