| 918 Seiten
...continual wars of the chiefs, wars which have but one object — to procure slaves. " Major Denham says ; ' On attacking a place it is the custom of the country instantly to fire it: and as the villages are composed of straw huts only, the whole is shortly devoured by the flames. The unfortunate... | |
| Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Walter Oudney - 1826 - 452 Seiten
...astride, on small trained horses, each led by a boy-slave, or eunuch, — their heads and figure's completely enveloped in brown silk bornouses, and...and fall immediately into the hands of their no less merciless enemies, who surround the place ; the men are quickly massacred, and the women and children... | |
| Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Walter Oudney - 1826 - 562 Seiten
...trumpets (frumfrum), of hollow wood, ten and twelve feet long ; with these a kind of music is con-tantly kept up. As this instrument is considered an appendage...and fall immediately into the hands of their no less merciless enemies, who surround the place : the men are quickly massacred, and the women and children... | |
| Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Walter Oudney - 1828 - 790 Seiten
...hundred of his chiefs and favourite slaves. A negro, high in confidence, « • i, tir t, A * v < . rides close behind him, bearing his shield, jacket...and fall immediately into the hands of their no less uierciless enemies, who surround the place ; the men are quickly massacred, and the women and children... | |
| sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st bart.) - 1838 - 244 Seiten
...the miseries to which Africa is exposed through the demands for the Slave Trade. Major Denham says: " On attacking a place, it is the custom of the country...flames. The unfortunate inhabitants fly quickly from the devouring element, and fall immediately into the hands of their no less merciless enemies, who surround... | |
| bart Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1838 - 244 Seiten
...the miseries to which Africa is exposed through the demands for the Slave Trade. Major Denham says: "On attacking a place, it is the custom of the country...flames. The unfortunate inhabitants fly quickly from the devouring element, and fall immediately into the hands of their no less merciless enemies, who surround... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1839 - 274 Seiten
...attacking a place, it is the custom of the country instantly to fire it ; and, as they (the villages) are all composed of straw huts only, the whole is...flames. The unfortunate inhabitants fly quickly from the devouring element, and fall immediately into the hands of their no less merciless enemies, who surround... | |
| sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st bart.) - 1839 - 274 Seiten
...miseries to which Africa is exposed through the demands for the Slave Trade. Major Denham says : " On attacking a place, it is the custom of the country instantly to fire it ; and, as they (the villages) are all composed of straw huts only, the whole is shortly devoured by the flames. The... | |
| 1839 - 648 Seiten
...information beyond what their own eyes furnished, " yet what do they disclose!" " Major Denham says: ' On attacking a place, it is the custom of the country instantly to fire it; and, as they (the villages)are all composed of straw hnts only, the whole is shortly devoured by the flames. The... | |
| 1839 - 760 Seiten
...miseries to which Africa is exposed through the demands for the Slave Trade. Major Denham says : ' On attacking a place, it is the custom of the country instantly to fire it ; and, as they (the villages) are all composed of straw huts only, the whole is shortly devoured by the flames. The... | |
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