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Journal of a second expedition into the interior of Africa, from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo

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By Hugh Clapperton
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A coastal-to-interior travel journal that follows an expedition from the Bight of Benin across the Kong mountains into the West African interior, tracing routes through Eyeo/Katunga, Boussa on the Niger, Kano, and Soccatoo. It records day-by-day movements, landscape and town descriptions, encounters with local rulers and caravans, and navigational observations including latitude and longitude. A companion journal continues from Kano back toward the coast and reports the leader’s death and burial. Appendices present translated Arabic documents, vocabularies, a meteorological table, and maps and charts that clarify routes, rivers, and regional geography.

HEIGHT OF THERMOMETER IN KANO, AS OBSERVED BY RICHARD LANDER, AUGUST 25, 1826.

Aug. 6 A.M. Noon. 3 P.M.
25. Dull morning, 6 A.M.; 12 noon, clear; 3 P.M. clear 76° 84° 85°
26. A thunder storm and heavy rain; 12 noon, dull; 3 P.M. do. 75 79 79
27. 6 A.M. clear light air; 12 noon, clear; 3 P.M. clear 76 81 84
28. Clear at 6 A.M.; 12 noon, calm and cloudy; 3 P.M. light airs 77 81 85
29. 6 A.M. heavy rain; 12 noon, clear and calm; 3 P.M. clear and calm 73 82 83
30. 6 A.M. clear; 12 noon, a thunder storm and heavy rain 72 79 79
31. Clear and cold; 12 noon, clear and cold 73 80 84
Sept.
1. Dull morning; 12 noon, dull; 3 P.M. dull and cloudy 77 81 80
8. Dull morning; 12 noon, clear; 3 P.M. clear 76 83 82
10. Dull morning; 12 noon, dull; 3 P.M. heavy rain 77 80 79
11. Clear and calm 77 85 86
12. Clear and calm 80 85 86
13. Clear and light air 79 84 83
14. Clear and light air 77 86 85
15. Clear and light air 80 85 86
16. Clear and light air 75 85 86
17. Clear and light air 77 85 84
18. Clear until noon; 3 P.M. a thunder storm and rain 79 86 83
19. Clear and calm 78 84 88
20. Clear and calm until 3 P.M. and light air 78 84 87
21. Clear and calm 77 84 88
22. Clear and calm until 12 noon, light air 76 85 88
23. Clear, light air 79 90 90
24. Clear and calm; 12 noon, and light air 80 89 89
25. Clear and calm 79 86 88
26. Clear; 12 noon, light breezes 79 86 89
27. Clear, light air 79 86 89
28. Clear; 12 noon, light rain 80 86 90
29. Clear; 3 P.M. heavy rain 79 86 89
30. Dull and foggy; 3 P.M. heavy rain and wind 79 85 87
Oct.
1. Heavy rain and a thunder storm 70 76 79
2. Clear and cold, light breezes 70 80 80
3. Clear and cold, light breezes 70 83 85
4. Clear, light air, and cold 71 84 84
5. Clear and light breezes 70 83 85
6. Clear and calm 80 88 88
7. Clear, light air 80 87 87
8. Clear and calm 75 89 89
9. Clear and light breezes 80 87 88
10. Clear and light breezes 75 88 88
11. Clear and calm 75 87 87
12. Clear and fine breezes 75 88 88
13. Clear, light air 76 89 89
14. Clear, light breezes 76 87 87
24. Clear and cold 75 86 86
25. Clear light breezes 75 83 87
26. Clear and cold, light air 75 84 83
27. Clear and cold, light air 75 87 86
28. Clear and cold, light breezes 75 85 85
29. Clear and light breezes 75 86 85
30. Clear; 12 at noon, light breeze from east 75 84 85
31. Clear; 12 noon, light breeze 76 85 86
Nov.
1. Clear and calm 76 84 85
2. Clear; 12 noon, light air 76 88 88
3. Clear; 12 noon, light breeze 76 85 86
4. Dull and hazy 76 86 86
5. Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze 75 87 86
6. Clear; 12 noon, light breeze 75 85 86
7. Clear; 12 noon, light breeze 75 85 86
8. Clear at 8; 12 noon, hazy and light breeze 75 85 86
9. Clear at 9; 12 noon, cloudy, and light breeze 75 86 87
10. Clear at 8; 12, light breezes 75 88 88
11. Clear at 9; 12, light breezes 75 85 86
12. Clear at 8; 12, light breezes 77 86 87
13. Clear at 9; 12, light air 76 85 86
14. Clear; 12, light breezes 75 85 87
15. Clear; 12 at noon, a light breeze 75 86 86
16. Clear; 12, light breezes 76 84 85
17. Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze 77 85 87
18. Clear; 12 noon, a light air 76 86 86
19. Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze 76 85 85
20. Clear, strong breeze, wind east 75 85 85
21. Clear, light breezes 75 89 89
SOCKATOO, JANUARY 7, 1827.
Jan.
7. Strong breeze from east-north-east, clear 70 90 92
8. Monday, 6 A.M. light breeze, hazy; 12 noon, wind east-north-east 70 90 92
9. 6 A.M. cold and clear, a strong wind east-north-east; 12, clear, light air 65 89 90
10. 6 A.M. cold and hazy; 12, strong breezes, clear, north-east wind; 3 P.M. clear 60 90 90
