The African Slave Trade, and Its RemedyJ. Murray, 1840 - 495 pages |
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Page 96
... decks , a height of nearly three feet , and closed the hatches for the night . When morning made its appearance , fifty of the poor sufferers had paid the debt of na- ture . The wretch coolly ordered the bodies of his victims to be ...
... decks , a height of nearly three feet , and closed the hatches for the night . When morning made its appearance , fifty of the poor sufferers had paid the debt of na- ture . The wretch coolly ordered the bodies of his victims to be ...
Page 103
... decks should not be less than five feet . In 1813 it was decreed by the government of Portugal and Brazil that two tons should be allowed for every five men ; and the Span- ish " Cedula , " of 1817 , adopted the same scale . It is ...
... decks should not be less than five feet . In 1813 it was decreed by the government of Portugal and Brazil that two tons should be allowed for every five men ; and the Span- ish " Cedula , " of 1817 , adopted the same scale . It is ...
Page 104
... " They are frequently stowed so close as to admit of no other posture than lying on their sides . Neither will the height between decks , unless directly under { P the grating , permit them the indulgence of 104 . THE SLAVE TRADE .
... " They are frequently stowed so close as to admit of no other posture than lying on their sides . Neither will the height between decks , unless directly under { P the grating , permit them the indulgence of 104 . THE SLAVE TRADE .
Page 105
... decks at the distance of two or three feet from each deck . Upon these the negroes are stowed in the same man- ner as they are on the deck underneath . " After mentioning some other arrangements , he goes on to say , " It often happens ...
... decks at the distance of two or three feet from each deck . Upon these the negroes are stowed in the same man- ner as they are on the deck underneath . " After mentioning some other arrangements , he goes on to say , " It often happens ...
Page 107
... deck , that is , the floor of their rooms , was so covered with the blood and mucus which had proceeded from them in consequence of the flux , that it resembled a slaughter - house . It is not in the power of the hu- man imagination to ...
... deck , that is , the floor of their rooms , was so covered with the blood and mucus which had proceeded from them in consequence of the flux , that it resembled a slaughter - house . It is not in the power of the hu- man imagination to ...
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agriculture amongst amount annually appears arrived Ashantee Benin Bights of Benin Brazil Britain British brought Bulama Cape Coast Cape Coast Castle Captain captured cargo carried chiefs Christian civilization Class coast of Africa colony considerable Coomassie cotton crew Cuba cultivation deck Denham effect embarked established European evil exported Fernando Fernando Po fertile Foulah Freetown Gambia give Gold Coast Government Governor Havana horrors human important industry informed inhabitants interior island king labor Laird land legitimate commerce letter liberated Africans manufactures means ment merchants middle passage miles misery missionaries mortality nations natives negroes Niger number of slaves object obtained overboard persons population port Portuguese present produce quantity Report river says schooner Senegal settlements Sherbro ship Sierra Leone Slave Trade slaves on board soil Spanish sufferings suppression taken tion tons town traffic travelers treaty tribes vessel victims visited voyage whole wretched
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Page 401 - For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Page 416 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it.
Page 454 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 445 - He did not see why true believers, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as that which is to come...
Page 183 - ... such negro or mulatto on board any such ship or vessel, with intent as aforesaid, such citizen or person shall be adjudged a pirate, and on conviction thereof before the circuit court of the United States for the district wherein he may be brought or found shall suffer death.
Page 470 - For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast ; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction : for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Page 403 - If we listen to the voice of reason and duty, and pursue this night the line of conduct which they prescribe, some of us may live to see a reverse of that picture, from which we now turn our eyes with shame and regret. We may live to behold the natives of Africa, engaged in the calm occupations of industry, in the pursuits of a just and legitimate commerce. We may behold the beams of science and philosophy breaking in upon their land, which at some happy period in still later times, may blaze with...
Page 470 - For the seed shall be prosperous ; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew ; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
Page x - Then may we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length in the evening of her days those blessings which have descended so plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world.
Page 387 - Whence but from Heaven could men, unskilled in arts, In several ages born, in several parts, Weave such agreeing truths? or how or why Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie? Unasked their pains, ungrateful their advice, Starving their gain and martyrdom their price.