Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... cutter , and so had cast him off after towing him till it became all plain sailing on the Zambesi . What was our dismay about midnight to find this worthy put in an appearance , reporting his boat capsized in a 22 NYASSA .
... cutter , and so had cast him off after towing him till it became all plain sailing on the Zambesi . What was our dismay about midnight to find this worthy put in an appearance , reporting his boat capsized in a 22 NYASSA .
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... appearance , reporting his boat capsized in a squall , two of the native crew drowned , and a great quantity of our goods lost ! To make matters worse , almost all my clothes , together with Macfadyan's , Johnston's and Riddell's , were ...
... appearance , reporting his boat capsized in a squall , two of the native crew drowned , and a great quantity of our goods lost ! To make matters worse , almost all my clothes , together with Macfadyan's , Johnston's and Riddell's , were ...
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... fowl , and from all appearance had shaken off the ill effects of a barbarous operation in every sense of the word . We lost no time in beginning to take the Ilala to pieces previous to conveying her over the Falls . NYASSA . 45.
... fowl , and from all appearance had shaken off the ill effects of a barbarous operation in every sense of the word . We lost no time in beginning to take the Ilala to pieces previous to conveying her over the Falls . NYASSA . 45.
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... appearance , bringing some welcome loads of Indian corn and " mapira , " a grain largely grown in the Shiré Valley and similar to the doura of India ; they came a two days ' journey to see men of whom they had heard much long ago , they ...
... appearance , bringing some welcome loads of Indian corn and " mapira , " a grain largely grown in the Shiré Valley and similar to the doura of India ; they came a two days ' journey to see men of whom they had heard much long ago , they ...
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... appearance of the great square habitation of the old chief , Chilowela , amidst the clouds and mist which hung around the top of Mipanji . When we could get a peep at the background through openings in the coast range , it seemed that ...
... appearance of the great square habitation of the old chief , Chilowela , amidst the clouds and mist which hung around the top of Mipanji . When we could get a peep at the background through openings in the coast range , it seemed that ...
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