The British Colonial Library, [comprising a Popular and Authentic Description of All the Colonies of the British Empire, Their History--physical Geography--geology--climate--animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms--government--finance--military Defence--commerce--shipping--monetary System--religion--population, White and Coloured--education and the Press--emigration, Social State, &c.]: Southern Africa: comprising the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Seychelles, &c. 2d ed. 1843 |
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acres Albany Algoa Bay appearance Assembly bank beautiful British Caffres Caledon called Cape district Cape Town Captain cattle chief climate coast colonists colony colour considerable cultivation Delagoa Bay distance ditto Dutch East eastern eastward England English exports feet females Fish River France French Gariep Governor Graaff Reinet Graham's Town Griqua hills Hope horses Hottentots hout India inhabitants island Kafir kraal land latter leaguers Leven lion Madagascar Mahé Malagash males Maquaina Mauritius ment Missionary muids Murútsi Natal nations native nearly neighbouring ocean officers plain population Port Louis Portuguese possession principal rain rix-dollars rock settlement settlers Seychelles sheep ships shore side situate slaves soil Somerset South Africa southern species square miles station summit Swellendam Table Bay Table Mountain tains Tambookies taxes tion trade tribes troops Uitenhage vegetable vessels weather whole wind wine winter yards
Popular passages
Page 15 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 15 - I'll look no more ; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple down headlong.
Page 235 - ... avoirdupois weight of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature of 62° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer being at 30 inches...
Page 93 - In vain ! — the spoiler on his prize Rides proudly — tearing as he flies. For life — the victim's utmost speed Is mustered in this hour of need : For life — for life — his giant might He strains, and pours his soul in flight; And mad with terror, thirst, and pain, Spurns with wild hoof the thundering plain.
Page 287 - The new, and 2. die full moon, when she exerts her influence in conjunction with, or in opposition to the sun. "3. and 4. The quadratures, or those aspects of the moon when she is 90°...
Page 63 - N. field cornetcies, saltpetre. The infinite number of large blocks of isolated stones that are to be found in South Africa, to the very verge of the Cape promontory, are aggregates of quartz and mica, the first in large irregular masses, and the latter in black lumps, resembling shot ; they also contain sometimes cubic pieces of felspar, and seem to be bound together by plates of a clayey ironstone ; by the action of the air and v.
Page 97 - ... the defenceless Scots ; who, with empty guns, were tumbling over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific ! There stood the lion with his...
Page 14 - The Devil's Mountain is broken into irregular points, but the upper part of the Lion's Head is a solid mass of stone, rounded and fashioned like a work of art; and resembling, it is thought, in some points of view, the dome of St.