Travels Of Richard And John Lander Into The Interior Of Africa For The Discovery Of The Course And Termination Of The Niger By Robert Huish
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The Governor's House, A Large,
Spacious Building, Stands Eminently Conspicuous, On The Precipice Of
The Shore Beneath, Which Is The Landing Place.
From hence, a
fatiguing walk leads immediately to it, up an ascent of about one
hundred feet.
A battery of seven guns were landed for this purpose
from his majesty's ship, Esk, which were placed in a very commanding
situation in front of the governor's house. The house of the mixed
commission for the adjudication of captured slave vessels, stands in
an unfinished state, at a short distance from the governor's.
Various other buildings occupy Point William, which are diversified
by a few trees, that give it a pleasing and picturesque appearance
from the sea. This remark is generally made by those who first visit
Clarence Cove, and all are pleased on first seeing it. In addition to
the buildings just enumerated, Mr. Lloyd has a tolerably good house,
and the surgeon of the colony, who is a naval officer, has also one
assigned for his residence. The Kroomen and free negroes, who amount
to about two thousand in number, have a collection of small, neat
huts, at a short distance from government house, which are
constructed of wood, and thatched with palm leaves. They are very
careful of them, and have a small garden in the front as well as
behind, in which they cultivate Indian corn, bananas, peppers, &c.
These huts form two small streets, but they are daily receiving
additions from new comers.
The work of clearing the ground is constantly going forward and is
performed by the free negroes, the African troops, and the Kroomen.
The principal disease amongst these people, which arises from
accidents in cutting down the trees, is ulcerated legs, and sixteen
of them were in the hospital from this cause alone.
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