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GOVERNMENT SURVEY OF THE COAST OF AFRICA

... the coast of Africa, from Zanzibar to the I entrance of the Red Sea, and concludedl a few (laps S back with the Cafire coast, all which work, connected S, with that of the two preceding years, completes the Si survey of the east side of Africa, Madagascar ...

Published: Thursday 12 January 1826
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3457 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SOUTH AFRICA.-DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD

... SOUTH AFRICA.-DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD. It is our melancholy duty to lay before our readers the following narrative from thu Saud A(rwia sevens/ Admrtiarr of `2oth October, of a severe visitstion of Providence, by which interesting African station has been laid ...

Published: Wednesday 12 January 1848
Newspaper: Witness (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1697 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PORT NATAL—SOUTH AFRICA

... PORT NATAL-SOUTH AFRICA. We have been indebted to a friend for the following extract from a letter written by an of- ficer on board H.M.S. Southampton, and dated 30th June last, which will be read with great interest:- H.M.S. Southampton, off Port Natal ...

Published: Thursday 22 September 1842
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1760 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

ASHANTEE WAR

... them in the danger- kou war in which they are now engaged with the i warlike nation of the Ashantees. x This people were first seen on the coast in 1807, and afterwards in 1811 and 1816. In these latter years they were engaged in war with the Fantees, e whom ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1824
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1612 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

AFRICA.—THE SLAVE TRADE, &c

... AFRICA.-TIIR SLAVE TRADE, &c. The Iphigenia frigate, Commodore Sir Robert an ?? arrived at Portsmnuit from, Fil nn months cruize en the coant of Africa, luring or which the slave tradle received a greater blow iti than at any period since the abolition ...

Published: Monday 28 October 1822
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2606 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

Hints respecting the means of civilizing Africa

... physical advantages or moral impediments to tiie civilization Africa the greater. Happily, however, man more absolute dominion over than over physical causes j and it ft mains for us to pay back to Africa ie part of that enormous debt which i,s been accumulating ...

Published: Monday 01 August 1808
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3018 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

WAR IN INDIA

... WAR IN INDIA. Lord MELBOURNE, after some observations that were inaudible, moved that the resolution of the House. : voting thanks to the officers and troops engaged in the capture of Ghinnee, should be amended by adding to those names those of the officers ...

Published: Wednesday 26 February 1840
Newspaper: Witness (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 546 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WAR IN ITALY

... WAR IN ITALY _HTHE _PubHifieraoftfae-KEW _GENERAL _. ATLAS have _-JL _prep . _wd'lne 1 ' ollowing Map _* to _. mukc Itali _. ui Geograph y _morn complete , . which » t t ! ii _» lime i » _of tl . i « utmost _importance _, _owing _, to _' the v ar ,, TU ...

Published: Saturday 24 March 1821
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

EVENTUAL DISUSE OF WAR—CESSATION OF WARS

... EVENTUAL DISUSE OF R—CESSATION OF WARS. (Continued from page 195.^ Book 111. Cessation of the Causes of War, incident to tlie several Stages of Civilization. Preliminary Observations. The time and course of the probable cessation of the various causes ...

Published: Friday 01 April 1825
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3901 | Page: 96 | Tags: none

WAR WITH THE ASHANTEES

... the present war | tire explained. I -'!Ina a well written work which has lately appeared, the I production of M r Dupuin, late British Consul at Coomas- t sic, a cans:derable degree of pains has been taken to throw I the whole- onse of the war upon the shoulders ...

Published: Monday 06 September 1824
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4706 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

EVENTUAL DISUSE OF WAR—CAUSES OF WAR

... EVENTUAL DISUSE OF WAR —CAUSES OF WAR. ( Continued from page 517.J Book 11. Wars peculiar to the several Stages Civilization. Preliminary Observations. caus es of wars may be classed under the two divisions of primary J causes are, °? casual circumstances ...

Published: Wednesday 01 December 1824
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6953 | Page: 37 | Tags: none