CONTENTS.
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| Page |
| Mr. Davidson’s Notes, kept in the form of a
Journal | [1]
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| Loose Memoranda found amongst Mr. Davidson’s
Papers | [165]
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| Letters from Captain Washington to Mr.
Davidson | [168]
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| Mr. Davidson’s Replies to Queries | [175]
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| Extracts from Mr. Davidson’s Letters | [176]
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| APPENDIX. |
| Extracts from the Correspondence of Mr.Davidson, during his Residence in Morocco; with an Account of hisfurther progress in the Desert | [181] |
| Account of Mr. Davidson’s Death, extractedfrom the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society | [202] |
| History of Abou, extracted from the Journalof the Royal Geographical Society | [208] |
| Mr. Hay’s Letter, referred to in the Notes,and Reply thereto | [215] |
NOTES
TAKEN DURING
TRAVELS IN AFRICA.
On Saturday, August 29, 1835, we left London by the mail, and arrived the morning following at Exeter, where we went to the cathedral, which Abou called one of the bishops’ churches. We proceeded the same evening to Falmouth, which we reached on Monday 31st. During the journey, Abou’s remarks were highly creditable to him; he expressed himself quite astonished at the rate of travelling, which he had ascertained by comparing the mile-stones we had passed with the time, as indicated by a watch; nor was he less struck with the quickness of changing horses, the punctuality in the arrival of the mail, and the manner in which one bag is delivered, and another received, while the coach is going on. In the whole country, he said very prettily, no place for more than a mile could be seen without a settlement; all is productive: no misery. He wound up his reflections with the words,—‘Good king! good people!—African people all blind: not know their own good, else they would ask Englishmen to come and teach them.’