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Narrative of an Expedition Into the Interior of Africa by the River Niger (Volume 1 ); In the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburkah in 1832, 1833 and 1834

Narrative of an Expedition Into the Interior of Africa by the River Niger (Volume 1 ); In the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburkah in 1832, 1833 and 1834

Laird, MacGregor

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ISBN10: 1235806146
ISBN13: 9781235806148
Publisher: General Books
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1837 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. Departure from Cape Coast.--Captain Harries and an Engineer taken ill.--Description of a Tornado.--Anchor off the Nun.--Death of Captain Harries and the Second Engineer.--Tribute to the Memory of the former.--The Vessels enter the River.--Dangers of the Bar.--Preparations for proceeding up the River.--Anchor off King Boy's Barracoon.--Effects of Climate.--Remarks on the Natives.--Continue up the River.--Anchor off Inghirami.--News of Hostilities.--Coolness of a Native Pilot.--A Village burnt--The Warree Branch.--Anchor off Eggabo.--Boy and his Wives.--Arrival at Eboe. Me. Lander having completed his arrangements with Pascoe, Mina, Jowdie, and some other men who had accompanied him on his former expedition as interpreters, we took leave of our hospitable friend the Governor of Cape Coast Castle at four P.m. of the 11th, and left our anchorage under canvass. The Columbine in heaving short broke the arm of her anchor, and came to again with her best bower. As we had drifted to leeward a con56 CAl'T. HARRIES AND THE ENGINEER. siderable distance, we continued on our course for the river Nun, expecting the brig and the Alburkah to follow us during the night. In the course of the evening Captain Harries complained of a stiff neck, which he attributed to sleeping with one of the cabin windows open to the land-breeze. The second engineer, George Curling, was also slightly indisposed. Dr. Briggs prescribed for the latter; but Harries would take no advice, and insisted on keeping the deck. On the following day, the 12th, we had a fine fair wind; but the Quorra under all her canvass could only make about five miles per hour, steering at the same time two and a half points to windward of our course, to compensate for the indraught into the bight. As we wer...

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