Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger: With a Narrative of a Voyage Down that River to Its Termination, Volumen2John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1832 - 5 páginas |
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Página 51 - ... manufactory of the kind in this part of the country; besides which they make very neat saddles, country cloth, &c. ; and they grow indigo, tobacco, onions, wheat, and different kinds of grain ; and vast quantities of rice, of superior quality. The inhabitants have likewise horses, bullocks,, goats, &c., but notwithstanding their industry and the advantages which they enjoy, they are very poorly clad, have little money, and are perpetually complaining of their bad condition. An indifferent market...
Página 270 - ... and hang over immense precipices, whose jagged summits they partly conceal ; they are only accessible to wild beasts and birds of prey. The river below Madjie takes a turn to the east by the side of another range of hills, and afterwards flows for a number of miles a little to the southward of east. On leaving the island, we journeyed very rapidly down the current for a few minutes, when, having passed another, we came suddenly in sight of an elevated rocky hill, called Mount Kesey by the natives.
Página 279 - King of the Dark Water' is a fine-looking man, well stricken in years ; his skin as black as a coal; his features are coarse but benevolent, and his stature advantageous and commanding. He was dressed in a full bornouse, or Arab cloak, of inferior blue cloth, underneath which was a variegated tobe made of figured satin, country cloth and crimson silk damask, all patched together; he likewise wore a cap of red cloth, Haussa trowsers, and sandals of coloured leather. Two pretty little boys, about ten...
Página 50 - ... or doors, which are well fortified after the manner of the country. The inhabitants manufacture a very coarse and inferior sort of gunpowder, which, however, is the best and, we believe, the only manufactory of the kind in this part of the country ; besides which they make very neat saddles, country cloth, &c.
Página 278 - ... in her. In the centre a mat awning was erected, which was variously decorated, and on the front of it hung a large piece of scarlet cloth, ornamented with bits of gold lace stitched on different parts of it. In the bow of the canoe were three or four little boys, of equal size, who were clad with neatness and propriety; and in the stern sat a number of comely-looking musicians, consisting of several drummers and a trumpeter...
Página 49 - ... object of our visiting him, and that it was our desire to quit Yaoorie immediately. This bold and to us unusual language seemed to have surprised and startled the sultan, and he instantly despatched the old Arab to inform us, that...
Página 130 - ... remain for ever; whereas the wicked, before they can be allowed to participate in so much felicity and enjoyment, are forced to endure sorrow, pain, and punishment: a variety of tortures is in store for them, such as scourging and beating, till it is considered sufficient punishment has been inflicted for their misdeeds, when they are exalted to a happier state of being.
Página 186 - It was the conclusion of the holidays, and many of the people were enjoying the delicious coolness of a serene night, and resting from the laborious exertions of the day ; but when the moon became gradually obscured, fear overcame every one. As the eclipse increased, they became more terrified. All ran in great distress to inform their sovereign of the circumstance, for there was not a single cloud to cause so deep a shadow, and they could not comprehend the nature or meaning of an eclipse. Groups...
Página 6 - Alorie ; but instead of receiving recompense for her bravery, she had lost half her laves in an engagement, which so disgusted her with the military profession that she immediately abandoned it and returned home. Yet, in spite of all her losses and misfortunes, she has gained so much in corpulency, that it was with the utmost difficulty she could squeeze herself into the doorway of our hut, although it is by no means small.
Página 314 - These are the primaeval mills of the world ; and they are still found in all corn countries, where rude and ancient customs have not been liable to those changes introduced by refinement.