11. Cold and hazy; 12, a fine breeze, wind north-east, clear, light breeze 60 89 90
12. 6 A.M. cold and hazy; 12, light breeze, wind north-east, clear; 3 P.M. clear 64 86 85
13. Clear and cold, wind north-east; 12 at noon, clear and cold; 3 P.M. clear 62 89 89
14. 6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12, strong breezes, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 62 88 88
15. Clear, cold, wind north-east; 12, strong breezes; 3 P.M. clear 62 86 86
16. Clear and cold, wind north-east, strong breeze, clear; 3 P.M. clear 60 80 80
17. Hazy calm; 12 noon, strong breeze and clear, wind north-east 62 80 80
18. Thursday, clear and cold, wind north-east; 12 noon, clear, strong breeze, wind north-east 62 81 83
19. Clear and cold, a strong breeze from north-east 65 84 86
20. Clear; 12 at noon, strong breeze, wind east, 3 P.M. clear 64 88 89
21. Sunday, clear and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, wind east; 3 P.M. clear 64 88 89
22. Morning hazy, a light air; 12 noon, clear, light breeze, wind east 62 89 90
23. Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, wind north-east 65 90 93
24. Wednesday, morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, clear, fine breeze, east; 3 P.M. clear 72 96 98
25. Morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, clear, a light breeze, wind east; 3 P.M. clear 70 96 98
26. Hazy, calm; 12 noon, clear, a light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 72 94 95
27. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breezes, clear, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 62 83 90
28. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze; 3 P.M. clear, wind east 65 93 96
29. Morning clear, a light air; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, wind east; 3 P.M. clear 75 99 100
30. Hazy and a light air; 12 noon, clear, light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 74 98 99
31. Wednesday, clear; 12 noon, clear, light breeze, wind south-east; 3 P.M. clear 75 98 99
Feb.
1. Thursday, morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, wind south-east, clear; 3 P.M. clear 75 98 100
2. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, a light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 75 99 100
3. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 75 97 99
4. Sunday, morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, wind north-east 75 98 99
5. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, wind north-east 75 100 104
20. Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, wind ditto 75 95 100
21. Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, wind north-east 75 100 100
22. Thursday, morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, wind north-east 75 100 100
23. Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, wind north-east 77 100 100
24. Saturday, morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, wind north-east 75 95 100
25. Morning hazy; 12 noon, a fine breeze, wind north-east 75 100 100
26. Morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear 75 100 100
27. Tuesday, morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, north-east wind 65 85 85
28. Strong gales, hazy; 12 noon, strong gales; 3 P.M. strong gales, north-east wind 65 85 85
During a whirlwind at 2 P.M. the thermometer fell from 100½ to 98, and at 3 P.M. rose to 101.
March.
1. Strong gales during the day, and hazy, north-east wind 85 85 100
2. Strong gales and hazy during the day, north-east wind 65 85 85
3. Strong gales and cloudy during the day, north-east wind 65 85 85
4. Sundry light breezes during the day, north-east wind 74 89 90
5. Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze, north-east 72 95 98
6. Calm and hazy; 12 noon, clear, east wind; 3 P.M. hazy, light air 71 96 96
7. 6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12 noon, cloudy, a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. cloudy 72 95 96
8. Hazy, calm; 12 noon, hazy, a light breeze; 3 P.M. hazy, light air 70 96 95
9. Friday, 6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12 noon, light breeze, clear, east wind 70 95 96
10. 6 A.M. hazy and calm; 12 noon, strong breeze, clear; 3 P.M. clear 70 99 96
11. Hazy and calm; 12 noon, a light breeze, clear; 3 P.M. clear, east wind 70 98 96
12. Hazy and calm; 12 noon, fine breeze and clear, east wind 70 95 96
13. 6 A.M. strong breeze, south-by-east wind; 12 noon, strong breezes, south-by-east wind; 3 P.M. a fine breeze 70 99 97
14. Hazy, light air; 12 noon, strong breeze, south-by-east wind, clear 70 95 96
