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
African Memoranda. 411 NOTE. IT was observed, in the preface, that these Memoranda would probably never have been published, had not a book which had lately made its appearance at Paris, been accidentally put into my hands. This book is intitled “Fragmens d’un Voyage en Afrique, fait pendant les annees 1785, 1786, et 1787, &c.,” and is written by a Mons. Golberry, who appears perfectly to under stand the interest of his country in that quarter. It had been my intention, at first, to have dwelt at great length on its con tents, and to have given a translation of its most important parts ; but I shall content myself with just noticing the book, and its object, in the hope that those, whose province it is, will give it that consideration which it deserves ; and prevent France from beginning to act upon this gentleman’s plan, which would, beyond all doubt, be very beneficial to that country, and exceed ingly detrimental to this. This book was published at Paris in 1802, apparently with the sanction and approbation of the government of that country, and the system it recommends would doubtless have been immediately acted upon, had not the commencement of hos tilities with this country put a stop to it. However, on the return of peace, it will probably be again taken up, unless anti cipated by this country, which at this time may be easily done. 3g 2