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
Projekt: Bestände der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Chapter XI. Advantageous position of the Country sketched in Chapter VIII for the purposes of Cultivation and Commerce — its Colonization proposed — Commodities intended to be there produced ...
391 African Memoranda. the isle of Galenas ; so that at the beginning of the dry season of the second year, we should have six distinct establishments on this part of the coast. At the beginning of the third year, three, four, five or six other establishments might be formed on some of the Bijuga islands, or on some of those close to the con tinent, or, on the continent itself, north of the Rio Grande; and I should now consider the colony as sufficiently strong and permanent to require no further assistance from government. In the above outline, I have confined myself to the southern shore, but I think it would be as well, nay better, to begin the first year at both ends. In which case I should re commend the taking possession of James’s island in the Gambia, and constructing on it a considerable fort; and the second year an establishment should be made on the Pasqua river. In establishing this colony there are certain points which must In whichcer- i . P tain points not be swerved from ; whenever they are, the colony, if not mustberigid- ruined, will be retarded ; these are: ly adhered to. First, that no land be ever taken from the natives bv force ; Landneverto J , be occupied and that we do not ever make a settlement without their con-but with the sent. We should even re-purchase the land already bought oThsovvne^ rather than our right to it be disputed. The second is, that no person can be employed as a slave in No slaves are any of our settlements, nor on board any ship or vessel belong-ldbyRedo ing to the colonists. At the same time that the employment of”^ 11 ^ 011 slaves is prohibited to the European colonists, these must also^° t a ^ e be forbidden to interfere in the smallest degree whatever, withY ernn J entof ° thecolonynot to be suffered southern boundary of the colony and carry it to the Rio Nunez, which is navigable for ships of 300 tons burthen, though with two or three bars, up to Kacundyfi co f s ] aves about 70 miles from its mouth, between which place and Bulola on the Grande, by the native there is frequent communication. princes.
