The Western Coast of Africa

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Excerpt from The Western Coast of Africa: Journal of an Officer Under Captain Owen, Records of a Voyage in the Ship Dryad in 1830, 1831, and 1832At Woolwich, a youth was entered as a volunteer, his only parent was a mother, he was her only child, she came on board to had him farewell, when she bespoke the kindness of each o¿icer to consider the tender years, and his never having been from under her care. She hung upon his neck as the ship got under weigh, and with difficulty was taken from him into the boat alongside. The boy watched his mother to the shore, and tried to hide the tear upon his cheek.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.