Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo: And Across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824-1828, Volumen 2H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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Africa appeared Arabs arrived Bambaras banks Berbers Braknas buctoo Cabra Caillié calabash camels camp canoe caravan christians course couscous coussabe covered cowries Delaporte desert Dhioliba direction distance dokhnou drink east wind El-Arawan el-Drah el-Harib fandac fatigue feet five Foulahs four French Consul Gambia gave geographical granite grey ground half past halted heat hills hundred inhabitants itinerary Jenné journey Kakondy lake lake Debo Major Laing Mandingoes merchandise merchants miles true north Moorish Moors morning Morocco mosque mountains Mungo Park Musulman negroes night northward o'clock obliged observed passed plain proceeded Rabat rice river route salt sand Sansanding Sego Senegal sherif shewed Sidi-Abdallahi Sidi-Aly situated slaves soil Soorgoos Soudan supper Tafilet Tangier tent thirst Timbo Timbuctoo Timé tion Tooariks took Toudeyni town Trajacants traveller tribe Tripoli true north vegetation vessels village
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Página 55 - now saw this capital of the Soudan, to reach which had so long been the object of my wishes. On entering this mysterious city, which is an object of curiosity and research to the civilised nations of Europe, I experienced an indescribable satisfaction. I never before felt a similar emotion and my transport was extreme. I
Página 55 - the aspect of a great city, raised in the midst of sands, and the difficulties surmounted by its founders cannot fail to excite admiration. I am inclined to think, that formerly the river flowed close to Timbuctoo; though at present it is eight miles to the north of that city, and five miles from Cabra, in the same direction.
Página 117 - by the wind. We suffered nothing however from the sun, whose disk, almost concealed by the cloud of sand, appeared dim and shorn of its beams. We durst not use our water, for fear the wells should be dry, and I know not what would have become of us if, about three o'clock, the wind had not abated.
Página 393 - Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Thirty, Forty, Fifty, Sixty, Seventy, Eighty, Ninety, A hundred, A thousand,
Página 109 - divesting myself of every kind of fear and braving this new peril. A boundless horizon was already expanded before us, and we could distinguish nothing but an immense plain of shining sand, and over it a burning sky. At this sight the camels uttered long moans, the slaves became sullen and silent,
Página 91 - might have moved the hardest heart. Sometimes he would beg to rest himself against the crupper of a camel, and at others he threw himself down on the sand in despair. In vain did he implore, with uplifted hands, a drop of water; his cruel masters answered his prayers and his tears only with stripes.
Página 67 - strangers. In trade they are industrious and intelligent; and the traders are generally wealthy and have many slaves. The men are of the ordinary size, well made, upright, and walk with a firm step. Their colour is a fine deep black. Their noses are a little more aquiline than those of the
Página 64 - more fortunate traveller; but, if I may be permitted to hazard an opinion as to the course of the river, I should say, that it probably empties itself by several mouths into the Gulf of Benin.
Página 116 - What distressed us most during this horrible day was the pillars of sand, which threatened every moment to bury us in their course. One of the largest of these pillars crossed our camp, overset all the tents, and whirling us about like
Página 498 - I have received the letter which you did me the honour to write on the 29th of