 | Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 pagina’s
...contrary direction, I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress, concerning this rivdr ; and received from Negroes of different nations, such...left any doubt on my mind ; and more especially as I that knew Major Houghton, had collected similar information, in the same manner. Sego, the capital... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 pagina’s
...great hesitation on the subject, and rather believed that it ran in the contrary direction, I had made such frequent enquiries during my progress, concerning...left any doubt on my. mind; and more especially, as 1 kncW that Major Houghton had collected similar information ih the same manner. S'ego, the capital... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 pagina’s
...ground, where, as I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of them called out, geo affili (see the water) ; and looking forwards, I saw with...the capital of Bambarra, at which I had now arrived, consists,[properly speaking, of four distinct towns ; two on the northern bank of the Niger, called... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pagina’s
...towards the east was not surprizing to the African traveller, as from his frequent enquiries he had clear and decisive assurances that its general course was towards the rising sun. Sego, the capital of Bamharra, consists of four distinct towns ; two on the northern bank of the Niger,... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1825 - 188 pagina’s
...towards the east, was not surprising to the African traveller, as from his frequent enquiries, he had clear and decisive assurances, that its general course was towards the rising sun. Sego, the capital of Bambarra, consists of four distinct towns ; two on the northern bank of the Niger,... | |
 | 1862 - 776 pagina’s
...had made such frequent inquiries during my progress concerning the river, and received from negroes such clear and decisive assurances that its general course was towards the rising sun, as scarcely left any doubt on my mind." Park set forth on his second expedition in April 1805, and on... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1879 - 304 pagina’s
...subject, and rather believed that it ran in the contrary direction, I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress concerning this river, and received...negroes of different nations such clear and decisive assurance that its general course was towards the rising sun, as scarce left any doubt on my mind;... | |
 | Jules Verne - 1880 - 696 pagina’s
...believed it ran in the contrary direction, I had made frequent inquiries during my progress, and had received from negroes of different nations such clear and decisive assurances that ita course was towards the rising sun as scarce left any doubt in my mind, more especially as I knew... | |
 | Pictorial geographical reader - 1882 - 264 pagina’s
...subject, and rather believed that it ran in a contrary direction, I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress concerning this river, and received...the rising sun, as scarce left any doubt on my mind. ' Sego, the capital of Bambarra, at which I had now arrived, consists, properly speaking, of four distinct... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - 1901 - 302 pagina’s
...I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress concerning this river, and received from the negroes of different nations such clear and decisive...collected similar information in the same manner. I waited more than two hours without having an opportunity of crossing the river, during which time... | |
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The circumstance of the Niger's flowing towards the' east, and its collateral points, did not, however, excite my surprise ; for although I had left Europe in great hesitation on this subject, and rather believed that it ran in the contrary direction,... 
