. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXVII.] ABUSE OF THE PORTUGUESE FLAG. 351 wlio have witnessed some such heart-rending scenes. Indeed, the cruelties perpetrated in the heart of Africa by men calling themselves Christians, and carrying the Portuguese flag, c»n scarcely be credited by those living in a civilized land; and the Government of Portugal can not be cognizant of the atrocities committed by men claiming to be her subjects. To obtain these fifty-two women, at least ten villages had been destroyed
. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXVII.] ABUSE OF THE PORTUGUESE FLAG. 351 wlio have witnessed some such heart-rending scenes. Indeed, the cruelties perpetrated in the heart of Africa by men calling themselves Christians, and carrying the Portuguese flag, c»n scarcely be credited by those living in a civilized land; and the Government of Portugal can not be cognizant of the atrocities committed by men claiming to be her subjects. To obtain these fifty-two women, at least ten villages had been destroyed, each having a population of from one to two hundred, or about fif- teen hundred in all. Some may, perchance, have escaped to neighboring villages ; but the greater portion were undoubtedly burned when their villages were surprised, shot while attempt- July, 60ENB ON THE ROAD. ino" to save their wives and families, or doomed to die of star- vation in the jungle unless some wild beast put a more speedy end to their miseries. When Coimbra arrived with so rich a harvest, Alvez was equal to the occasion, and demanded a number of the slaves to meet the expenses incurred in having detained him. With this additional amount of misery imported into the caravan, we marched the next day, and crossed the Lovoi, some by a fishing-weir bridge, and others by wading where it was mid-thigh deep and a hundred and twenty feet wide. The riv-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. New York : Harper & Bros.
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