American war ; the Ashantee war ; the barbarity of the king of Dahomey ; and the government of Madagascar. He also said to him, "The reason I did not at first give you an answer was because since the death of Messrs. Plowden and Bell all the English and... Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society - 82 페이지저자: Bombay Geographical Society - 1868전체보기 - 도서 정보
| Charles Tilstone Beke - 1867 - 454 페이지
...imagined that a Sovereign who could converse with Mr. Rassam on such various and remote topics as " the American war, the Ashantee war, the barbarity of the...King of Dahomey, and the Government of Madagascar," should not be thoroughly acquainted with matters so much nearer home and affecting him so much more... | |
| Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1865 - 912 페이지
...occasion he told me why he had not answered my letters sooner. " Because," said he, " since the death, of Plowden and Bell, all the English and Franks who visited my country appeared insane, ill-mannered, and ill-tempered. I said to myself, ' I must not see this English agent... | |
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