The Friend of Africa, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Volume 3, Issue 28J.W. Parker., 1841 - Africa |
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... Island , of which we may expect to hear more hereafter , and 20 miles fur- ther , at a distance of 270 miles from the sea , the magnificent Chadda pours in its tributary stream from the east- ward , offering a high road to an un- known ...
... Island , of which we may expect to hear more hereafter , and 20 miles fur- ther , at a distance of 270 miles from the sea , the magnificent Chadda pours in its tributary stream from the east- ward , offering a high road to an un- known ...
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... Island , [ eight miles up the river , ] by her Majesty's brig Nautilus , September 10th , 1839. Rain had fallen , but the rainy season was not considered to have set in . Latitude 0 ° 15 ' north , longitude 9 ° 33′east . " This water ...
... Island , [ eight miles up the river , ] by her Majesty's brig Nautilus , September 10th , 1839. Rain had fallen , but the rainy season was not considered to have set in . Latitude 0 ° 15 ' north , longitude 9 ° 33′east . " This water ...
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... Islands , and Sierra Leone , I design , in conjunction with the resident medical practitioners at those places , to vaccinate such persons as may offer for the purpose , should our stay at either place be pro- tracted long enough to ...
... Islands , and Sierra Leone , I design , in conjunction with the resident medical practitioners at those places , to vaccinate such persons as may offer for the purpose , should our stay at either place be pro- tracted long enough to ...
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... Island seed , ) to Manchester , for examina- tion . I shall wait rather impatiently for a report on them . " I find the agricultural spirit as warm as could be desired , and the people only wait to be told what sort of seed to plant ...
... Island seed , ) to Manchester , for examina- tion . I shall wait rather impatiently for a report on them . " I find the agricultural spirit as warm as could be desired , and the people only wait to be told what sort of seed to plant ...
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... island of Fernando Po , we have the gratifying intelligence that the steamer Ethiope , belonging to the well - known enterprising merchant , Mr. Jamieson of Liverpool , and commanded by Mr. John Becroft , had arrived there on the 16th ...
... island of Fernando Po , we have the gratifying intelligence that the steamer Ethiope , belonging to the well - known enterprising merchant , Mr. Jamieson of Liverpool , and commanded by Mr. John Becroft , had arrived there on the 16th ...
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Page 147 - ... committed within the jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum, or shall be found within the territories of the other: Provided, that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where, the fugitive or persons so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment. for trial, if the crime or offence had been there committed...
Page 82 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 184 - But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, 'Restore.
Page 1 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...
Page 113 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 29 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Page 148 - ... considered ; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining Judge or Magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne and defrayed by the Party who makes the requisition and receives the fugitive.
Page 147 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and maintain in service on the coast of Africa a sufficient and adequate squadron or naval force of vessels of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than...
Page 124 - And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Page 148 - The eighth article of this treaty shall be in force for five years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications, and afterwards until one or the other party shall signify a wish to terminate it. The tenth article shall continue in force until one or the other of the parties shall signify its wish to terminate it, and no longer.