15. Hazy and calm; 12 noon, strong breezes, south-by-east wind, clear; 3 P.M. clear 70 96 95
16. Light breeze and hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear; 3 P.M. clear 70 100 98
17. Hazy and calm; 12 noon, a light breeze, clear, east-north-east wind; 3 P.M. clear 70 98 99
18. Sunday, calm and hazy; 12 noon, light breeze and clear, east wind 70 100 100
19. 6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, calm and clear; 3 P.M. light wind 73 101 101
20. Calm and clear; 3 P.M. a light breeze, west wind 71 102 102
21. Calm and clear until 3 P.M., a fine breeze, west wind 75 102 103
22. 6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, a strong breeze, east wind 75 104 105
23. 6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, light breeze; 3 P.M. light breeze, clear 74 101 100
24. 6 A.M. calm and hazy; 12 noon, light breeze, hazy; 3 P.M. light air, east wind 74 100 100
25. Sunday, 6 A.M. calm and hazy; 12 noon, hazy, light breeze, east wind 74 104 103
26. 6 A.M. a clear light breeze; 12 noon, hazy, a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. a light breeze 74 101 100
27. 6 A.M. a light breeze; 12 noon, hazy, a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. light breeze 73 104 101
28. 6 A.M. light breeze; 12 noon, a light breeze, clear, south-east wind; 3 P.M. clear 72 100 100
29. 6 A.M. strong breeze, clear, south-east wind; 12 noon, light air; 3 P.M. light air 72 99 100
30. 6 A.M. hazy, a light air; 12 noon, hazy, a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. a light air 72 101 100
31. 6 A.M. hazy, a light south-east wind; 12 noon, hazy, light south-east wind; 3 P.M. hazy, light air 57 106 105
April.
1. Sunday, sultry and hazy, calm; 12 noon, sultry and hazy 74 101 102
2. Hazy during the day, light air 70 101 105
3. Hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze, south-east wind, light air 74 103 107
4. Calm and hazy; 12 noon, light breeze, south-west wind; 3 P.M. hazy, light breeze 78 104 104
5. A dull hazy day, light breezes 78 110 108
6. Dull and hazy; 3 P.M. a light breeze from west 77 100 100
7. Dull and hazy; 3 P.M. light breezes, south-west wind 79 100 100
8. Sunday, dull and hazy, light air during the day 77 102 103
9. Clear day and light breezes, south-west wind 77 103 104
10. Tuesday, clear day and light breezes, south-west wind 77 104 107
11. Clear, and light breezes from the south-west 77 104 103
12. Clear morning, and light breezes 3 P.M. 77 104 104
14. Clear morning, calm; 12 noon, light breezes, south-west wind 77 105 106
15. Clear morning, calm; 3 P.M. light breezes, south-west wind, clear 80 105 106
16. 6 A.M. misty and calm; 12 noon, light breezes, south-west wind; 3 P.M. light breezes, south-west wind 79 106 106
17. 6 A.M. misty, west wind; 12 noon, light air; 3 P.M. calm and misty 80 109 108
23. 6 A.M. clear morning, a fine breeze from the west; 3 P.M. calm 76 105 106
24. Cloudy day, a fine breeze from the west 77 102 103
25. Cloudy and calm; 12 noon, a strong breeze from the west; 3 P.M. calm and clear; 6 P.M. a thunder storm 78 102 104
26. Clear and calm; 12 noon, light breeze from the west, and clear; 3 P.M. calm and misty 77 103 105
27. Clear and calm; 12 noon, light breeze from the west; 3 P.M. clear 78 105 106
28. Clear morning, light air; 12 noon, a fine breeze from the west; 3 P.M. fine breeze 77 103 105
29. Sunday, morning clear and calm; 12 noon, cloudy, light breeze; 3 P.M. a gale of wind, with thunder storm 76 100 90
30. Morning calm and clear; 12 noon, light breeze from the west; 3 P.M. light breezes and clear 78 100 100
May.
1. Tuesday, cloudy during the day, light breeze from the west 77 100 102

THE END.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.

Transcriber's note:

  • Moved table of Contents from: after Introduction to: after title-page
  • pg 10 Changed: yams, alavances to: calavances
  • pg 21 Changed: from W.N.W. to to E.S.E. to: W.N.W. to E.S.E.
  • pg 89 Changed: with th agreement to: the
  • pg 90 Changed: I mut go to Boussa to: must
  • pg 128 Changed: carrying my baggge to: baggage
  • pg 145 Changed: miradania, or butter tree to: micadania
  • pg 216 Changed: small millet or calavanees to: calavances
  • pg 222 Changed: Tauricks of the west to: Tuaricks
  • pg 235 Changed: old Ben Gusmo to: Gumso
  • pg 251 Changed: Taurick being hanged to: Tuarick
  • Minor changes in punctuation and fixes of typographical errors have been done silently.
  • Other spelling inconsistencies have been left unchanged.
  • New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.