Opening of the book
Drawn by W. Bagg. Junr.
Engraved by T. A. Dean.
RƗŕƒĵǡŠ LĵƿŠŧǡ.
RECORDS
OF
CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON’S
LAST EXPEDITION
TO
AFRICA:
BΏ RICHARD LANDER,
HIS FAITHFUL ATTENDANT, AND THE ONLY SURVIVING
MEMBER OF THE EXPEDITION:
WITH THE
SUBSEQUENT ADVENTURES OF THE AUTHOR.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY,
NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1830.
CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
Page
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CHAPTER I.
List of the Gentlemen and others engaged in the Mission — The Brazen sails from Portsmouth — Touches at the Madeiras, Canaries, and
Cape de Verd Islands — Pursues and overtakes a French slave ship
— Falls in with H.M.S. Swinger — Arrives and anchors at Sierra
Leone — The Author’s first illness
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CHAPTER II.
The ship sails again — Captures a Spanish schooner with slaves — The natives on the coast come on board — Vessel anchors at Cape Coast
— Sails from thence, and captures another slave vessel — Arrives at
Whydah, where Mr. Dickson lands — His progress through the country, and reported death — The Brazen comes to an anchor in
Badagry Roads — The Gentlemen of the Mission give a last farewell to the officers on board, and proceed on shore
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CHAPTER III.
The travellers reach Badagry, and leave that city on the 7th of
December — Dr. Morrison’s illness — Arrival at Latoo — Captain
Pearce and the Author attacked with fever — Enter Jannah —
Continued and alarming illness of the party — Their progress — Dr.
Morrison returns to Jannah
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CHAPTER IV.
Deaths of Dawson, Captain Pearce, and Dr. Morrison — Their funeral
— The survivors, after meeting with various occurrences, and experiencing the kindest hospitality from the natives on their route, arrive at Katunga, the capital of Yariba, on the 15th of January,
1826
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CHAPTER V.
Residence at Katunga — Ebo the Eunuch — Pantomimic representation by the Yaribeans — Departure from the city of
Katunga — Arrival at Khiama — Wow Wow — Manners of the
People — Boussa — Mungo Park
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CHAPTER VI.
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