with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
Grand Total 6'1. Friday 12th. 147 Therm. 85 No At 8 P. M. the Hankey parted her cable Thurs. * Octobet 11th. African Memoranda. Sultry weather, employment as yesterday, sick list sent to me. in a violent tornado, and drove on shore at the landing place; the ebb tide, having made strong, rendered it impossible to get her oft’ gain before morning. Hazy, cloudy weather, with a fine S.E. breeze. Employed as before. Captain Cox finding that his ship would not receive any damage by remaining on the mud ; and that it would be much easier in such a situation to get on board the wood with which he was ballasting the ship, as well as to land our goods, determined to let her remain where she was. Therm. 85. Ship’s company sick, 6. Men. Worn. Chil. n (Well 10 ..4.. 10—TotalW. 241 Colonists ( — (Sick 24 .. 5 .. 8 S. 37 3 Seamen of the cutter) 2 Grumetas yWell. Three violent tornadoes last night. Cloudy, squally, showery Saturday, weather all day. With the cutter’s people and the grumetas, I loth * continue my labours ; every colonist seems deprived of his facul ties. Therm. 85’. Sick list the same as yesterday. Violent tornadoes, with strong winds and heavy rains. Pre- Sun< ] a y» any way in which he had offended him, could, in comparison with his own offences against the Almighty, be considered as a drop of water only when compared with the ocean, and that he could not have the least hope of salvation if he died with this un- christianlike enmity towards any one. I succeeded at length, and he most sincerely and unfeignedly, I firmly believe, forgave this Mr. Rowe, and died in peace and good will towards all men. All,this took place by the bed of Ashworth, between decks, about three hours before his death, in the hearing of the major part of the colonists, and I believe of this Mr. Rowe himself. If this be brutal treatment, then I am a brute. u 2