Travels into the inland parts of Africa containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, religion and government; the power, disposition and characters of some negro princes; with a particular account of Job Ben Solomon. To which is added, Capt. Stibbs's voyage up the Gambia in the year 1723, to make discoveries; with an accurate map of that river taken on the spot: and many other copper plates. Also extracts from the Nubian's Geography, Leo the African and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger-Nile, or Gambia. And observations thereon / By Francis Moore.

Francis Moore

Date:: 1738

Credit: Travels into the inland parts of Africa containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, religion and government; the power, disposition and characters of some negro princes; with a particular account of Job Ben Solomon. To which is added, Capt. Stibbs's voyage up the Gambia in the year 1723, to make discoveries; with an accurate map of that river taken on the spot: and many other copper plates. Also extracts from the Nubian's Geography, Leo the African and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger-Nile, or Gambia. And observations thereon / By Francis Moore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

105/480 page 63

ing the Ship Kent, Capt.. Francis Wheeler, 731+ from the Gold Coast, arrived, and anchored at James Fort, in order to take in fome Boys and Girls, which he had contraéted for of our chief Merchants. -Another Shallop, which was brought over in Frames, by the Di/patch Sloop, from Emgland, was launched this i Evening, by the Name of the Gambia ; and re our Corporal, William Child; was made tianehedl Matter of her... The next Morning the French General, and feveral other French Gentlemen, came and dined with our Governor, who fa- luted, them with a great many Guns, and treated them with a very handfome Dinner. The fame Evening the Yobu and Anne Bri- gantine, Capt. Stoneham, failed up the River. And the next Day the Governor, fevera] others, and myfelf, went to vifit the french General, _ at Albreda, where we were very merry, and ftayed till Midnight. 7 On the 22d, the Ruby, Capts Creague and Colwell, came down to the Fort,. having fold | all their Horfes, which, as1faid before, they brought from the Cape de Verde Ilands. The Generality of Horfes in this River,are brought from the Borders of Barbary; buti as the Grand Folloiffs are neareft them, they buy them up, and reap an Advantage, by felling them to the Mundingoes and Mabometans. They never fell Mares, fo that all the Time I was in Gambia I faw no more than one Mare, and fhe was brought in this Veffel, by Capts Creague and Colwell, from Cape de Verde Iflands. The fame Day one of the Emperors of Fonia came to the Fort, being oe faluted with five Guns, on his Landing. His yigte the Name Governor. ee

Licence and re-use

Contents