Excerpt from Narrative of an Expedition Into the Interior of Africa by the River Niger in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburkah in 1832, 1833 and 1834, Vol. 2 of 2 The morning of the 17th of August was showery, and was passed in anxious expectation of the arrival of the horses at the water-side. At about 2 P. M. we were given to understand that the king was afraid to give us an audience, having never seen a white man. A circumstance occurred in the evening which at one time threatened fatal consequences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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