with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
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Chapter VIII. Geographical outline of that part of the African Coast and Continent which is comprised between the Rivers Gambia and Grande; with a brief notice of its southern Inhabitants, its Soil, and principal Animal and Vegetable Productions
318 African Memoranda. now confine my observations to the before described territories, nearly surrounded by two great rivers, and the sea. Inhabitants. The northern part of this territory is inhabited by various tribes, or nations, who are chiefly fixed near the winding shores of the Gambia; the western chiefly by Feloops; the southern and eastern by many nations, of whom, as I have some little personal knowledge, I shall separately speak. Feloops. The name i ess island whose S.W. point is known by the appel lation of Cape Roxo, which forms the salient angle of the two coast-lines leading to the Gambia and the Grande, is inhabited by a people called Feloops, with whom we bad no communica tion. They have the reputation of being a brave, and an in dependent people. This island is formed by the rivers Casa- manza and Cacheo, both navigable for decked vessels ; it is about 50 miles in length; the Portuguese had formerly a factory upon it; but what trade they now carry on there, is by means of canoes, and small craft, navigated by grumetas from Bissao. It has internal communication with the Gambia, by the Pasqua river, a little above James fort, and again by the Casamanza, 100 miles above it. Papeis. Cacheo is the next island to the S.E. which is formed by the river of that name, and Jatts’ river. On this island the Portu guese had also formerly a very considerable factory ; they now carry on some trade there, by means of small vessels from Bissao; but no native Portuguese reside upon it. It is about 45 miles in length, and inhabited by Papeis. Banyans. North of this island are a people called Banyans, inhabiting