An Account of the Discoveries of the Portuguese in the Interior of Angola and Mozambique

Download or read book An Account of the Discoveries of the Portuguese in the Interior of Angola and Mozambique written by Thomas Edward Bowdich and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Commerce of Lisbon, with the Markets of Western-Africa, in the Year 1803: The Trade carried on with the African settlements, is always in our [Portugal] favour, the balance being for us, as may be seen by the balance from 1796, up to the present time. It ought nevertheless to be observed, that a real entry is wanting from Angola, Bissao, and Cacheu, in consequence of these places carrying on their Slave Trade through Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Maranham, from whence some articles are received, such as ivory, wax, &c. without any distinction having been made of them. The greatest export articles are Asiatic goods, amounting nearly to a million, and this export was less compared with 1802, to the amount to 100,000 cruzados."--Page 162.