Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 3 |
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Page 152
... faddama , we thought it prudent to fire a few shots , in order to apprise the people around that we were well prepared to receive them , to the great relief of the inhabitants of the town , who , de- lighted at the unexpected addition ...
... faddama , we thought it prudent to fire a few shots , in order to apprise the people around that we were well prepared to receive them , to the great relief of the inhabitants of the town , who , de- lighted at the unexpected addition ...
Page 153
... fäddama had receded to a great- er distance on our right ; but we joined it again seven miles from Gúlumbé , and had ... faddama was here at pres- ent dry ; and besides yams a great deal of tobacco was cultivated . We then traversed a ...
... fäddama had receded to a great- er distance on our right ; but we joined it again seven miles from Gúlumbé , and had ... faddama was here at pres- ent dry ; and besides yams a great deal of tobacco was cultivated . We then traversed a ...
Page 154
... faddama which intersects the whole of Kebbi from E.N.E. to W.S.W. , and is at this part almost three miles in breadth , affording the richest ground for cultivation , but at present plunged in a state of the utmost insecurity . Even ...
... faddama which intersects the whole of Kebbi from E.N.E. to W.S.W. , and is at this part almost three miles in breadth , affording the richest ground for cultivation , but at present plunged in a state of the utmost insecurity . Even ...
Page 155
... fad- dama ; but having traversed a richly - wooded vale with a variety of trees , such as dynnia , mádachi , and fresh kadé , we had another mountain spur on our left , while on our right the exuberant sa- vanna of the valley became ...
... fad- dama ; but having traversed a richly - wooded vale with a variety of trees , such as dynnia , mádachi , and fresh kadé , we had another mountain spur on our left , while on our right the exuberant sa- vanna of the valley became ...
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... faddama , we reached , after a march of about four miles , when the sun had already gone down , the town of Tilli , which , coming from Diggi , we had had just opposite us on the other side of the valley . Here the danger from the enemy ...
... faddama , we reached , after a march of about four miles , when the sun had already gone down , the town of Tilli , which , coming from Diggi , we had had just opposite us on the other side of the valley . Here the danger from the enemy ...
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