Chapter I: Front Matter

_Engraved by T. A. Dean._

RICHARD LANDER.]

RECORDS
OF
CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON’S
LAST EXPEDITION
TO
=AFRICA:=

BY RICHARD LANDER,
HIS FAITHFUL ATTENDANT, AND THE ONLY SURVIVING
MEMBER OF THE EXPEDITION:

WITH THE
SUBSEQUENT ADVENTURES OF THE AUTHOR.

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IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

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LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY,
NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1830.

CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

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INTRODUCTION ix

SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR’S LIFE 1

CHAPTER I.

List of the Gentlemen and others engaged in the Mission — 15
The Brazen sails from Portsmouth — Touches at the Madeiras,
Canaries, and Cape de Verd Islands — Pursues and overtakes a
French slave ship — Falls in with H.M.S. Swinger — Arrives and
anchors at Sierra Leone — The Author’s first illness

CHAPTER II.

The ship sails again — Captures a Spanish schooner with slaves 29
— The natives on the coast come on board — Vessel anchors at
Cape Coast — Sails from thence, and captures another slave
vessel — Arrives at Whydah, where Mr. Dickson lands — His
progress through the country, and reported death — The Brazen
comes to an anchor in Badagry Roads — The Gentlemen of the
Mission give a last farewell to the officers on board, and
proceed on shore

CHAPTER III.

The travellers reach Badagry, and leave that city on the 7th of 45
December — Dr. Morrison’s illness — Arrival at Latoo — Captain
Pearce and the Author attacked with fever — Enter Jannah —
Continued and alarming illness of the party — Their progress —
Dr. Morrison returns to Jannah

CHAPTER IV.

Deaths of Dawson, Captain Pearce, and Dr. Morrison — 73
Their funeral — The survivors, after meeting with various
occurrences, and experiencing the kindest hospitality from
the natives on their route, arrive at Katunga, the capital of
Yariba, on the 15th of January, 1826

CHAPTER V.

Residence at Katunga — Ebo the Eunuch — Pantomimic 108
representation by the Yaribeans — Departure from the city of
Katunga — Arrival at Khiama — Wow Wow — Manners of the People —
Boussa — Mungo Park

CHAPTER VI.

Widow Zuma’s Love Adventures — Departure from Wow Wow — Arrival 150
at Coulfo — Civil war in Nyffé — Ceremonies observed by the
people of Coulfo at the end of the Rhamadan — Tornado at that
place, and its disastrous consequences — The Travellers quit
Coulfo, and proceed on their journey — The Author attacked
with dysentery — His sufferings — Noble conduct of Captain
Clapperton towards him — They enter Zeg Zeg — Arrive at Kano

CHAPTER VII.

Residence at Kano — Captain Clapperton leaves for Soccatoo — 198
History of Pasko, the Houssa Interpreter — Pasko’s robberies
and confinement — Return of the Captain with the Godado, after
an ineffectual attempt to reach Soccatoo — His second departure
from Kano — His Letters

CHAPTER VIII.

The Author quits Kano to join his Master — His illness on the 231
road — Anecdotes of the Natives, and his reception by them
— Pasko’s new robbery, and elopement — He is overtaken, and
brought back — The Tuarick merchants — The Author’s arrival
at Soccatoo, the metropolis of the Falatah empire — Residence
there — Pasko’s dismissal, conduct, and marriage

CHAPTER IX.

Religion — Laws — Government — Amusements, &c. of the Natives 270
from Badagry to Soccatoo — Slavery in the interior countries —
Timidity of the people — State of the Arts amongst them — Dry
and Wet Seasons