The African Slave Trade, and Its RemedyJ. Murray, 1840 - 495 pages |
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Page 52
... Fez , and Ghadanies ; Mourzouk , the capital of Fezzan ; and Siout and Shendy , on the Nile . The Honorable Mountstuart Elphinstone , in his account of With regard to the number thus annually exported , the 52 12 THE SLAVE TRADE .
... Fez , and Ghadanies ; Mourzouk , the capital of Fezzan ; and Siout and Shendy , on the Nile . The Honorable Mountstuart Elphinstone , in his account of With regard to the number thus annually exported , the 52 12 THE SLAVE TRADE .
Page 54
... Shendy , " of whom 2500 are carried off by the Souakin merchants , and 1500 by those of Egypt ; the remainder go to Dongola and the Bedouins , who live to the east of Shendy , towards Akbara and the Red Sea ; " and he afterwards says ...
... Shendy , " of whom 2500 are carried off by the Souakin merchants , and 1500 by those of Egypt ; the remainder go to Dongola and the Bedouins , who live to the east of Shendy , towards Akbara and the Red Sea ; " and he afterwards says ...
Page 55
... Shendy , noticed by Burkhardt , Cairo derives an addi- tional number of 5000 annually , which are brought to the market there , from Soudan , by other routes . Dr. Holroyd , who has lately returned from travel- ing in Nubia and Kordofan ...
... Shendy , noticed by Burkhardt , Cairo derives an addi- tional number of 5000 annually , which are brought to the market there , from Soudan , by other routes . Dr. Holroyd , who has lately returned from travel- ing in Nubia and Kordofan ...
Page 58
... Shendy there is scarcely a house which does not possess one or two slaves , and five or six are frequently seen in the same family ; the great people and chiefs keep them by dozens . As high up the Nile as Senaar , the same system ...
... Shendy there is scarcely a house which does not possess one or two slaves , and five or six are frequently seen in the same family ; the great people and chiefs keep them by dozens . As high up the Nile as Senaar , the same system ...
Page 87
... Shendy in Nubia , across the Desert , to Suakin on the Red Sea . There were slaves with the caravan on their way to Arabia . In the middle of the journey the caravan was alarmed by a threatened attack of robbers ; they " moved on , " we ...
... Shendy in Nubia , across the Desert , to Suakin on the Red Sea . There were slaves with the caravan on their way to Arabia . In the middle of the journey the caravan was alarmed by a threatened attack of robbers ; they " moved on , " we ...
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The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy. (Second Edition.) [With a Map.] Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton Affichage du livre entier - 1840 |
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Page 401 - For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Page 416 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it.
Page 454 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 445 - He did not see why true believers, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as that which is to come...
Page 183 - ... such negro or mulatto on board any such ship or vessel, with intent as aforesaid, such citizen or person shall be adjudged a pirate, and on conviction thereof before the circuit court of the United States for the district wherein he may be brought or found shall suffer death.
Page 470 - For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast ; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction : for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Page 403 - If we listen to the voice of reason and duty, and pursue this night the line of conduct which they prescribe, some of us may live to see a reverse of that picture, from which we now turn our eyes with shame and regret. We may live to behold the natives of Africa, engaged in the calm occupations of industry, in the pursuits of a just and legitimate commerce. We may behold the beams of science and philosophy breaking in upon their land, which at some happy period in still later times, may blaze with...
Page 470 - For the seed shall be prosperous ; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew ; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
Page x - Then may we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length in the evening of her days those blessings which have descended so plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world.
Page 387 - Whence but from Heaven could men, unskilled in arts, In several ages born, in several parts, Weave such agreeing truths? or how or why Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie? Unasked their pains, ungrateful their advice, Starving their gain and martyrdom their price.