Adventures and Observations on the West Coast of Africa, and Its Islands: Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Madeira, Canary, Biafra, and Cape Verd Islands; Their Climates, Inhabitants, and Productions. Accounts of Places, Peoples, Customs, Trade, Missionary Operations, Etc., Etc., on that Part of the African Coast Lying Between Tangier, Morocco, and Benguela |
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Accra African squadron American beautiful boat called Canary Cape Coast Cape Coast Castle Cape Palmas CHAPTER Christian church civilization climate clouds colonists colony colored commerce Congo consul cruisers dark dollars dress Elmina emigrants England English feet Fetish Freetown friends fruits Funchal Gambia gentleman Gold Coast Grand Canary Grebo Guanches Guinea Hamed heathen hills hope houses hundred ideas intelligent island labor lady land language Liberia live Madeira Mandingoes ment Methodist miles mission missionaries Monrovia moral morning mountains natives officers Orotava palm palm oil passed persons plain population Portuguese possession prayers present priests reader religion residents river rovia savage ship shore Sierra Leone slave-trade slaves Society South southern spirit squadron stone Tangier taste Teneriffe thousand tion town trade tribes vegetables vessels walk West Coast western Africa
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Page 181 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Page 317 - 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 eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade...
Page 445 - Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
Page 125 - Society shall be called the American Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States.
Page 479 - SHADES of ev'ning close not o'er us, Leave our lonely bark awhile ; Morn, alas ! will not restore us Yonder dim and distant isle. Still my fancy can discover Sunny spots where friends may dwell ; Darker shadows round us hover, — Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well...
Page 352 - Fill the wide circle of th' eternal year: Stern winter smiles on that auspicious clime : The fields are florid with unfading prime: From the bleak pole no winds inclement blow, Mould the round hail, or flake the fleecy snow; But from the breezy deep the blest inhale The fragrant murmurs of the western gale.
Page 317 - ... to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights and obligations of each of the two countries for the suppression of the slave-trade, the said squadrons to be independent of each other, but the two Governments stipulating, nevertheless, to give such orders to the officers commanding their respective forces as shall enable them most effectually to act in concert and co-operation, upon mutual consultation, as exigencies may arise, for the attainment of the true object of this article,...
Page 224 - God's true religion imprinted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, as we shall answer to Him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. And because we perceive that the quietness and stability of our religion and Kirk doth depend upon the safety and good behaviour of the King's Majesty, as upon a comfortable instrument of God's mercy granted to this country, for the...
Page 317 - Whereas, notwithstanding all efforts which may be made on the coast of Africa for suppressing the slave-trade, the facilities for carrying on that traffic and avoiding the vigilance of cruisers by the fraudulent use of flags, and other means, are so great, and the temptations for pursuing it, while a market can be found for slaves, so strong, as that the desired result may be long delayed, unless all markets be shut against the purchase of African negroes, the parties to this treaty agree that they...
Page 317 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.