Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. E-book. Formato PDF James Bruce   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The principal auxiliary, when the Turks conquered the place, was a tribe of Mahometans called Belowee, ?iepherds inhabiting the coafi of the Red Sea under the mountains ef the Habab, about lat. In reward for this alfifiance, the Turks'iigave their chief the civil government of Ma fua'h and its territory, under the title of Naybe of Mafuah and, upon the hafha's being withdrawn, this officer remained in faét fovereign of the place, though, to fave appearances, he held it of the grand fign'ior for an an nual tribute, upon receivinga firman-from the Ottoman. Porte.

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. E-book. Formato PDF James Bruce   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Fleets and armies were ufelefs; even the power of Britain, with the utmofi: exertion, could afford no proteétion there, the'place was fo unhappily out off from' the reft of mankind, that even Your Majefty's name and virtues had never yet been known or heard of there.

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. E-book. Formato PDF James Bruce Of Kinnaird   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Every one will remember that period, fo glorious to Britain, the latter end of the minif'try of the late Earl of Chatham. I was then returned from a tour through the great ell part of Europe, particularly through the whole of Spain and Portugal, between whom there then was an appearance of approaching war. I was about' to retire to a fmall pa trimony I had received from my ancef'tors, in order to em brace a life of Rudy and re?ection, nothing 'more aétive appearing then within my power, when chance threw me unexpeé'tedly into a very Ihort and very defultory conver'fam tion with Lord Chatham..