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. 37 During our stay at Teneriffe every caution had been ob- served to preserve the health of our people, and we sailed from is. Santa Cruz without a sick list. Some irregularities had however been committed by the peo ple necessarily employed on shore, and two or three of them were very properly put in the guard-house, and sent on board the following day, but one of them had been cajoled to enter into a regiment on the island, who had left a wife with a young infant on board, a representation being made to the governor that we considered it as a violation of the laws of nations to entrap foreigners, who put into their ports in passing to their place of destination, he was given up, and sent back to his distressed wife. Notwithstanding the hasty departure of the Calypso from Santa Cruz, we yet hoped to meet with her at the island of St. Jago, whither it was determined to proceed, not only on that account, but also to procure stock for the colony ; and as the Liverpool brig was consigned to a merchant at St. Nicholas, an adjacent island in the same cluster, we consented to accom pany it thither, on the condition that our vessels should not be detained there more than forty-eight hours, and that the same time should be waited for us afterwards at St. Jago. On the 20th, the three vessels anchored in the road of Para- 20th. ghuo, on the south side of St. Nicholas; where, learning that the brig would be detained three days instead of two as stipu lated, the Hankey and cutter sailed the next morning for Port 21st. Praya, where we anchored on the 23d. 23d. On the 26th the Friendship arrived, but having unfortunately 26th. beat a hole in its bottom, by running on a sunken rock, was