 | John Adams - 1823 - 292 էջ
...five or K six weeks at several villages, which are situated on the banks of the rivers and creeks in the interior, and to which the traders of Bonny resort...which may be comprised between Cape Formosa and Old Calabar; and it is very probable that the towns at the mouths of the rivers along the coast, including... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1823 - 572 էջ
...and gongs. At the expiration of the sixth day, they generally return, bringing with them 1500 or 2000 slaves, who are sold to Europeans the evening after their arrival, and taken on board the ships.' Nearly the whole of the Gold Coast is unhealthy: but that part of Africa lying between the river Loanga... | |
 | Hugh Crow - 1970 - 372 էջ
...and gongs. At the expiration of the sixth day they generally return, bringing with them 1500 or 2000 slaves, who are sold to Europeans the evening after...their arrival, and taken on board the ships." The Africans become domestic slaves, or ?re sold to Europeans, by losing their liberty in war, resigning... | |
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Evening is the period chosen for the time of departure, when they proceed in a body, accompanied by the noise of drums, horns, and gongs. At the expiration of the sixth day, they generally return, bringing with them 1,500 or 2,000 slaves, who are sold... 