THE TERRITORY OF NINGO, OR NIMGO.
THe Countrey Ningo hath on the West, * 1.1 Great Akara; on the North, Equea and Little Akara.
On the Sea-Coast in this Territory are four places; Ningo, three or four miles from Akora, and two from Labbede; Temina, one mile from Ningo; Sinko, a mile from Temina and Pissy, all with Cliffs before the Walls in the Sea.
Ningo abounds with Cattel, which the Akarians buy and carry to sell with Canoos to Moure.
Within the Countrey stands another fair City call'd Spicei, where grow ma∣ny good Oranges.
The Inhabitants generally support themselves by Fishing; * 1.2 which they do in a strange manner, and with as uncouth Implements, being like Baskets, or Coops, such as they put Chickens under, with which, going along the Shore in the Night with Lights, they throw them over those Fishes which they get sight of.
Ningo, Sinko, Pissy, some years since Places of good Trade; but having now for a long time given out no Gold, they are not visited by the Merchants; who for that cause go no lower than Akara, where, as it is before related, the Gold-Coast is reckon'd to end.
Thus much we have thought fit to speak of the Maritime parts of the Gold-Coast, want of knowledge not affording farther Discoveries. We now go to the In-land Countreys, beginning with Igwira, lying on the West of the Gold-Coast.